How To Become A Campground Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a campground manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a campground manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $15.44 an hour? That's $32,122 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 189,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreCampground ManagerUS Average

Salary

2.5

Avg. Salary $32,122

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level

9.6

Growth Rate 6%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.4

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48%

Asian 5.67%

Black or African American 7.00%

Hispanic or Latino 12.94%

Unknown 4.45%

White 69.46%

Gender

female 38.72%

male 61.28%

Age - 44

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44

Stress Level

9.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level

9.2

Complexity Level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance

3.6

Work Life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a campground manager

Explore campground manager education requirements

Most common campground manager degrees

Bachelor's

50.0 %

High School Diploma

17.8 %

Associate

15.6 %

Start to develop specific campground manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Reservations	28.43%
Cleanliness	12.66%
Front Desk	11.86%
Payroll	8.62%
Property Management	7.31%

Complete relevant campground manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New campground managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a campground manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real campground manager resumes.

Research campground manager duties and responsibilities

Manage all access to private beach, collect all fees, deal with any issues customers have, handle daily payroll.
Manage campground maintenance, reservations, customer relations.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Bob work at the golf course and Diane work at the RV office.

Apply for campground manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a campground manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How do campground managers rate their job?

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Campground Manager reviews

5.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021

Pros

I do like the creative control that I get to have with my position. I do enjoy getting to know all of the guests and also getting to know my employees. It is a fun business to be in.

Cons

I do not care for guest complaints or overall park issues, I am sure that goes for everyone else out there in my position.