

and Europe do a great job of offering campers a lot of cool places to bed down under the stars. While not every city or state is fully covered, these four websites in both the U.S. Whether you’re in the market for a primitive campsite or something more established, from yurts to lean-tos, cabins, trailers, treehouses, glamping-like experiences, and more, these outdoor-centric apps use the same model Airbnb popularized: Find your location and structure online, read through details, scan reviews, flip through photos, contact the owner to book your stay, pay through the website, and with a few turns, you’ve arrived at secluded serenity. You may of seen the amazing range of pod tents across facebook recently as the range of interconnecting tents went viral in 2016 with their video content being viewed by 60 million people across the popular facebook pages of david wolfe, gi gadgets, the lad bible, insider design and fatherly to name a few. So if you’re ready to trade headlights for starlight and a packed KOA for your own piece of private wilderness, their new breed of outdoor adventure is just a few clicks of a mouse or swipes of a finger away. These private camping services and camping apps have gotten so popular that even godfather Airbnb has gotten in on the game. But with increased demand during the pandemic, they’ve found their stride (and customer base) as Americans search for socially distanced recreation opportunities. These short-term camping rental apps, including Hipcamp and Tentrr, have been doing a brisk business for years. Whether it’s over your son or daughter’s fall break or just a long-weekend adventure for the delta-variant concerned, private camping (also dubbed “Airbnb camping”) provides what some believe to be a safer, more private camping experience.
