2025 RV and Camping Trends: Our Take On Reports from RVshare and The Dyrt
The RV Atlas Podcast
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🗓️ 11 February 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
One of the biggest takeaways? RVing and camping remain as popular as ever, but the way people travel and plan their trips is evolving. From shifting demographics and flexible work travel to campground booking challenges and the rise of passion-driven adventures, these reports provide valuable insights for anyone planning a camping trip in 2025.
In this week’s RV Atlas podcast episode, Jeremy and Stephanie discuss many of the key RV and camping trends from these reports and explore what they mean for actual campers and RVers.
Who is Camping in 2025? A Shift in Demographics
One of the most eye-catching trends in the RVshare Travel Trend Report is the continued rise of younger generations in the RVing space. While RVing was once associated primarily with retirees, that perception is changing quickly. Last year, everyone was saying “the Boomers are back!” But this year didn’t show that trend continuing.
76% of Millennials (ages 29-44) say they are interested in RV travel this year, making them the largest age group of RV travelers.
67% of Gen Z (ages 13-28) also express interest in taking an RV trip, showing a strong demand among younger adventurers.
Gen X (ages 45-60) remains steady at 67%, while only 29% of Boomers (ages 61-70) plan to take an RV trip—a significant drop compared to past years.
These numbers indicate a major generational shift in RV and camping trends, with younger travelers embracing RVing and outdoor adventure. Millennials are in the prime family-travel years, and many see RVing as an affordable way to vacation with kids. Meanwhile, Gen Z is showing strong interest in road-tripping and the RV lifestyle, but in a way that fits their unique travel style—shorter trips, experience-driven adventures, and solo or small-group travel.
Fewer Trips, Higher Budgets: The “Splurgecation” Trend
The RVshare report highlights a key shift in how people are spending their travel dollars. Many travelers are planning fewer trips in 2025, but they’re spending more money per trip to make those vacations more special.
63% of travelers say they will take fewer trips in 2025 but spend more per trip.
More travelers are focusing on one big annual RV trip rather than frequent weekend getaways.
Campers are willing to splurge on upgraded experiences, premium campgrounds, and adventure activities like ziplining, guided tours, and fine dining.
This trend reflects how travelers are prioritizing quality over quantity when it comes to their vacations. Instead of packing in multiple small trips, they’re focusing on bucket-list destinations and memorable experiences—whether that means staying at a high-end RV resort, booking a scenic boondocking site, or planning a month-long cross-country road trip.
Passion-Driven Travel: RVing for Experiences, Not Just Destinations
One of the most interesting trends highlighted in RVshare's report is the rise of passion-driven travel. Instead of simply picking a destination like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon, more travelers are choosing trips based on their interests and hobbies.
Popular themes include:
Baseball Stadium Tours – RVers mapping out road trips to visit multiple Major League Baseball parks.
Food and Drink Trips – Exploring regional cuisine, breweries, or distilleries along an RV route.
Historical Sightseeing – Visiting Civil War battlefields, presidential landmarks, or famous film locations.
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| 0:00.0 | A lot of us as RV owners, oh my God, I got a book next summer's trips now. |
| 0:04.1 | I've seen like the West Glacier K-OA be like, oh, reservations are now open for two years from now. |
| 0:11.0 | And I think that there's like fatigue that we all got sick of having to plan these trips so far in advance. |
| 0:18.1 | When we don't even know if we can go. We haven't seen our kids sports schedules. |
| 0:22.1 | We haven't, we don't know our work schedule, but I got to book all my trips a year in advance. |
| 0:26.0 | I think there was massive fatigue from RV owners who just said, I'm checking out. I'm not booking all |
| 0:31.6 | these trips. And that's also tied into the no-shows. |
| 0:37.6 | Hi, everyone. I'm Stephanie. And I'm Jeremy. And we are the authors of the best-selling |
| 0:42.7 | where-should we camp next series of guidebooks and camping journals. |
| 0:46.3 | End of the brand new children's books, Tara Babies on the Go, my first book of hiking, |
| 0:50.5 | and Tara Babies on the Go, my first book of camping. Last year we celebrated season 10 of the RV Atlas, and now we're back for brand new |
| 0:58.7 | RV and camping adventures in 2025. |
| 1:01.8 | Join us now as we cover the best campgrounds, the best RVs, the best food, and the best |
| 1:06.6 | gear and gadgets to bring with you when you go. |
| 1:09.1 | So pull up a chair and join us around the digital campfire. |
| 1:12.2 | This is season 11 of the RV Atlas. |
| 1:19.9 | Hello everybody and welcome to today's episode of the RV Atlas, where Stephanie and I will take a look at trend reports from both RV share and the dirt. |
| 1:31.3 | I love this time of year. I love when these trend report comes out. I love looking at all the |
| 1:35.8 | data about who's camping and why they're camping and all of that stuff. And the RV share report |
| 1:40.5 | and the dirt report are both kind of different, but both have a lot of little interesting |
| 1:44.5 | factoids. So Stephanie, do you think that 2025 will be another great year for camping? What do you think |
| 1:53.5 | is on the horizon? For camping, yes, I do. I think it's going to be a great year for camping. |
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