Building Community One Campsite at a Time — RVE #393
The RV Entrepreneur
RV LIFE
4.8 • 544 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
When Michele and her husband Connor discovered a campground for sale in rural Pennsylvania, they didn’t just see a piece of property, they saw potential. In this episode, Michele shares their journey from life on the road as remote workers to campground owners re-imagining what it means to create an experience destination, not just another stop along the way.
How? They transformed a storage-filled pavilion at Rustic Acres into The Hub – a welcoming space for remote workers and travelers alike. And, they modernized outdated reservation systems and updated the website.Plus, Michele unpacks the mindset, marketing strategies, and community spirit required to turn a campground into something more.
Learn how purpose-driven hospitality is shaping the future of outdoor travel—and why saying hi to your neighbor might just be your campground’s secret superpower.
Connect & Learn More
Rustic Acres: https://camprustic.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rusticacrescampground
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camprustic/
RESOURCES
Clarios County, PA:
https://camprustic.com/index.php/area-information
Resnexus (Reservation System)
https://resnexus.com/resnexus/reservations/book/179AFE2B-7476-4D5F-80D0-DCDC081B46AF/
RV LIFE Trip Wizard
https://rvlife.com/feature/trip-planning/
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| 0:00.0 | That's the beautiful thing about a business is you can start with one vision that you think |
| 0:06.6 | it's going to be. |
| 0:07.4 | But if you're not open to what people tell you and what your guest experiences are, that |
| 0:13.8 | I think you're missing out on the opportunity to grow it into something that's even bigger |
| 0:17.8 | than you could have imagined. |
| 0:21.9 | Welcome to the RV Entrepreneur Podcast. |
| 0:24.8 | The weekly show for nomads, work campers, RVers, and entrepreneurs looking to earn a living |
| 0:30.1 | or build a business while enjoying the RV lifestyle. |
| 0:33.5 | This week's host is Jim Nelson. |
| 0:35.9 | Let's settle in and enjoy the RV Entreprene entrepreneur podcast brought to you by RV Life. |
| 0:43.8 | You know, the idea of owning a campground has probably crossed the mind more than a few RV entrepreneurs out there. |
| 0:51.0 | But turning that dream into reality, that takes grit. It takes vision, and it takes |
| 0:56.7 | a special breed of person to pull it off, someone with just the right blend of business experience, |
| 1:01.8 | hustle, and heart. Oh, I learned a long ago. That's not me. But hey, it's Jim here at RV Life |
| 1:08.1 | with another episode of the RV Entrepreneur podcast, and today I'm |
| 1:12.6 | excited to introduce you to someone who fits the description perfectly. Michelle Stolgren and her |
| 1:18.4 | husband Connor didn't just buy a campground. They revived one, and they didn't just build out |
| 1:23.7 | infrastructure. They rebuilt the business. When they discovered rustic acres in rural |
| 1:29.0 | Pennsylvania, it wasn't exactly a turnkey operation, but they saw something special, they saw |
| 1:35.2 | potential, and most importantly, they saw an opportunity to create an experience, not just another |
| 1:40.9 | place to park for the night. Drawing from their background in hospitality and property management, Michelle and Connor |
| 1:47.9 | brought new life to this longstanding park. They transformed an old pavilion building into the |
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