Fluffy Fields Vineyard & Winery, located in Dickinson, N.D., has found it very worthwhile to belong to Harvest Hosts.
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Belonging to Harvest Hosts results in free publicity for the organizations and for their respective local communities, he adds. Members are encouraged to visit the host site and make small purchases or donations.Īlthough the host sites do not collect camping fees from RVers, some sites earn between $10,000 and $30,000 in annual revenue through sales or donations, amounting to roughly $40 million total across all host sites, according to Holland. Hosts do not guarantee access to electricity, water or sewer hook- ups, although some do offer them, and stays are for a maximum of 24 hours, at the host’s discretion. Host sites can accommodate all classes of RVs, except for pop-up campers. Members can view a host calendar and request a stay through Harvest Hosts’ online system, as well as post reviews and photos for the hosts they visit.
Through Harvest Hosts, members get unlimited access to 655 wineries, 743 farms, 349 breweries and distilleries, 417 golf courses and 546 other attractions, such as museums – all for a $99 annual fee. With an expanding roster of more than 5,800 unique sites – including Boondockers Welcome sites – the Vail, Colorado-based company also is growing at a rapid rate, with 40 employees across the country, according to Holland. Seizing on the opportunity to grow, Harvest Hosts in May acquired Boondockers Welcome, a site that connects RVers to free overnight parking on private property. “This means that many hot spots around the country, like national parks, are regularly booked up months in advance.” “The massive surge in RV interest has led to a spike in campground reservations,” he says.
Today, the company touts that it has more than 200,000 RVing members and more than 2,800 locations – while continuing to add about 200 host businesses per month.Īccording to Holland, demand for the company’s services is surging as RVing has soared in popularity in recent years, making it difficult for existing public and private campgrounds to keep up with demand. When Holland purchased the business, Harvest Hosts had roughly 6,000 members and 6,000 hosts. Heritage Farm Alpacas & Events is one of several working farms that welcomes RVers to stay with them through its association with Harvest Hosts. Hosts from its original owners presented itself in 2018, Holland jumped at the opportunity. And so, when the opportunity to buy Harvest “We walked away from that experience saying, ‘Wow, this kind of experience really needs to be available to more people,’” Holland says. One of the Hollands’ first stays through Harvest Hosts was at an alpaca farm operated by nuns in Kansas.[ “We totally fell head-over-heels with the lifestyle.”Īlong the way, the couple became members of Harvest Hosts, a membership program that matches RVers looking for unique places to stay with an array of hosting businesses across North America, where guests can often enjoy experiences on the properties. “We impulsively went out and purchased a fifth wheel and a truck and we RVed through 48 states,” says Holland. Joel Holland and his wife, Mary Ashley, became avid RVers a few years ago after selling their Washington, D.C., area video technology company.
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