Campsite booking platform Hipcamp is celebrating its 10th year in business this year.
Hipcamp was founded in the summer of 2013, when CEO Alyssa Ravasio learned how to code so that she could build the first version of Hipcamp after she had a frustrating experience trying to find and book a campsite. Ten years later, Hipcamp has helped campers spend 10 million nights under the stars.
“It’s been 10 years since we embarked on our mission to get more people to get outside,” Ravasio said. “Today, we’ve not only helped millions of people experience the health and happiness that comes from spending time camping under the stars, but we’ve also scaled responsible recreation globally, and in the process created new income streams for rural landowners to help protect and restore the land and its precious biodiversity.”
Hipcamp’s apps and website are designed to make it simple to find and book campsites, RV sites, cabins, treehouses and glamping stays across North America, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Hipcamp said its focus on innovation in the outdoor technology industry has led to a number of key product, program and partnership milestones, including:
- Opening 5 million acres of private land to create new places for people to camp.
- Partnering with industry leaders like REI, Mountain Hardwear, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Coleman, AllTrails and RVShare to increase access to the outdoors.
- The launch of Project Monarch, a North American initiative to help save migrating monarch butterflies.
- The acquisition of Australian campsite booking platform YouCamp in 2020.
- A Canadian launch in partnership with Pitched in 2021.
- Being named FastCompany’s most innovative travel company of 2021.
- Being named Apple’s App of the Day in 2019.
- Raising nearly $100 million in venture capital.
“As we look forward to the next decade, we are excited to get more people outside while supporting sustainable stewardship through outdoor recreation,” Ravasio said.
