RV Campgrounds To Boost This Summer In Jersey Shore

Visitors and vacationers drive the Jersey Shore’s economy and fuel the dominant hospitality industry that serves them. The region took a beating last year when government shut businesses in response to the pandemic and people avoided travel to lessen their risk of COVID-19 illness.

In Cape May County, where tourism is an annual $6.9 billion industry, state data suggests that business declined by nearly a quarter last year. State Treasury occupancy tax collections in the county — paid by hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and other overnight lodging — declined by 23.5 percent for the year through the end of October.

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For people who are working from home and children who are attending classes online, these mobile and campground-based vacation homes allow them to relocate to areas with less population pressures and more convenience. Monika Geraci, spokeswoman for the RV Industry Association, said recently that 52 million Americans worked from an RV the past eight months, and 38 million school children have learned remotely from an RV. Both numbers are expected to rise by almost 50 percent this year.

Last year was strong for the RV industry, and this year will be better. The association estimates units shipped increased by 4.5 percent last year and expects them to jump another 19.5 percent this year.

Ocean View Trailer Sales felt the surge, with units sold up 17 percent from the prior year.

The Jersey Shore is ready for the fast growing RV segment with a multitude of campground options. Cape May County hosts the most of any county in the state, with 47 campgrounds and more than 17,000 campsites that accommodate a variety of RV models, cabins and park homes.

Check out the full article from The Press of Atlantic City here.