Executive Summary
We analyzed 23 camping communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: camping listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-09
- Communities
- 23
- Platforms
- 3
- Avg members
- 179K
- Median members
- 61K
Where Camping Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 16 communities (70%)
- Facebook: 4 communities (17%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (13%)
- 16(70%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(17%)
Facebook - 3(13%)
Reddit
Independent Platforms leads with 70%, but Facebook also has a meaningful share (17%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 1 communities (4%)
- Large: 2 communities (9%)
- Huge: 4 communities (17%)
- Massive: 6 communities (26%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 1(4%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 2(9%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(17%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 6(26%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
10 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 8 communities (35%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 15 communities (65%)
The average is much higher than the median (179K vs 61K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Camping Differs From Other Categories
Camping is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Camping | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 35% | 85% |
| Median members | 61K | 25K |
| Average members | 179K | 669K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 65% | 15% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 117 | 714 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 17 communities (74%)
- Requires Application: 13 communities (57%)
- Newsletter: 9 communities (39%)
- Paid Community: 6 communities (26%)
- Courses: 5 communities (22%)
- Online/Offline Events: 5 communities (22%)
- 74%Forum
- 57%Requires Application
- 39%Newsletter
- 26%Paid Community
- 22%Courses
- 22%Online/Offline Events
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 3 communities (13%)
- Live Chat: 2 communities (9%)
- 13%Member Perks
- 9%Live Chat
Forum appears on 74% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 12
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 16 | 70% | 2 | 17% |
| 4 | 17% | 10 | 83% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Facebook gets 83% of clicks but only 17% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked features
- 10(83%)Live Chat
- 1(8%)Forum
- 1(8%)Newsletter
- 1(8%)Online/Offline Events
- 1(8%)Requires Application
Clicks by access model
- 11(92%)Free to join
- 1(8%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 7(58%)Van Dwellers
- 3(25%)Vandwellers & Vagabonds
- 1(8%)Girl Camper
A few listings get most of the clicks; the rest split what is left.
Trends
Founded year
- 2000: 1 communities (17%)
- 2009: 1 communities (17%)
- 2010: 1 communities (17%)
- 2011: 1 communities (17%)
- 2013: 2 communities (33%)
17 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2013.
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Camping. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-06-09
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