The Creation of Escapees RV Parks: A New Phase of Our Park System

More Changes for Escapees RV Parks

There are more changes coming for our Escapees RV Parks, too. We are proud to announce the creation of Escapees RV Parks, Inc., a program that will enable more members and supporters of the RVing community to open campgrounds more quickly than we could do on our own.

These new parks will be held to the same standards as our existing parks. We strive to create friendly, comfortable, well-maintained, and community-oriented environments at our parks, and for a good value thanks to the many volunteers who helped build our existing parks. It is important to us that parks which bear the Escapees name share our values and our commitment to quality camping.

Why Escapees RV Parks, Inc.?

Every year, we get requests from members to develop more parks, both co-ops and more traditional RV parks. However, the process of building an RV park is expensive and time consuming, from the first day you start looking for land to the last sign post driven into the ground before officially opening. It would take us many years to expand our park system by building our own parks. (Believe us, we’ve looked into it!)

At the same time, we field requests from people (including members!) who want to partner with us to build and operate RV parks all over the country. While this has been appealing in some ways, we didn’t have the infrastructure to support these kinds of endeavors at the time.

We also investigated expansion through the existing co-op system. However, as with our former Rainbow Parks, these were built with a substantial amount of skilled volunteer labor. This enabled them to create beautiful, welcoming parks with desired amenities at a fraction of the cost. Even if we were able to gather similar volunteer effort from our current membership, the added hurdles of more contemporary government oversight make it cost-prohibitive to build a new co-op park at this time. Additionally, co-op parks are designed to meet the needs of their long-term guests (lot owners). Though they still welcome short-term guests, and offer enjoyable visits to traveling RVers, they have a more residential feel.

Bringing More Parks and Campgrounds to RVers

Putting all the pieces together, we established a system that helps those interested to build quality, friendly parks with the support of Escapees RV Club. We know RVers want more Escapees parks, but we cannot build enough of them, quickly enough, on our own to meet the growing demand. This is why we now offer the opportunity for others to share in the “secret sauce” that makes our parks so appealing for RVers, through a franchise program we call Escapees RV Parks, Inc.

Our board of directors spent a lot of time discussing the options before them, and confidently agreed this route is the best way forward at this time. “We are excited for the new adventure this expansion brings and the future of Escapees RV Parks,” says Travis Carr, Escapees RV Club President, and Vice-President of Escapees RV Parks, Inc. “In carrying forth the Escapees philosophies and traditions, we look forward to continuing to provide RVing enthusiasts and full-time RVers looking for friendly, comfortable, and well-maintained RV parks with more parking opportunities at a good value. Escapees RV Parks’ first priority will always be to provide a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for all RVers to call ‘home’ alongside their RVing family.”

It is a point of pride that we have successfully operated an RV park system for over 30 years. We want to share our processes and values with more RV parks to ensure that the expansion of our parks system would continue to promote the Escapees’ culture and community. And, thus, we created Escapees RV Parks.

Disclaimer: This is not an offering. An offering can be made by prospectus/Franchise Disclosure Document only. Franchises are not being offered to residents of, or for locations in, states where we do not have an effective franchise registration on file. Escapees RV Parks, Inc., 100 Rainbow Drive, Livingston, Texas 77351