Why Campground Owners Choose OnCamp Over Squarespace
For busy campground owners, Squarespace means learning new tools and doing it all yourself. OnCamp means it’s done for you fast, professionally, and with real support from people who know your business.
Spend more time with your campers, not your computer.
Many campground owners feel stuck with a site that’s slow, outdated, or hard to manage. There’s always something they know needs fixing but never have time to deal with.
DIY tools like Squarespace promise polished design and simplicity, but often lead to late nights, unfinished pages, and a website that doesn’t do your park justice.
Why Campground Owners Choose OnCamp Over Squarespace
Features
OnCamp
Setup Time & Effort
You build it yourself from templates. Expect hours or days of learning and tweaking.
We build your site start to finish. One interview, and it’s handled.
Learning Curve
High. You need to learn the platform, manage edits, plugins, and layouts.
None. No dashboards, no editors. Just send a text or email, and we take care of the rest.
Website Design Quality
Potentially High. Stylish out of the box, but still requires time and skill to tailor for a campground. Easy to get stuck with a site that looks good but isn’t built to convert.
Built on a proven campground-focused template, professionally configured for speed, clarity, and effective booking flow.
Updates & Changes
You log in and do them yourself. Some edits are simple, others become a time-suck.
You message us. We make the change. Usually same-day.
Support
Generic, and impersonal. Help center articles, AI chat, and ticket queues.
Personalized. Real people who know your name, your campground, and how to help.
Booking System Integration
Must embed it manually or use limited third-party tools.
We integrate your reservation system for you.
Ongoing Maintenance
DIY. You’re responsible for updates, plugin fixes, and security.
Fully managed. We handle hosting, backups, security, and performance behind the scenes.
Mobile Performance
Depends on your build. Mobile speed can suffer if the site isn’t optimized.
Mobile-first by design. Pages are professionally optimized for fast load times and smooth use on phones and tablets.
Search Visibility (SEO)
Good, provided you know what to look for. It’s easy to overlook best practices.
SEO essentials are built in, and implemented by people who know best practices.
Cost vs. Value
Lower monthly fee, but high time cost and risk of poor performance.
Higher monthly fee, but includes design, support, updates, and expert help.
Guidance
You’re on your own. No one tells you what to improve, when to update, or how to make the site actually perform.
You get proactive suggestions and real human input, so you’re never left guessing what your website needs to succeed.
Squarespace Gives You Tools. OnCamp Gives You Outcomes.
Squarespace is a software tool that assumes you want to learn it, manage it, and maintain it yourself. Squarespace asks you to become a designer, marketer, and tech support all in one.
OnCamp is a service that assumes you don’t. It builds everything around making sure you don’t have to. OnCamp acts like a trusted partner who already knows what matters to campground owners.
DIY Means You Drive Everything
With Squarespace, nothing improves unless you log in, figure it out, and do it yourself.
We’re Built for Campgrounds, Not Creators
OnCamp is designed for results for campground owners instead of a generic tool.
You Don’t Have to Know What You Need
OnCamp guides the process and brings the right ideas at the right time, so you’re not left guessing.
One Small Change. A Whole New Headache.
Squarespace gives you full control, which also means full responsibility. One overlooked link, outdated price, or layout shift on mobile can quietly cost you bookings.
OnCamp takes that risk off the table by owning the details and keeping your site sharp, consistent, and conversion-ready.
One Mistake Can Break the Page
Squarespace gives you creative control, but no safety net when a small change throws off the design.
Fixing It Isn’t Always Obvious
DIY platforms assume you understand padding, mobile breakpoints, and section settings.
With OnCamp, It Just Gets Done
You send a text or email. We make the update, and nothing breaks in the process.
When You’re Guessing, You’re Losing
Most campground owners using DIY tools make changes without ever knowing if they helped or hurt. There’s no feedback loop, no expert input, and no clear path forward. Only more second-guessing and wasted effort.
With OnCamp, you get ongoing insight, proactive recommendations, and a team that helps you see what’s working and what needs to change.
No Signal. Just Noise.
Squarespace gives you traffic stats, but no real guidance on what to do next.
OnCamp translates activity into action, so you’re not just staring at stats.
Change Becomes a Guessing Game.
Without expert guidance, most edits are shots in the dark.
OnCamp, you get honest feedback on what matters and what to fix.
No One to Ask. Nowhere to Turn.
When you’re stuck, there’s no roadmap, just trial and error.
Most owners aren’t marketers. They don’t need more tools, they need a second opinion.
One Extra Booking a Month Covers the Cost. We’ll Handle the Rest.
OnCamp makes your campground look great online, keeps it up to date, and saves you hours every month. All for a monthly price that’s less than one weekend stay.
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OnCamp’s services have made our day-to-day operations significantly easier, and we’ve received fantastic feedback from our guests. Most importantly, we’ve seen a noticeable increase in bookings. Their expertise and support have been invaluable, and we highly recommend them to anyone.
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