Hipcamp fees for hosts (2026)
- Private landowners
- 15% of each booking(checked 2026-10-08)
- Parks connected to a booking system
- 12.5% of each booking(checked 2026-10-08)
- To list
- Free, no monthly contract(checked 2026-10-08)
- Your own website with HolidayFox
- 5% of each booking, plus Stripe's card fee (2.9% + 30¢)(checked 2026-10-08)
What Hipcamp charges
Listing on Hipcamp is free. Hipcamp takes its commission when a camper books, and it comes out of your payout before the money reaches you.
Private landowners pay 15%. Parks whose booking system is connected to Hipcamp pay 12.5%. Hipcamp says the commission pays for card payments, marketing, insurance of up to $1M, and support seven days a week.
What it costs on $20,000 of bookings
| Hipcamp, private land (15%) | Hipcamp, connected park (12.5%) | Your website with HolidayFox (5%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission | $3,000 | $2,500 | $1,000 |
| Card fees | Included | Included | $640 |
| You keep | $17,000 | $17,500 | $18,360 |
Hipcamp rates from Hipcamp's help center, checked 2026-10-08. Hipcamp's commission includes card payments. On your own website, Stripe takes its standard 2.9% + 30¢ a payment; the example assumes 200 bookings of $100. The Book now button is free; if we build your website it's $16.99 a month.
Keep Hipcamp for new campers
Hipcamp is good at putting your campground in front of people who have never heard of you. That's worth paying for.
The commission adds up on campers who already know you: the family who comes back every summer, or someone who drove past and looked you up. Let them book on your own website.
How to take those reservations yourself
- 1
Put a Book now button on your website
Campers see which sites are free and pay by card without leaving your website. We add it for you, or build you a website.
- 2
Keep one calendar
Reservations from your website, Hipcamp and Booking.com land in one calendar, so you're never double-booked.
- 3
Answer at 9pm
A chat on your website answers campers' questions any time of day and helps them book with you.
Questions owners ask
Is it free to list on Hipcamp?
Yes. Hipcamp says listing is free, with no setup fee or monthly contract. It takes a commission when you get bookings.
Why do some hosts pay 12.5% and others 15%?
Hipcamp says private landowners pay 15% and parks connected to a booking system pay 12.5%.
Should I leave Hipcamp?
No need. Keep it for campers who haven't found you yet, and take reservations from campers who already know you on your own website.
What does HolidayFox cost?
The Book now button is free. You pay 5% of each booking that comes through us, and $16.99 a month only if we build your website. No joining fee, cancel anytime. Card fees are separate: Stripe, the card-payment company, takes its standard fee (2.9% + 30¢ for US cards).
Last reviewed: 2026-10-08