The Dyrt, a consumer subscription software for camping and information for campgrounds nationwide, reports that pickleball courts were the top amenity private campground owners added to their campsites in 2024.
The Dyrt published the finding in its 2025 Camping Report covering the U.S. camping industry, compiled from the company’s survey results with three groups — members of The Dyrt camper community, a representative sample of U.S. residents and camping property managers across all 50 states.
According to The Dyrt’s report, 17 percent of private campgrounds that added amenities in 2024 chose pickleball courts, nearly doubling the second-most-added amenity on the list, Wi-Fi (9.8 percent), being the “Most Popular” and offered at 71.5 percent of private campgrounds.
“Each year we send out a survey to our guests, and the installation of pickleball courts started after we received feedback from our 2020 survey,” said Lloyd Lauland, president of RVC Outdoor Destinations. “We have now installed pickleball courts at three of our resorts: Pigeon Forge Landing RV Resort (Tennessee), Gulf Shores RV Resort (Alabama) and Sandusky RV Resort (Ohio). Guests of all ages enjoy the amenity, and we provide the equipment at no cost to our guests.
“Gulf Shores was the host site for an RV Rally in December. During the site visit a year ago, our general manager suggested that, as part of the event, we could do pickleball clinics over the week and have a tournament at the end. One of the most highly ranked professional pickleball players in the U.S. conducted the clinics and organized the tournament. It was a huge success.”
Pickleball courts overtook Wi-Fi as the most added amenity in 2024. Properties were 29 percent more likely to add pickleball courts in 2024 than any other service, including swimming pools and hot tubs, dog parks, kayaks/canoes, and bicycles.
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