Why RV parks are different in New York
The defining features are seasonality and the land-use overlay. Demand concentrates in the warm-weather and foliage seasons across the mountain and lake regions, which shapes occupancy and rate assumptions. Land in the Adirondack Park answers to the Adirondack Park Agency, an additional approval layer that does not exist elsewhere in the state, and water and wastewater capacity often set the practical limit on site count. The study has to match revenue assumptions to the seasonal pattern and the permitted capacity of the specific site.
Financing a New York RV park project
USDA Business and Industry financing reaches most campground and glamping sites, since they sit in rural areas by definition, under the OneRD framework (7 CFR Part 5001), with the over-one-million-dollar independent feasibility requirement at 7 CFR 5001.306 applying to new businesses. SBA 7(a) is also common for owner-operated parks. Under SOP 50 10 8, effective June 1, 2025, the SBA may request a feasibility study based on enumerated risk factors, and a study is commonly expected for ground-up outdoor-hospitality projects.
The New York regulatory layer for RV parks
The binding items are water and wastewater permitting, which often govern the maximum site count, DEC stormwater and environmental permitting, the Adirondack Park Agency for projects within the park, and local zoning and seasonal-use approvals. SEQRA environmental review can apply. We map the binding approvals for the specific site before setting revenue assumptions.
New York markets we cover
We prepare RV park and campground studies across the state's tourism regions: the Adirondacks and the North Country, the Catskills, the Finger Lakes, the Thousand Islands, the Hudson Valley, Western New York, and the Southern Tier.
What a New York RV park study includes
Each study documents the seasonal demand pattern, the supply of competitive parks and campgrounds, achievable occupancy and site rates, ancillary revenue, the water, wastewater, and permitting path including Adirondack Park Agency review where relevant, and full financial projections prepared to the standard the lender requires.
Built to the lender's standard
Every study is an independent, third-party document built to satisfy the party that approves the loan. We document the market, the demand, the competitive supply, the regulatory path, and the financial projections to a standard that holds up under lender scrutiny.