RV parks and resorts.
An RV resort is a hospitality business delivered as a land development project. Site count, site type, utility service and amenities decide what the resort can charge, and every one of those decisions is set in design. Grex runs the project so those decisions are made with their cost and their revenue in view.
What makes rv parks and resorts different to develop
Pull-through and back-in sites, site widths, pad surfaces and electrical service levels set the guest the resort can serve. Those choices belong in the pro forma before they belong on a drawing.
Power, water and sewer at each site make utility design and capacity a larger share of the budget than in most land development. Capacity has to be confirmed early.
In many states, campgrounds and RV parks are licensed by a state agency, often the health department, in addition to local zoning and site plan approval.
Park model RVs, limited in size and produced to their own standard, let a resort offer longer stays and ownership or lease models. They also bring their own placement, setback and utility requirements.
The approval path
Every jurisdiction differs, so the path is established in diligence. Common instruments:
- A special or conditional use permit, or a rezoning, for the campground use
- Site plan approval, with stormwater, grading and access
- State campground or RV park licensing, where the state requires it
- Water and wastewater approvals sized to the site count and peak occupancy
- Building permits for the bathhouse, clubhouse and other amenities
Where these projects stall
And how Grex handles itService levels across a full site count set transformer and utility requirements. Sizing them late can force a redesign or a costly utility upgrade.
Amenity buildings are often priced last and cut first. Grex prices them with the sites, so the guest experience the pro forma assumes is the one that gets delivered.
Opening date determines the first season's revenue. The construction schedule should be set backward from the season the resort needs to open into.
A state license with its own requirements, found after design, sends drawings back. Grex identifies every approving agency first.
From the first look at the parcel to occupied homes. Owners work with one team; Grex works with everyone else.
- Path to approval across zoning, site plan and state licensing
- Concept site layouts by site type, tested on the parcel before design begins
- Utility capacity confirmed with the providers: power, water, sewer
- Design and pricing run together, including amenities
- Park model coordination with the manufacturer where the program includes them
- General contractor RFQ and RFP, leveled bids, contract negotiation
- Construction through opening: one schedule of record, verified progress, draws through title
Questions owners ask
What approvals does an RV park need?
Typically local zoning approval (often a special or conditional use permit or a rezoning), site plan approval, water and wastewater approvals, and in many states a campground or RV park license from a state agency. The exact set depends on the jurisdiction, which is why Grex maps it before design.
What drives the cost of developing an RV resort?
Site count and site type, utility service to each site, road and pad surfaces, stormwater, and the amenity package. Utility capacity and amenity scope are the two items most often underestimated, so Grex puts them in the cost basis early and tests them again when plans can be estimated and bid.
What is a park model RV?
A park model RV is a recreational vehicle limited in size and produced to its own industry standard, designed for longer stays at a resort or campground rather than travel. They let a resort offer cabin-style stays and longer-term occupancy.
Can Grex take over an RV project that is already designed?
Yes. Engagements can begin at any phase. On a designed project, Grex starts with the approval status, the budget and the contracts, then runs procurement and construction from there.
Where is your project today?
Engagements begin at any phase, raw land to mid-construction. Tell us where the project stands, and we will put together the plan to get it to operating.
Or write to contact@grexdev.com. Every inquiry is read by the team and answered directly.