America’s Largest RV Show

• PRVCA hosts the largest RV trade/retail show in the nation right here in Pennsylvania.
 

• The show is held every September
 

• First show in the nation with new products
 

• Best place to shop and compare products from every major manufacturer
 

• Hundreds of RVs on display

 

PA RV & Camping Month

• PA RV and Camping Month (May) and National RV Open House are education events to show consumers how RV ownership and camping can enhance their lifestyle.
 

• In a statewide media campaign, PRVCA invites listeners to visit their local RV dealer or campground to “explore the possibilities” of RVing and camping in PA.

 

PA’s RV Industry

• Pennsylvania is the 7th largest RV producing state in the nation.
 

• The Quaker State is also fourth in the number of RV campsites and home to over 38 manufacturers, 172 supplier firms, 357 privately owned campgrounds,120 state owned public parks, 290 service operations, 15 distributors and over 400 dealerships.
 

• 35,840 motor homes are registered in the state of PA. This number does not include travel trailer registrations, with 298,114 trailers registered in the 3,000 to 10,000 lbs. category.
 

• According to the PA Tourism Office approximately 942,000 people camp or RV in PA each year.
 

• Camping information is the number one request of travelers to Pennsylvania.
 

• PA ranks fourth nationally for the number of RV parks and campsites across the state.


 

Tourism & Economic Impact

• PA camping and park activities generate more than 75 million dollars annually.
 

• Travel to PA increased by 6 percent in 1997 – double the national average.
 

• PA ranks fourth in the nation in domestic leisure travel.
 

• According to DCNR survey conducted by D.K. Shifflet & Associates of McLean, VA., outdoor travel in PA has grown 19 percent between 1995 and 1997, outpacing PA’s overall leisure travel volume increase of 4 percent during the same period. Nature sightseeing is the top choice for outdoor recreation travelers, follwed by camping, hiking, boating and fishing, respectively.
 

• Direct expenditures were 4.03 billion, or 33 percent of PA’s leisure travel spending. Outdoor recreation travelers spend almost 35 percent more per trip than the average leisure traveler because they stay overnight more often and spend more days on vacation than the typical leisure traveler.

 

• The sites in our state brought in more than $63 million in receipts in 1992 according to PA Township News/April 1997