Owning a campground with Michael & Brandi Matthews 

You asked for advice...so here goes from someone who owns a park in Texas. Measure twice or even three times before cutting. In other words, Hire an experience campground design consultant, ie Homer Staves (I didn’t use him) or the likes of him. Have wide enough lane turns, and strategically located amenities. Then when you are ready to exit the campground investment in 10+ years, look into “condominize” each lot for people purchase their own individual camp lots, like they do with apartment units. Tenderleaf Village.

love you guys! you're living my dream!

Hi guys Love your story, I'm looking into the "Campground Life" as we speak also...Not sure if I wanna start from scratch or buy one...Being a Canadian Steel worker for the last 30yrs or so its time for a change life is to short...All The Best with your Campground from Niagara Falls Canada...I look forward to more of your videos :)

Great video! Believe or not I Sold my House and I'm Looking for the Land to Start my Campground in Texas and I'm Looking for a business partner right now to join the adventure. God bless you all.

Please consider adoption and the chance to save an innocent life from the terror of abortion. God bless you in your adventures and life together.

We are a couple looking to do the same in British Columbia. What would be an honest advice after this time? Is it worth it? Financially...

include some boondocker's sites (no hook-ups, except maybe elec) and tenter sites. most campgrounds seem to use every square foot for RV sites, and some people actually want to go "camping, like in a tent!"

Awesome story. Our family would love to come up and camp for few days. We’re in San Diego. What’s your website to book?

Hey let her take the lead and build some good shit! She’s so liberal. But it’s so not a concern in my experience. I’m so glad y’all are building shit. I lost my girl but the building shit is a thing that has to continue. Good luck yalll. 🙌🏼

Do you guys support the indegenous people's of that land and their culture/way of life? Does your campground donate to any money to of the people's that were living in that area previously?

Love you guys. Such an inspiration. The kind of life I admire

Can you guys give the rest of us some practical advices, such as, cost per acres, construction, utilities, etc...

congrats loved your video. used to own a ski area.... lots of good memories coming your way. look forward to following your journey.

This sounds like a making of a Hallmark movie. I’d watch it.

Hey man I just wanted to ask a quick question or 2 is only that business kind of business is still profitable nowadays with the cost of gas and everything Cause I'm looking at starting campground myself here in Alabama but I'm doing my research beforehand so I'm trying to talk to people that have done it before

As an actor and writer, thank you for telling your background story. Are we able to rent out the campground to groups and Film crews?

I'd like to know how you two are doing now. I just bought land in the Coachella Valley with two friends and we're in process of turning it into a campground. I'm excited.

Not copying you. Been in the works. More inspired now.

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The biggest thing I noticed...how truly happy you guys look! I took the leap 11 years ago and it just gets better...you need to go thru a few challenges to learn and prepare for the growth. Congrats!

Good luck with everything.

Awesome... Living the dream... So am I...for 20 years...in my mind...Hope to purchase the land soon. Where there is no vision, the people perish- Proverbs 29:18

So after your latest video I watched this one again. And you said if you see something say something, :) so I have to say this is a great video. You're an awesome editor and you really captured some good shots. I think it would serve you well to maybe try to get back to a little bit of that. Anyway I'm not being critical I love you guys. I'm just talking as if we were hanging out drinking a beer together. LOL

I love this channel. I did the same thing I moved from Atlanta Georgia to Alabama and bought an RV park. I'm access to watch you guys on your journey. CONGRATULATIONS

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Okay, so I don't know how the algorithm had you suggested to me, but I watched and can't wait to see the rest of this story! You guys are great!

Wow you guys produced a professional video. Please upload more videos of you and your campground. Subscribed

U guys are amazing and will be great parents. Best wishes!

Hi, I wish the best of luck in your new adventure in my home town. Yes, I am one of the few, yet lucky people to have grown up in Graeagle, and lucky enough to have run my own business there for awhile as well. Unfortunately the market a few years back wasn't so kind and we relocated. You asked for suggestions, which I would normally never do, but I truly want you to do well there, Plumas needs a little bit of fresh ideas every now and again. My suggestion to you, and please take this with kindness, would be use caution in calling our beloved valley "the boondocks" or "out in the middle of nowhere". It may be remote, but it's beauty is preserved by the intention it takes to get there. It may not seem like a big offense, but to locals it is anything but nowhere, it is home, and a home earned with hard work and dedication to the community. The best way for you to find long term success there is to make friends with your neighbors, the folks down at the hardware store, the bartenders and wait staff at our little local spots (I know, no sushi), the gas station, the general store, those connections will be the thing to help pull you through the long, slow winters and the bust your tail summers. Again, best wishes to you both. I enjoyed learning about what brought you to the place I will always call home, I hope you find it takes that place in your heart as well.

I'm not crying youre crying

My dream is to own a campground! Since I was 12 and when to camp for the first time.

What a love story!!

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Can you tell us how you are financing all of this?

As a 3rd generation for our family campground since 1979, your kids will thank you for the opportunity you’ll be giving them to grow up on a campground. It is easily the greatest memory of my childhood. Best of luck and is there any other social media outlets to keep up with your ventures?

This is one of our possible dreams too! Love your videos and content, great editing. Hope to see more!

How much is it?

Just found your channel. It's Awesome, I'm subscriber 230!!!

My fiance and I dream of owning a campground someday, especially on a trout lake. We are in WA. You guys are blessed............

Looking forward to your channel and following your journey just discovered it I'd like to really pay attention to see how you progress it's something I've always wanted to do was to build a campground for neglected and abused kids,.. Michael Lee San Diego I'm going to keep in touch blessings to you all

Hi. How did you get those 100 acres and how much was it? Also, why there?

My wife and I are considering starting up a campground in middle TN. As you get rolling with your dream, we'd love it if you would make some videos on the best and worst decisions you've made over the course of getting rolling... What you did great and what you wish you had done differently. I love the energy you two have, and the love for the project and each other... makes for easy to watch videos. (that and the expertly edited 'reels') ;)

Wow, just found your channel by accident. Will be following & catching up. Id like to start a campground..and my take would be as a medical professional, able to care for visitors while they enjoy the outdoors. Advice?

You had me subbed halfway through video. Wish I had the nerve to do what you 2 are doing when I was your age. Looking forward to seeing construction. Most of all, good luck with baby!

Ok So Excited To Here About Little Michael? Your Dream Has Always Been My Dream - Years Ago I Traveled, Working In National Parks (Yosemite, Yellowstone and Kings Canyon Part Of The Sequoia Parks System) Where (Yellowstone) I Met and Married The Women Of My Dreams! Still Haven't A Campground Yet But Would Fit Right In... Keep The Videos Coming!

So what happened? No videos in a year plus

What a fantastic story thank you for sharing. We just bought our RV and are selling everything looking to buy and run a campground! This was very inspirational, anything is possible.

Hey guys! I loved finding this video! I am in the researching phase for my business plan to open a tree house/camp ground here in washington. I am hoping to find some funding and the perfect land for this resort. What are some resources you used when creating your business plan and financing your dream camp ground?

Great stuff, working through our own development currently and it's always good to see someone ahead of us in the process!

So Awesome what you guys are doing!!! I'm on the same journey in Kentucky with a 454 acre property. I hope you guys knock it out of the park!! I'll be watching!

Thank you for sharing :) Hope someday we’ll have one.

I love this what you are doing. God bless you🙏 keep sharing more ideas about campground business please...

Beautiful! Inspiring! Soul filling and very well presented. May the winds of prosperity blow through your forest and the rains of good fortune fall soft upon your fields.

Gosh darn! You guys are the best entertainment since Railroad Days... by a Sierra mile. Been living up here (ex. SF) for 21-years , right across the road from you. What a cool breeze and holy cow COOL people you are. So looking forward to meeting you when meetings become possible again. Bets were on you’d never make it through your first winter. So happy to have you in the hood.

wow.. what an efforts guys!... Sometime i see mark wahlberg in this video 😁

Watched you guys on Spring Clean Up,too funny. Can't wait to meet one day.Keep up the good work.

HI, your Vlog was fantastic, I love your story and wish you and all your little Michaels lots of fun in the wilderness. My husband and I have just bought a glamping site (5 acres) in Devon in the UK, so that is why I came across your site looking for HELP. Like you we come from a city life, and wanted to bring our small family up in the country, so they understand not everyone has to work in an office being unhappy to earn money that they never have time to spend! So I will be following your story. (I also had IVF, lucky on 2nd attempt, so don't give up)

Good luck to the both of you! The Wife and I have done the same thing but in Arkansas. We married in 2014 and left our home for an outdoor life here in the Ozarks. We bought a campground\RV Park and have been living successfully off of it for 4 years now. It's a lifestyle and will have its up and downs through the seasons. Love to see your progress.

Website of campground? how did you finance?

Cant wait My gf and son and i will be up the beginning of October.

Thank you for this video - we are about to head to Michigan to create a campground on our family property. Love all you have done with yours!

Just found your channel. Cant wait to watch the rest of the story on the campground.

No data regarding owning a campground?

This is GREAT, hope one day to visit.:):)

WONDERFUL - Thanks For Sharing!

How do you only have 60 subs??? Got one from 🇨🇦👊

Wish ya'll much success. Stay happy :)

I'm a newbie and fell in love with you and family praying for excellent health for you I put your campground in my bucket list good luck and GOD bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏

I also had Hodgins T Cell Lymphoma

Where is this campground?

God bless you guys! Amazing journey!

So excited!!!! So proud of you two for making your dreams come true.

Oh my gosh, first video I've watched and I'm already in love with you guys!

You guys are amazing!!!!

Happy Trails to you both! You have done so much already, think about how far you have come and do what you can each day. Enjoy the journey, I am sure you will do fine, because you have the cutest puppies ever! Have fun.

Awesome , cant wait to visit the campground . Just bought a travel trailer and hope to visit next summer! Hope your channel grows fast , SURE IT WILL...