What’s in Your Camp Store?

May 9, 2024

Managing a camp store or gift shop may seem like a lot of added work to take on, but its an excellent way to add extra revenue to your camp! It can also:

• Help generate excitement (by revealing or releasing exclusive seasonal gear)
• Give campers the option of added keepsakes to treasure fond memories 
• Encourage loyalty for returning campers 

But of course, a major part of running a camp store is finding the right items to sell, so you don’t end up with a bunch of items collecting dust on a shelf. Some camps opt to use third-party camp store tools that will create and ship products on demand. But nothing quite drives sales like that last-minute stop at the gift shop as campers reluctantly prepare to leave for home. 

In 2023, iCampPro distributed a survey to ask camps about their camp operations to glean some insights about camp industry trends. In it, we zeroed in on the all-important question, “What’s your camp’s most popular merchandise?”. 

Here’s a list of items that camps said sold the best!

Did we hit or miss your camp store’s bestseller?  

We would love to hear from you! Join the conversation by snapping a photo or video of your camp’s best selling merchandise and post it to social mentioning @icamppro and #campmerch!