Cairn MapsHow it works

Last map built 4 min ago1,247 maps live

Painting of a mapmaker's desk by a window over a mountain lake, with a painted map, journal and ruler.

02How to make a campground map

Make your map in
about 30 minutes

You don't need a map to start. You don't need to know how to draw. You just need to know your property.

About 30 minutes, not four weeks

free for 14 days  ·  works with any booking system  ·  no booking fees, ever

Answer a few questions

We ask one easy question at a time. A bar shows how far along you are.

First, the big questions. Do you have RV sites? Cabins? Glamping? A pool or a store? Then we ask about the details. For RV sites, that means pull-through or back-in, 30 or 50 amp, water and sewer.

If you have an old map, you can share it. It helps, but you don't need one.

you don't need a map to start

The Cairn Maps setup screen asking the owner to confirm their property over a satellite photo.

Share your booking page

Give us the link to the page where guests book. We read your listings, so you don't have to type every site.

If your answers and your listings don't match, we ask. “You said 5 cabins. We found 10 on your booking page. Which is right?”

Draw your property line

You'll see a satellite photo of your land. Click around the edge of your property. A dotted line shows your property line. We only map what's inside it.

We draft your map

We use satellite photos and elevation data to find your roads, buildings, trees and water. Then we place your sites where they really are.

we only map inside your line

The Cairn Maps editor drafting the 3D map and placing sites, roads and buildings.

We check with you

When we're not sure, we ask. “What is this building? Should we keep it?” “You said 50 RV sites, but we found 25. Where are the rest?” Then we add more details to each site.

Fix anything we got wrong

Satellite photos can be a few years old. You know your property best. Move a site. Rename a road. Add a building. Pick a map style and your colors. All changes are free, now and later.

drag anything, anywhere

A field sketch of an RV campground plan with numbered pull-through sites and loop roads.

Put it on your website

Tell us what your website runs on, like Squarespace or WordPress. Pick a size. We give you one line of code to paste in. Your map also gets its own web page you can share.

one line of code

The Cairn Maps publish screen showing an embed code ready to copy and a live map link.

·After it's live

What changes

Guests find answers on their own.

They can see where their site is, where the bathhouse is, and how far the walk is.

Guests book the right site.

They can see which site is by the water or has shade before they book.

You see what's working.

Every month we email you how many people looked at your map and clicked through to book.


·Want us to do it?

We can finish your map for you

$399. You answer the setup questions. We meet with you on two short video calls. Your map is ready in 5 business days.

A field sketch of two people shaking hands over a property map.

08Your property. Mapped your way.

Start with your own park

Fourteen days free. We draft your map first. You decide after you've seen it.

we draft it first

14 days free$29 a month afterno contractno booking fees