Kampgrounds of America franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $45,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8% of Total Registration Receipts, payable weekly; drops to 6% above $8.8M and 5% above $17.6M cumulative annual receipts under one owner

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Payment Platform Fee 0.6% of each electronic transaction, as incurred

Other fees

Administrative Fee $2,100 upon signing and yearly; KOA Rewards program 50% of proceeds, weekly; optional Revenue/Marketing Managed Services $995-$1,495/mo and $795-$1,395/mo

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (first 3 months operating expenses, excl. owner salary, royalties, ad assessments): $15,500-$90,000 buy; $15,500-$115,500 convert; $15,500-$89,925 construct

Fees sourceFDD p.13 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median annual registration revenue per site by site class (RV, tent, camping cabin, deluxe cabin); 2024 per-camper-night revenue, gross profit and operating profit by brand type; revenue change for converted campgrounds

Reporting period

Section A: calendar 2025; Section B: calendar 2024; Section C: 2021-2025 for conversions

Sample

Section A: 448 of 449 franchised campgrounds; Section B: 277 franchised campgrounds; Section C: 72 converted campgrounds (37 with 5+ years)

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.43 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

429

Year-end outlets

432

Net change

+3

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

20

Terminations

7

Non-renewals

5

Other closures

5

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

21

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.60 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

21 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$592,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

5 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 4

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Kampgrounds of America franchise cost?

Buy an existing KOA campground: $459,500 to $13,894,250; Convert an independent campground: $40,050 to $956,750; Construct a new KOA campground: $4,982,850 to $16,659,575 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $45,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Kampgrounds of America owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median annual registration revenue per site by site class (RV, tent, camping cabin, deluxe cabin); 2024 per-camper-night revenue, gross profit and operating profit by brand type; revenue change for converted campgrounds. Sample: Section A: 448 of 449 franchised campgrounds; Section B: 277 franchised campgrounds; Section C: 72 converted campgrounds (37 with 5+ years). Period: Section A: calendar 2025; Section B: calendar 2024; Section C: 2021-2025 for conversions.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.43 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Kampgrounds of America?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 4. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $592,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 5 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗