Campground Ownership in Massachusetts
Camping in the Commonwealth runs deep, in fact, 63 years of land preservation and recreation. The Massachusetts Association of Campground Owners is a 501c6 composed of 57 privately owned campgrounds from the Berkshires to Provincetown. MACO is an outdoor hospitality industry association dedicated to educating, promoting, and supporting its members and their guests. We are a respected, collaborative voice in the Northeast, promoting the outdoor hospitality industry in Massachusetts.
The value of camping in today’s society has become instrumental toward the well-being of individuals, perhaps even more given the pace of life today and the addition of electronic devices that consume so much time. The experience and opportunity you provide to explore the outdoors is therapeutic in many ways. The peace and serenity, personal connections, and disconnect from devices allowing families to reconnect, help to make lasting memories.
Membership in MACO and NCA
As park owners and operators, we consistently strive to evolve and improve park amenities. This can be challenging with ever changing demographics of campers, but as a member of the Massachusetts Association of Campground Owners (MACO) you have so many resources at your fingertips!
Being a member of MACO also brings membership with the Northeast Campground Association (NCA) with the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland collaborating within our region. All Massachusetts member campgrounds have a public listing at www.campnca.com for potential guests to have one more quality path to find your campground. NCA offers member events such as a spring annual conference with education, networking, and a large regional trade show as well as the NCA Great Escape in the fall. Through this membership MACO member campgrounds can take advantage of cost savings on products and services with NCA’s sixty business members plus discounts on music licensing, movie licensing and more. Find all Northeast Campground Association news at www.campnca.org.
Priceless Member Benefits
One of the most beneficial aspects about belonging to MACO is the opportunity to meet and make lifelong friends that have similar experiences and goals. Who else can you talk septic with? Survive a pandemic with? Who can you call when a tornado devastates your park and you desperately need help to rebuild? Our industry is so unique in that we love to engage, educate, and empower each other to continue to grow and support one another as we all share the same passion for the outdoor hospitality industry.
CampMass is our consumer brand. We print 50,000 guides and they are sent out to individuals through requests via our website and phone calls. Guides are delivered to RV dealers, visitor centers, RV & camping shows, all MACO members, AAA locations, and display racks at four MassPike Service Areas. 10,000 MACO Rack Cards are updated annually and can be found on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, New York visitor centers, and locations in Maryland and Delaware. We also have a strong online presence with www.campmass.com .
MACO Leadership
We have a strong Board of Directors who help promote camping in Massachusetts and volunteer their time for our association. Should you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, the board is available for you.
Chairman, Daniel Weaver, Bonnie Brae Campground
1st Vice Chair, Barry Johnson, Bourne Scenic Park
2nd Vice Chair, Roger Gingras, Sutton Falls Camping Area
Secretary, Anna Guess-Kuzia, Coastal Acres Campground
Treasurer, Jaclyn Packard DeAcetis, Pine Acres RV Resort
Immediate Past Chairman, Brian Saunders, Pinewood Lodge Campground
Directors:
Denise Dias, Cape Cod RV Resort
Donna Gingras, Sutton Falls Camping Area
Patricia Hubbard, Mt. Greylock Campsite Park
Michael O’Rourke, Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground
Michael Gingras, Sutton Falls Camping Area
If your campground is interested in learning more about MACO, call Cyndy Zbierski, MACO President at (860) 684-6389 or email at [email protected].
Do you own a campground in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts? We would love to hear from you and be able to share more information about the Massachusetts Association of Campground Owners and the benefits your campground business can enjoy with a MACO annual membership.