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Full commercial rental insurance on every trip. Your personal premiums are never affected.
America's #1 RV Rental Management service.
Own an RV in California but tired of managing it yourself? RV Management USA makes it easy to turn your RV into a money-making asset. Our local Fleet Managers handle cleaning, maintenance, guest communication, and rentals across the state so you can earn rental income without the hassle.
We handle the logistics, marketing, and rentals. You simply collect the check.
Connect with the fleet manager in your area. We inspect your RV, sign a simple consignment agreement, and start putting your RV to work!
From secure storage and professional cleaning, to guest screening and 24/7 care—we treat your RV like our own.
Receive monthly owner statements and direct deposits. Owners earn an average of $500-$2800 per month passively.
In California, RV rentals do not stop when summer ends. Spring wildflowers, summer coast trips, fall wine country weekends and winter desert escapes keep renters coming, and many of them fly into Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles or San Diego without an RV of their own. That is the opening for your motorhome, camper van or trailer. Through RV rental management, RV Management USA assigns your rig to a Fleet Manager. That person writes the listing, screens renters, handles every handoff and keeps it clean and road-ready between trips. You can collect monthly income from a unit that would otherwise sit in storage, and you can still take it out yourself whenever the calendar is open.
Full commercial rental insurance on every trip. Your personal premiums are never affected.
It's still your RV. Reserve it for your own vacations whenever you want, at no charge.
We offer discounted storage at all our locations.
Curious what your RV could earn in California?
Get a free rental income analysis for your specific RV year, make, and model.
With nine national parks, California packs a lifetime of road trips into one map. In the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite's campgrounds are booked well ahead for summer, while farther south Sequoia and Kings Canyon protect the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on earth by volume. Highway 1 traces the coast through Big Sur, Shasta Lake near Redding draws boaters and anglers, and the desert around Joshua Tree is at its best from fall into spring. Add state park campgrounds such as Folsom Lake State Recreation Area outside Sacramento, and renters have a reason to book in every season.
Anywhere from Shasta Lake to San Diego, consignment lets an RV owner in California earn rental income without taking on any of the hosting. A Fleet Manager such as Let's Go Camping RV Rentals, Get Lost RV or San Diego Camper Rentals lists the RV, fields guest questions, takes bookings, meets renters at check-in, handles the return, schedules maintenance, cleans it and stays in touch with renters. Demand here comes from all directions: summer trips to Yosemite and Lake Tahoe, Highway 1 drives through Big Sur, spring wildflowers, fall wine country weekends and winter escapes to Joshua Tree. Many renters fly into Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles or San Diego and book family vacations, weekend getaways, festival trips and seasonal desert runs. In short: more income potential, experienced help with every booking, steady cleaning and inspection, hardly any time spent on renters, and your own trips whenever the calendar is open. Given what California storage and registration cost, a rig that earns between your trips beats one that only collects fees.
Yes, you can legally rent out an RV in California as long as the title, state registration and insurance are all properly handled. Every trip gets protection under an approved rental platform or commercial rental policy, since personal RV policies generally exclude paid use. Ask a tax professional about any federal, state or local taxes, and check HOA rules, local rules and storage lot terms. Staff at RV Management USA can guide owners through every requirement, and the RV Management 101 guide covers the rest.
Across the Golden State, an RV's earnings come down to its type, base location, season, condition, available dates and local demand. Long seasons near Yosemite, the coast and the desert, plus big event weekends, give owners solid earning windows. As a general estimate, a managed RV here commonly earns $500 to $1,500 a month, and luxury motorhomes booked for major events can land above that range. Class A and Class C motorhomes, newer units, bunkhouse layouts and rigs based near Sacramento, the Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego tend to perform best. Enter your details in our RV rental income calculator.
California's strongest earners are usually Class C motorhomes and Class B camper vans. Class A coaches and travel trailers or fifth wheels that a Fleet Manager delivers and sets up also do well. Many renters arrive by plane and want one vehicle for the whole trip, and tight Highway 1 pullouts reward smaller rigs.
Statewide, California RV storage typically costs about $125 to $275 a month ($4 to $9 per foot per month). Length, RV type and facility amenities decide where a space lands, and covered or indoor units run above open outdoor spaces. Inland heat around Sacramento and Redding makes a roof appealing, while Bay Area spaces near San Francisco tend to sit at the higher end. Both indoor and outdoor options exist in every major metro, from San Diego to Sacramento.
Our territory managers work with professional on-site maintenance teams to make sure your RV is meticulously maintained throughout the year. Your RV will benefit form ongoing attention and basic maintenance like tire checks before and after each rental, roof and slide out checks once a month, ongoing appliance testing, routine oil changes, and more. We want your RV in top shape all the time so that it can continue to perform well and generate revenue. As an RV owner in our program, there are 3 main types of maintenance costs to consider:
1) Routine maintenance: Oil changes, tire rotations, etc. Owners are billed periodically for these expenses at discounted rates, and the deduction can often come directly from the rental profits in a given month.
2) Rental Damages: Any damage to an RV that happens on a rental will be covered fully by the renter's security deposit and/or the commercial insurance coverage. Our managers deal with all claims and repairs at no cost to the RV owner - renters pay the deductible and your personal insurance is not involved.
3) Systemic maintenance: Systemic issues are the responsibility of the RV owner. A/C failure, water pump failure, fridge or hot water tank failure, etc. These are costs that arise from no fault of the renter. Warranty protection plans usually cover these systemic repairs, and our managers work with the warranty company and RV techs to get these fixed. Our managers will work with you to get your RV back in top shape as quickly and professionally as possible.
California's prime rental months are June through August, though spring and fall stay strong. Weather and big events shift demand from region to region. Coachella fills the Indio area across two April weekends, and the California State Fair brings crowds to Cal Expo in Sacramento in July. Winter adds Sierra snow trips and warm escapes to Palm Springs and Anza-Borrego, so a well-kept rig here can find renters year-round.
Up and down California, RV Management USA works with local Fleet Managers, including Let's Go Camping RV Rentals in Sacramento and Livermore, Get Lost RV in Murrieta and San Diego Camper Rentals, who clean, maintain, list and rent RVs for owners nearby. Owners benefit from renters who fly in from across the country for the national parks and the coast. For city details, see our Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego pages.