Canadian-owned · Built in Vancouver

Canadian booking software, built for Canadian campgrounds.

$0 a month. Keep 100% of your nightly rate. And when something breaks at 9pm on a Saturday, you call a Canadian who actually answers.

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For campgrounds, RV parks, glamping sites, cabins & cottage resorts across Canada — from Sioux Narrows, Ontario to the Maritimes. Part of the 80+ property Northern Stay network.

Why operators ask for a Canadian platform

You wanted a Canadian company. So did we.

Most campground and RV park reservation software isn't Canadian. Campspot is based in Michigan, Firefly in Texas, RoverPass in the US; Newbook is Australian, now owned by US-based Storable. Portage is built and run by Northern Stay Inc. in Vancouver, BC — a Canadian company, for Canadian operators. Whether you run a campground, an RV park, a glamping site, cabins, or a cottage resort, Portage is online booking and campground management software built and supported in Canada.

A company you can reach

Canadian support on a real phone, in your time zone. No overseas ticket queue.

Everything in CAD

Rates, deposits, and payouts in Canadian dollars, direct to your Canadian bank.

Built for our season

Provinces, long weekends, seasonal regulars, the May-long rush — built around how Canadians actually camp.

Part of a Canadian network

80+ campgrounds across the country already run with Northern Stay.

What it costs

Free for you. Funded by a small guest fee.

Portage •

$0 / month — no setup, no contract
You keep 100% of your nightly rate
Guest pays a 5.9% service fee at checkout
Card processing (~2.9% + 30¢) goes to the bank, not us
Your regulars skip the guest fee
Canadian-owned · real phone support

Most other platforms

Monthly fees (often $150–250+/mo)
Per-booking commissions (~$3–3.50 each)
Setup costs on some platforms
A busy park can pay five figures a year
US- or foreign-owned
Support tickets and queues

For context on the marketplaces: Airbnb takes 15.5% from the host; Hipcamp takes 10% plus a guest fee. Portage takes nothing from your rate.

What you get, on day one

The whole product. Free plan, not a demo.

Booking engine, online reservation system, and day-to-day campground management software — in one place, free. Works for campsites, RV pads, glamping units, cabins, and cottages alike.

✓A public website, indexed on Google

✓Online booking page — pick dates, pick a site, pay

✓"Book Now" button for your existing site

✓Master calendar — every site, every guest

✓Self-serve photo & rate management

✓Direct deposits to your Canadian bank

✓Automated cancellation enforcement

✓Walk-in & phone bookings on the same calendar

✓Seasonal bookings with auto-renew

✓Email confirmations & arrival reminders

✓Migration from your old system, done for you

✓A real Canadian person on the phone

A real one

Tomahawk RV Park Resort — Sioux Narrows, Ontario

Three generations. 70+ years. Same trailers, same sites, every August. Their booking page runs on Portage — a Canadian park, on Canadian software.

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Questions

Canadian operators ask

Yes. Portage is built and run by Northern Stay Inc., a Canadian company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Most campground reservation platforms are US-owned (Campspot in Michigan, Firefly in Texas, RoverPass in the US) or foreign-owned (Newbook is Australian, now part of US-based Storable). Portage is Canadian.

$0 per month. No setup fee, no contract. Card processing (about 2.9% + 30¢) goes to the bank, not to us. Guests pay a 5.9% service fee at checkout, added on top of your rate — so you keep 100% of your nightly rate. Your regulars (loyalty customers) skip the guest fee.

Those platforms charge monthly fees plus per-booking commissions, and some add setup costs — a busy park can pay well into five figures a year. Portage charges operators nothing per month and takes nothing from your nightly rate.

Yes. Rates, deposits, and payouts are all in CAD, and direct deposits land in your Canadian bank account.

A real person on a real phone. If something breaks at 9pm on a Saturday, you call and someone you have spoken to before answers. No tickets, no queue.

Yes — migration is done for you. Send your spreadsheet, paper book, or screenshots from your old system and we rebuild it inside Portage.

Both. Portage is online booking, a reservation system, and day-to-day campground and RV park management software in one — a public website, a booking page, a master calendar, rate and photo management, cancellation enforcement, walk-in entry, and seasonal renewals. It replaces the spreadsheet and the paper book, and it is free.

Yes. Campsites, RV pads, glamping tents and domes, cabins, and cottage rentals all book the same way: guests pick a unit and dates, pay online, and the reservation lands confirmed on your calendar. If you rent it by the night, Portage can book it. Not sure if it fits your setup? Contact us and a real person will answer.