Portage — Free booking software for Canadian campgrounds

The tools, not the pitch

Built to give you your day back.

Real screenshots — and two pieces you can try right on this page.

A calendar you drag, not retype.

Every site in one live calendar. Move a booking by dragging it. No retyping, no double-bookings.

Try it — this little calendar works.

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Site 1

Site 2

Riverside

Go ahead — drag the Hendersons somewhere else.

Run it from your phone, from anywhere.

Any browser, any phone. Move a booking from the truck. Check arrivals from the dock.

Maintenance too — log it when you spot it, track what's fixed.

The live booking page on a phone — real available sites with photos, hookups, and one-tap selection

Real screenshot — what your guests see on their phone.

Charge what the date is worth.

Weekend, seasonal, and holiday rates — set your rules once, applied automatically.

Minimum stays and blackout dates: set once, enforced on every booking.

A real Portage campground listing page with live availability

Real screenshot — a live Portage listing taking bookings right now.

Know your numbers without a shoebox of receipts.

Every booking, payment, and refund tracked live. Reports ready for your bookkeeper. Deposits to your bank.

Guests get receipts automatically. Your phone stops ringing for paperwork.

Real checkout screen — the guest sees the nightly rate, a small booking fee, and one clear total

Real screenshot — the guest's checkout. Note the fee line: the guest pays it, not you.

What's in the box

Everything you'd reach for during the season.

Run the season

The front desk, handled.

Drag-and-drop calendar — every site in one view; move a booking by dragging it.
Manage it from your phone — any browser, anywhere on the grounds.
Phone bookings too — take a reservation over the phone and it lands in the same calendar.
Bring your old reservation book — we import your existing reservations for you.
Maintenance tracking — log it when you spot it, see what's fixed and what's waiting.
Revenue tracking and reports — deposits to your bank, reports ready for your bookkeeper.

Grow bookings

More guests, same phone.

Customizable pricing rules — weekend, seasonal, and holiday rates applied automatically.
Minimum stays and blackout dates — set once, enforced on every booking.
Your own web address — guests type it and land on your booking page.
A listing on Northern Stay — campers already searching our directory find and book you.
Booking links and QR codes — for your signs, socials, and email.
Guest reviews and an announcement bar — social proof, plus events and weather notes right on your page.

How it works

Three steps. You only do the first one.

Tell us about your campground.

The 3-minute form at the bottom of this page. That's your whole job.

We build your listing for you.

Photos, sites, rates, policies — done for you, usually within a day.

Take bookings. Call us when you need to.

Guests book and pay 24/7. Money lands in your bank. Questions reach a person.

The part everyone asks about

Free for campgrounds. The guest pays a small fee instead.

Every cost, plain terms, nothing hidden:

Guest service fee — a small percentage, paid by the guest at checkout. Never by you.
Card processing — your only cost, at the standard rate. Every booking platform on earth has this.
The free plan stays free. No expiry, no year-two invoice, no surprise "renewal pricing."
Tax on bookings is collected and remitted under CRA's platform economy rules.
We answer when something goes sideways.

What would you keep?

Your nightly rate

Nights

Your rate (2 nights)$120.00

Guest's service fee (the guest pays this)$7.08

Guest pays, before tax$127.08

Card processing (your only cost)−$3.99

You keep$116.01

Card processing at the standard rate on the charged amount. Tax is added at checkout, collected from the guest, and remitted under CRA platform economy rules — it never touches these numbers.

	Other platforms	Portage
Monthly software fee	Common, often in USD	$0
Commission taken from your rate	Common on marketplace bookings	Never
Who builds your listing	You do	We do
Billed in CAD	Not always	Always
Price increase at renewal	Common in year two	Free stays free

Who's behind it

A Canadian team that answers.

Built and supported by the Northern Stay team in Vancouver, working with 80+ Canadian campgrounds. We do the setup. We stay reachable after.

No ticket queue — you talk to the people who built it.

Take bookings 24/7. Keep 100% of your nightly rate.

Built to give you your day back.

A calendar you drag, not retype.

Run it from your phone, from anywhere.

Charge what the date is worth.

Know your numbers without a shoebox of receipts.

Everything you'd reach for during the season.

The front desk, handled.

More guests, same phone.

Three steps. You only do the first one.

Tell us about your campground.

We build your listing for you.

Take bookings. Call us when you need to.

Free for campgrounds. The guest pays a small fee instead.

What would you keep?

How that compares.

A Canadian team that answers.

Built to give you your day back.

A calendar you drag, not retype.

Run it from your phone, from anywhere.

Charge what the date is worth.

Know your numbers without a shoebox of receipts.

Everything you'd reach for during the season.

The front desk, handled.

More guests, same phone.

Three steps. You only do the first one.

Tell us about your campground.

We build your listing for you.

Take bookings. Call us when you need to.

Free for campgrounds. The guest pays a small fee instead.

What would you keep?

How that compares.

A Canadian team that answers.

Let's get your campground taking bookings.