Tucson Lazydays KOA Campground Sells for $4.35 Million

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Lazydays RV, an affiliate of Lazydays Land Holdings of Seffner, FL reached an agreement to sell the Tucson campground to Kampgrounds of American (KOA) for [mepr-show rules=”58038″]$4.35 million. The upscale campground has 385-RV sites, 14,838-square-feet of improvements (built 2000) on 43.33 acres at 5151 S. Country Club Road in Tucson. Lazydays will keep and continue to operate the sales center and parts and service center in Tucson.

The property includes an 11,800-square-foot air-conditioned convention & RallyCenter, a recreation center complete with an on-site restaurant & bar and a store with sundries. There is also two air-conditioned laundry facilities.

There’s a work out room with treadmills, weights, stairmasters, etc., two swimming pools and two hot tubs. Site amenities include bocce ball, putting green, horseshoes, and other games. The campground is pet friendly and has a large and small dog park. The property has 24-hour security and RV storage facilities. The 385-RV Sites have 410 fruit trees (lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit) planted throughout the property at the camp sites.

Lazydays RV CEO Tim Sheehan said the agreement with KOA includes a marketing agreement that allows the two iconic outdoor industry brands to work together to promote both the campground and Lazydays RV, which will continue to operate a Lazydays RV dealership and service center at the Tucson site.

KOA President Pat Hittmeier said Lazydays’ culture of extraordinary customer care fits well with KOA’s focus on guest service. “I’m confident that the synergy created by combining our two respected brands will exceed our expectations at all levels,” Hittmeier said.

The property will now be known as the Tucson/Lazydays KOA Campground and be joining 484 other KOA locations throughout North America.

According to a survey released Monday by GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF), the popularity of recreational vehicles grew significantly in 2013, leading RV dealers to look hopefully toward the new year.

According to a press release, one-third of the 130 survey respondents said they expect sales to rise 10% to 15% next year, and an additional 37% expect RV sales to grow 5% to 10%. No respondents expect declining sales in 2014.

“The overall mood of the industry is upbeat,” said Tim Hyland, president of CDF’s RV group. Respondents predicted that consumers will continue to favor travel trailers (50%), followed by motorhomes (31%) and fifth-wheel trailers (17%). This shows more variety in demand from last year, when travel trailers were predicted by 70% to be consumers’ first choice.

The RV industry survey of 130 respondents was conducted Dec. 3-5 during the annual Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) National RV Trade Show in Louisville, KY. Two-thirds of the respondents were dealers and 26% were manufacturers.

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[mepr-show rules=”58038″]Sale date: 12/10/2013. All cash transation. APN: 140-05-005J[/mepr-show]