Affiliate Disclosure

Effective date: May 6, 2026 · Last updated: May 6, 2026

The plain-English version: Some links on Camptime.ca earn us a small commission when you book or buy through them — at no extra cost to you. We only partner with companies we'd actually use ourselves, and commissions never change which campgrounds, routes, fuel prices, or points of interest we show you.

1. What is an affiliate link?

An affiliate link is a tracked URL. When you click one and complete a qualifying action — like booking a campsite, joining a membership, or buying gear — the merchant pays us a small referral fee. The price you pay is identical whether you use our link or go directly to the merchant.

2. Where you'll see them on Camptime

Sponsored sidebar in the trip results panel (clearly labelled "Sponsored").
Top banner on the home and planner pages (clearly labelled "Sponsored" and dismissible).
Gear recommendations in trip results (e.g., "Recommended for this trip").
Direct booking buttons on campground detail cards, when the operator runs an affiliate program.
"Get the app" / membership callouts for partners like Harvest Hosts, Good Sam, and KOA.

Anywhere you see a link to a partner who pays us, we mark it — typically with the word "Sponsored", a small Ad tag, or a footnote on the link.

3. Our partners (current and planned)

We work — or plan to work — with the following programs. This list will grow over time; the version on this page is always current.

Camping & RV memberships

• Harvest Hosts

• Good Sam Club

• KOA Rewards

• Boondockers Welcome

Travel booking

• Booking.com

• Hotels.com / Expedia

• Hipcamp

• Reserve America

Gear & outdoor retail

• Amazon Associates (Canada)

• REI

• Cabela's / Bass Pro Shops

• Camping World

Networks

• Amazon Associates Canada (robocommerce-20)

• CJ Affiliate

• Impact

• Awin / ShareASale

Active partners are visible in the live site. Programs we're approved for but not yet placing creatives may not appear yet.

4. Required network statements

Some affiliate networks require specific wording. Where applicable:

Amazon Associates: "As an Amazon Associate, Camptime.ca earns from qualifying purchases."
CJ Affiliate / Impact / Awin / ShareASale: Camptime.ca is a publisher in these networks. Clicks on partner links may set first-party cookies on the merchant's domain to attribute the referral.

5. Our editorial pledge

We will not:

Re-rank campgrounds, routes, fuel stops, or points of interest based on who pays us.
Hide non-affiliate options just because a competitor pays us.
Inflate prices, distances, or trip costs to favour a sponsor.
Recommend a product or service we wouldn't use ourselves on a real trip.

We will:

Clearly mark sponsored placements.
Keep editorial recommendations (campgrounds, routes, fuel prices, POIs) free of paid ranking.
Disclose meaningful relationships when we mention a brand.
Drop partners that mislead users or deliver poor experiences.

6. How we choose partners

Three filters, in order:

Relevance — does it actually help someone planning a Canadian camping or road trip?
Quality — would we (or our family) use it on a real trip?
Economics — does the program reliably pay publishers and have a clean reputation?

Programs that fail any of these are removed.

7. How affiliate clicks are tracked

When you click an affiliate link on Camptime, two things happen:

We log the click anonymously: product ID, slot, hashed IP, user agent, referrer, timestamp. We do not store your name, email, IP, or browsing history. Logs are retained up to 12 months for fraud prevention. (See our Privacy Policy.)
You are redirected to the merchant. The merchant sets its own first-party cookies under their privacy policy to attribute any subsequent purchase or booking to us.

8. Your choices

You can dismiss the top banner with the X — it stays dismissed for the session.
You can ignore sponsored placements; nothing on the planner depends on them.
You can use a browser extension to block cookies, but doing so may prevent affiliate attribution to us — we won't know you came through Camptime.

9. Independence

Camptime.ca is independently operated. No partner has equity in Camptime, editorial control, or veto over content. If that ever changes, we will say so here before changes take effect.

10. Questions

If something on the site looks like an undisclosed sponsorship, or you have a question about a specific recommendation, please tell us:

Email: hello@camptime.ca