What is a Park Model RV?
Find Out More About These Incredible Park Model RVs That Are Even Better Than Traditional “Tiny Homes”
Defining Park Model RV Homes
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) defines park model RVs as “a unique trailer-type RV that is designed to provide temporary accommodation for recreation, camping or seasonal use.”
According to the RVIA, nearly 70 percent of park model RV owners locate their unit within several hours’ drive time from their primary residences and use them for weekend camping trips.
Why Choose Park Model RVs?
Think of park model RVs as offering big living without any of the associated big hassles. Here’s why:
Affordability: Park model RVs are manufactured in an environmentally controlled facility using a process designed to achieve maximum efficiency at minimal expense. As “homes away from home,” they’re also designed to pack as many amenities as possible into a concise living space. Click here to learn more about financing options.
Flexibility: Not only can your park model RV perfectly reflect your design tastes, it can also fit an endless array of locations. Are you interested in a warmer locale in the winter? Somewhere cool in the summer? Maybe there’s a favorite camping, hunting or fishing destination you’d like to be closer to. Or perhaps your goal is a weekend retreat closer to family?
Whatever it is you’re looking for, park model RVs can deliver!
From full-sized amenities to options like lofts, Athens Park Model RVs feature the latest in floor plan designs and decor.
What is The Difference Between Park Model RVs and “Tiny Homes”?
Talk of “tiny homes” has captured the attention of many people. Design considerations illustrated in television programs and on websites might evoke park model RVs, but there are several key differences:
“Tiny homes” aren’t actually homes. Some are built to the code requirements for travel trailers, if they’re built to any codes at all. Athens Park Model RVs are all built to the rigorous ANSI-A119.5 code for park model RVs.
Park model RVs can be housed on private rural property in most states, as well as on most RV campgrounds and in resorts around the country. Many RV campgrounds and resorts won’t accept “tiny homes” because there’s no set standard for quality and safety.
The RVIA park model RV label you’ll find by the front door of Athens Park Model RVs makes them easy to finance and insure.
What is the Park Model RV life like?
The RVIA surveyed park model RV buyers and discovered that while they come from all walks of life, there are nonetheless several important similarities among them. Park model RV owners are:
Active: Despite the fact that the majority of park model RVs are used as seasonal vacation dwellings, park model RV owners aren’t your “stay home” types — not when there’s hunting, fishing, hiking and other exciting activities to engage in. Also popular among park model RV owners? Boating/water skiing, bicycling, birdwatching and even antiquing, gardening and dancing.
Drawn to beautiful vistas:
Owners set up their park model RVs across a variety of terrain, including:
Lakes (45 percent)
Hunting and fishing areas (39 percent)
Commercial recreation/theme park (29 percent)
Mountains (21 percent)
Ocean (17 percent)
Desert (16 percent)
Satisfied: 97 percent of park model RV owners planned to recommend the park model RV lifestyle to friends and neighbors. They’re also very happy with the purchase process — with “information obtained prior to purchase” and “delivery and set-up” pulling in high satisfaction marks of 9 out of a possible 10 in both categories.
Where they want to be: Some park model RV owners set up their dwellings relatively close to home — less than 50 miles away — but nearly a quarter of them set them up more than 1,000 miles away from their primary residence.
What Are The Features Available On Park Model RV Homes?
Athens Park Model RVs are built with Smart Panel or Smart Lap, Cempanel or Cemplank siding, as well as residential vinyl siding. These exterior applications give Athens Park model RVs the sharpest exterior looks in the industry. For a more cabin-like look, we can stain or paint the siding a cedar color, resulting in a more durable, long-lasting rustic appearance.
In addition, you can enhance your park model with a porch on the front, back or both, giving you more room to enjoy your outdoor experience. You can also add a loft to most floor plans for more storage or sleeping space.
One thing that doesn’t differ between models is the Athens Park Model RV commitment to quality. RVs share the same exceptional construction features, such as:
Tape, textured and painted or VOG walls
Textured ceilings
Extra high sidewalls and ceilings.
16-inch on center exterior walls and floors
House wrap, Vinyl Low E windows and upgraded insulation to keep your utility bills low year-round
All of the park models come standard with a distinctive look you deserve. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice quality when you escape the everyday.
See Why Our Park Model RVs Are Your Top Choice Over Tiny Homes
Inside and out, Park Model RVs evoke the quality craftsmanship and superior construction seen frequently in the high-end residential vacation market. Their striking features include:
Beautiful siding options that are as practical as they are pleasing
Spacious high ceilings
Flowing floor plans designed for storage, efficiency and comfort
… and so much more!
The key to producing the gold standard among today’s park model RVs? Decades of experience, thousands of happy customers and an unwavering dedication to excellence.
Park model RV innovation
The unsurpassed quality of every Athens Park Model RV is possible thanks to the innovation developed in the manufacturing processes and a commitment to outstanding design.
Each unit is created in an environmentally controlled, state-of-the-art facility by skilled craftsmen and using only the finest materials.
This setting allows the team to precisely direct an assembly system that achieves the strict efficiency and effectiveness standards that make our RVs as affordable as they are remarkable. It also provides the opportunity to maintain exacting quality control standards.
You can see all our Park Model RVs in our home model catalog now, or contact us for answers to your questions!
