Want to Rent a Campervan? Here’s What 21 Campervan Rental Companies Really Charge

I have lived in vans since 2018, and I have never rented one in the United States. I bought my first, a 1994 Chevy Astro, off Craigslist and learned on the road. The three campervans I have rented were all in Europe, and every one of them taught me something about layouts.

This is the list I would hand a friend who wants to try van life for a week before buying anything. Most companies here charge somewhere between $90 and $250 a night for the van itself. Peer-to-peer sites go lower and higher, because you are renting from a person.

The catch is that the nightly rate is almost never the number you pay. Prep fees, mileage caps, insurance and a per-person charge in Hawaii all stack on top. Each entry below says what the company includes, where you pick up, and what to watch for. The sections after the list cover 4×4 vans, bathrooms, the real cost, packing, and the fine print.

I checked every company’s own website for this update, and I cut the ones that have stopped renting. If you catch a price that has moved, tell me in the comments and I will fix it.

The 21 companies at a glance

Company	Pickup	Miles included	Minimum age
Outdoorsy	Nationwide, owner listings	Set per listing	Varies
RVshare	Nationwide, owner listings	Set per listing	Varies
Escape Campervans	14 U.S. cities	150 a day	21
Avanti Campervans	15 U.S. cities	150 a day	21
Roadsurfer	9 U.S. cities	Unlimited	21
Indie Campers	U.S. cities coast to coast	Varies by location	Ask
Travellers Autobarn	LA, Las Vegas, San Francisco	Unlimited	21
Native Campervans	Denver, SLC, Las Vegas, Phoenix	Paid package	21
Wander Vans	9 cities, Boise to Charleston	125 a day	Ask
MoTerra	7 hubs near the western parks	100 a night	Ask
VanCraft	Oceanside, Denver, SLC	125 a day	Ask
Basecamper Vans	Salt Lake City	125 a night	25
Rocky Mountain Campervans	Denver, Las Vegas	130 a night	Ask
Vegas Campers	Las Vegas	150 a day	Ask
Boho Camper Vans	Tempe (Phoenix)	200 a day	25
Vanworks	Loveland, Colorado	150 a day	25
Voyager Campervans	Minneapolis	125 a day	25
Campervan North America	Bozeman	75 a day	23 to 25
Scamper RV	McDonough and Cumming, Georgia	100 a day	25
Vander Outdoors	Alexandria, Virginia	125 a day	Ask
Campervan Hawaii	Oahu, Maui, Big Island	Ask	25

Prices are left off the table on purpose. Most of these companies price by season and demand, and a number that is right in January is wrong by July. The entries below give the starting rates the companies publish, and the Sources line at the end says when I checked them.

Two peer-to-peer sites carry the most vans in the country

If you want the widest choice, start here. Both work like Airbnb for vehicles: owners list their van, you book it, and the platform handles insurance and roadside help. Read each listing’s mileage line and cancellation policy before you fall for the photos.

1. Outdoorsy

• Pickup: Across the U.S., wherever an owner lists
• Price: Set by each owner
• Miles: Set by each owner, usually with a daily cap
• Vans: Everything from old VW buses to new Sprinters and Class B RVs
• Age: Varies by listing

Outdoorsy has the biggest spread of campervans of any site on this list, including the self-built vans you will not find at a fleet company. Filter the search to camper vans, then sort by your dates. Many vans sit close to the national parks, and some owners will deliver the van to you.

Because every van belongs to a different owner, the rules change with every listing. Check what is included, the price per extra mile, the cleaning fee and how late you can cancel. Outdoorsy’s own protection plan and roadside help come with the booking.

Reader discount: use code WAYWARDHOME for up to $50 off an Outdoorsy rental. The discount is 10% of the rental, capped at $50.

2. RVshare

• Pickup: Across the U.S.
• Price: Set by each owner
• Miles: Set by each owner
• Vans: Class B campervans, plus every other kind of RV
• Extras: 24/7 roadside assistance on every booking, pet-friendly listings

RVshare says it lists more than 100,000 RVs, and it is the other big peer-to-peer marketplace. Outdoorsy puts its own count above 200,000 vehicles, so RVshare is the smaller of the two. Enter your city and dates, then filter the type to Class B campervans. The campervan share of the inventory is smaller than Outdoorsy’s, so the two are worth searching side by side.

Summer and holiday weeks cost the most on both sites. Shoulder season, especially late September and October, is when the same vans drop in price.

National fleets you can pick up in several cities

These companies run their own vans and have depots in more than one city. They are the simplest way to rent: one website, the same van in every location, gear included or priced on a menu, and one-way trips at most of them.

3. Escape Campervans

• Pickup: Anchorage, Boston, Denver, Jersey City (for New York), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland OR, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle; Calgary and Vancouver listed as opening soon
• Price: $69 to $149 a day, by season and van
• Miles: 150 a day, then $0.35 a mile; unlimited available
• Vans: Voyager (newer minivans) and Caravan (older minivans, regional trips only); both sleep 2 and seat 4
• Minimum: 3 days in winter, 5 in summer
• Age: 21, with a $10 a day fee under 25

If you remember Escape for its hand-painted vans, read this before you book. The original company closed in November 2025 and its fleet was sold off. The name was bought by Avanti Campervans, the minivan rental company a few entries down, and relaunched with a new fleet. Today’s Escape and Avanti share an owner, an address and the same two van models.

The new vans are plain, unmarked minivans with a bed, a kitchen box and camping gear included at no extra charge, plus a six-month Dyrt Pro membership. That makes them easy to park in a city and easy to stealth camp in, which is the opposite of the old painted fleet.

4. Avanti Campervans

• Pickup: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, New York, Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Orlando, Anchorage; Atlanta and Charlotte by arrangement
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: 150 a day
• Vans: Voyager and Caravan minivan campers, sleep 2, seat 4
• Age: 21
• Pets: $100 a trip

Avanti is the budget minivan option, and it now owns the Escape name, so the two websites sell the same vans. The vans are fuel-efficient minivans with no plumbing. Bedding for two, a kitchen set, a folding table and chairs, a shade canopy, a camp shower and a gas stove come with the rental.

Pickup and drop-off run 24 hours a day, one-way trips are available, and the vans can cross into Canada. Only some can go into Mexico, so ask before you plan a Baja run. Avanti buys carbon offsets for the miles you drive.

5. Roadsurfer

• Pickup: Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle
• Price: From $115 a night for the Class B vans, from $149 for the Winnebago Revel, plus a service fee from $149
• Miles: Unlimited
• Vans: Recent Class B campervans and the 4×4 Revel
• Minimum: Usually 3 nights, up to 7 in peak season
• Age: 21 in the U.S.
• Extras: Second driver free; one-way trips from $349; a one-time dog fee

Roadsurfer is the German company I actually know. I have rented from them twice in Europe, once for the Bavarian Alps and once out of Milan for the Dolomites, and I wrote up the whole Roadsurfer experience and how to rent a campervan in Germany. I have not used their U.S. stations, so treat the American facts here as what their site says, not what I have driven.

The U.S. fleet is new, the mileage is unlimited, and every van comes with the camping kit: table, two chairs, kitchen box, power cable and a water canister. Discounts of 5, 10 and 15 percent kick in at 14, 21 and 28 days. Bring a dog and there is a one-time fee.

6. Indie Campers

• Pickup: U.S. cities on the West Coast, the Southwest, Florida and the Northeast, with 100-plus locations worldwide
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: Depends on the rental and destination; unlimited on some
• Vans: Campervans and small RVs
• Extras: One-way trips, airport transfers at some depots

Indie Campers started in Portugal in 2013 and now runs more than 10,000 vehicles. I rented from them out of Venice for my second Dolomites trip. The depot was big and busy and check-in took a while, but the van was fine and the price was right. That was Europe; I have not tried their U.S. side.

Bedding, kitchen and cleaning kits come with the booking, and the company says more than 350,000 road trips have gone out on its vans. Compare the mileage terms for your route before you pay, because they change by location.

7. Travellers Autobarn

• Pickup: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: Unlimited, free on every rental
• Vans: MiniVan, Hi-Top (sleeps 2 to 3), Kuga, Hi5 (sleeps 4 to 5), plus the new two-person Beeva and Chubby campers
• Minimum: 4 to 10 days by season
• Age: 21, with no young-driver fee
• Extras: 24/7 roadside help, a campground app trial, 10 percent off at partner campgrounds; bedding and cooking kit $45 per rental

You have probably seen these bright vans on the West Coast highways. Travellers Autobarn began in Australia and New Zealand and runs three U.S. depots. Unlimited miles and no fee for drivers under 25 make it one of the friendlier budget options for a long loop through California, Nevada and Utah.

The Hi-Top has a kitchenette and a water tank, the Kuga adds solar, and the Hi5 is the one for a group of four or five. Pets ride only in the Kuga and Hi-Top, and a trip into Canada carries a $750 fee.

8. Native Campervans

• Pickup: Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix
• Price: Set by demand; a $125 prep fee and a $500 deposit credited at pickup
• Miles: Sold separately: $28 a day for 100 miles, or $55 a day unlimited
• Vans: The Biggie and The OG (high-roof ProMasters), The Squad (low roof, sleeps 4), The Smalls (ProMaster City)
• Minimum: 3 days
• Age: 21, licensed for at least a year

Native Campervans rents well-built Ram ProMasters out of the Mountain West, which puts Moab, Zion and the Grand Canyon in easy reach. The Biggie has a fridge, a two-burner stove and a queen memory-foam bed; The Smalls is a ProMaster City for a couple who wants car-like gas mileage and easy parking.

Mileage is not included in the nightly rate, so add the daily package to your math before you compare Native with a company that bundles miles. Colorado pickups carry a small state fee per day.

9. Wander Vans

• Pickup: Boise, Bend, Charleston, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Duluth, Glacier, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Francisco
• Price: From around $100 a day
• Miles: 125 a day, pooled across the trip; $0.35 a mile over
• Vans: Small, medium and large Ford Transits; the large sleeps 4, the others sleep 2
• Minimum: About 3 days

Wander Vans started in Boise and has spread to nine pickup points, including one at Glacier and one in Duluth, which is rare on this list. The vans are simple and clean: a two-burner stove, camp chairs, a table and a fitted sheet, with some vans carrying a built-in heater.

The large Transit is the family pick. If you fall for the layout, the company also sells conversion kits and partial builds.

10. MoTerra

• Pickup: Jackson, Whitefish, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland (Maine)
• Price: $259 to $429 a night by season and model; Pop-Top Classic from $259, Pop-Top Plus and High Roof from $289
• Miles: 100 a night, pooled across the trip; $35 per extra 100 miles bought ahead, otherwise $0.50 a mile
• Vans: 4×4 Mercedes Sprinters built by Sportsmobile: Pop-Top Classic (sleeps 4), Pop-Top Plus (sleeps 4), High Roof (sleeps 2)

MoTerra is the high end of this list, and the only company here running an all-4×4 fleet. Every van is a diesel Sprinter built by Sportsmobile, and every reservation can add a Thetford toilet. The High Roof has an indoor hot shower; the pop-tops offer a solar shower outside.

The depots sit next to the big western parks, Jackson for Grand Teton and Yellowstone, Whitefish for Glacier, and the add-on menu runs to grocery delivery, bike racks and planned itineraries. It is the easiest first van trip money can buy.

Regional companies in the West worth a detour

Smaller fleets, one or two depots, and often the best value. The trade is less flexibility on one-way trips and pickup hours.

11. VanCraft

• Pickup: Oceanside (San Diego), Denver, Salt Lake City
• Price: Micro from $59 a day, Rover (Sprinter 144) from $119, Rover XL (Sprinter 170) from $135
• Miles: 125 a day; $0.69 a mile over on the Sprinters, $0.49 on the Micro
• Vans: Mercedes Sprinters in two lengths, plus a micro van
• Extras: Rooftop tent, bike rack, cassette toilet, 24/7 roadside help

VanCraft is the way to try a real Sprinter conversion without buying one. The long van seats six and sleeps up to six with the rooftop tent; the short one is 19 feet and seats four. Both come with a stocked kitchen, bedding, towels, an outdoor rug and a 20-gallon hot outdoor shower.

The micro van at $59 a day is one of the cheapest fleet rentals on this page, if two people and a full bed are all you need.

12. Basecamper Vans

• Pickup: Salt Lake City
• Price: $89 to $109 a day starting rates; the company quotes $99 to $169 a night plus tax and insurance
• Miles: 125 a night; $0.35 a mile over, rising to $0.65 past 250 miles
• Vans: Four vans: two ProMaster City builds, two Chevy Express vans; seat up to 5, sleep 2 to 4
• Minimum: 3 to 5 nights, 7 on some holidays
• Age: 25

Basecamper has run four affordable vans out of Salt Lake City since 2013, which puts Utah’s Mighty Five within a day. Fridge, stove, heater and bike rack are built in; sleeping bags that zip together, a cook kit with a coffee press and a hard-shell rooftop tent are add-ons.

There is no toilet or shower in these vans, and no unlimited-mileage option, so plan the loop before you book.

13. Rocky Mountain Campervans

• Pickup: Denver, Las Vegas
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: 130 a night; $0.39 a mile over
• Vans: Ram ProMasters, Winnebago Solis, VW Eurovans and Vanagons
• Minimum: Denver 2 nights off-season and 4 in summer; Las Vegas 4 nights, 6 in summer
• Pets: $50 per pet, two at most
• Deposit: $1,000

Rocky Mountain Campervans mixes vintage VWs with modern ProMasters and Solis vans, and some of the old ones are manual, so check the transmission before you book. A tripod toilet, a solar shower, a cooler and a water jug come free; tents, bike racks and an upgraded toilet cost extra.

Winter renters can ask for a locking ski rack. Kitchenware is counted per person and linens cover up to four.

14. Vegas Campers

• Pickup: Las Vegas
• Price: Not published; booking runs through Outdoorsy
• Miles: 150 a day, pooled across the trip; $0.45 a mile over
• Vans: Seven identical ProMaster City campers built by Cascade Campers

Vegas Campers runs seven matching small vans, so you know exactly what you are getting: a sink, fridge, stove, heater, fans, a shower, lighting, cookware and bedding. The website has a set of van-training videos covering the solar, the awning, the shower and what to do if the van breaks down.

Las Vegas is a smart starting point for Zion, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon and the Mojave, which is where I first learned to boondock.

15. Boho Camper Vans

• Pickup: Tempe, four miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: 200 a day; $0.50 a mile over
• Vans: Camper vans, plus Jeeps with rooftop tents
• Minimum: 3 nights; 10 percent off at 7 nights, 25 percent off at 30
• Age: 25

Boho gives you the most miles per day of any fleet on this list, which matters in Arizona, where everything worth seeing is a long drive apart. The vans carry air conditioning, heat, a fridge with a freezer, a fresh-water tank, an outdoor shower and the kitchen and bedding you need.

Dogs are welcome for a fee, and the Jeep-and-tent option is there if the desert tracks tempt you more than the pavement.

16. Vanworks

• Pickup: Loveland, Colorado, with free parking for your own car
• Price: $250 a night
• Miles: 150 a day
• Vans: Three Sprinter 144 AWD vans and one Transit 148 AWD, all in the Switchback layout; two sleep 2, two sleep 4
• Age: 25
• Pets: $20 a day

Vanworks has been building camper vans since 1978, and the rental fleet is made of its own Switchback conversions. All-wheel drive on every van makes this a good Rocky Mountain pick in shoulder season.

Kitchen gear, a pour-over coffee setup, bedding, chairs, a table and a propane stove come with the van.

17. Voyager Campervans

• Pickup: Minneapolis (Golden Valley), by appointment; one-way options to Nashville and Portland
• Price: Minny $149 to $169 a night, V2 $209 to $249, V4 $269 to $299, plus a $90 cleaning and prep fee
• Miles: 125 a day; $0.35 a mile over, or buy a package
• Vans: Ram ProMaster builds: the two-person Minny, the V2 and the four-person V4
• Minimum: 2 to 5 days by season
• Age: 25
• Pets: $30

Voyager is the Upper Midwest’s option, with vans that keep the logos small enough to park quietly in town. The founder started it after three months living in a van he converted himself, and the rentals include roadside help, bedding, cooking gear and camp chairs.

Insurance runs about $44 to $46 a day on top of the rate. The North Shore of Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters are the obvious trips from here.

18. Campervan North America

• Pickup: Bozeman, Montana
• Price: Not published; quote by dates
• Miles: 75 a day; $0.50 a mile over, or $30 a day for unlimited
• Vans: Edelweiss (small van, sleeps 1 to 2), Treasure Chaser and Two4theRoad (Sprinters), Bunkhouse (ProMaster, sleeps up to 5)
• Age: 23 for the Edelweiss, 25 for the rest
• Deposit: $750; one-way trips need 14 nights

If Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier are the plan, Campervan North America is the closest fleet. The vans are plain on the outside, two-wheel drive, and meant for maintained roads. What is included changes by model, so read the gear list for the van you want.

At 75 miles a day the included mileage is the lowest on this list. For a park loop out of Bozeman, the $30 a day unlimited add-on is almost always worth it.

Companies in the East and the South

The campervan rental map is thin east of the Rockies. These are the fleets that cover the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic and Florida.

19. Scamper RV

• Pickup: McDonough and Cumming, Georgia, both outside Atlanta
• Price: The one campervan, a 2021 ProMaster that sleeps 4, lists at $169 a night; a Thor Sequence Class B at $267
• Miles: 100 a day; $0.55 a mile over, or $35 per extra 100 miles bought ahead
• Vans: One ProMaster campervan and one Class B, inside a larger fleet of RVs and travel trailers
• Minimum: 3 nights
• Age: 25
• Pets: Allowed; Canada yes, Mexico no

Scamper used to be a small campervan outfit with Nissan NV200s and fiesta-colored interiors. It now operates as Scamper RV out of two Southern RV dealer lots, and the fleet is mostly motorhomes and trailers. If you want a campervan in Georgia, there is exactly one, so book it early.

Bedding and kitchenware come free in the campervan but not in the RVs, and the campervan is the one vehicle without a bathroom. The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Smokies are a short drive north.

20. Vander Outdoors

• Pickup: Alexandria, Virginia, by the Huntington Metro station, a short ride from Washington DC
• Price: Cascade $150, Appalachia $205, DMV Cruiser $225 a night, plus prep, required insurance and roadside fees
• Miles: 125 a day; $0.40 a mile over
• Vans: Cascade (ProMaster City, sleeps 2), Appalachia, DMV Cruiser (ProMaster by Dave and Matt Vans, sleeps up to 4)
• Minimum: 3 nights

Vander Outdoors is the Mid-Atlantic’s campervan fleet, and the Metro-side pickup means you can fly into DC and never rent a car. The DMV Cruiser has standing height, a furnace, a lithium battery bank, an induction cooktop and a fridge; the Cascade is the small, easy-to-drive one.

Insurance has to be bought through the company’s policy, and a personal auto policy is not accepted. A $50 in-person demo before your trip is credited to the booking. Shenandoah, the Outer Banks and the Blue Ridge are the natural loops.

Renting a campervan in Hawaii

21. Campervan Hawaii

• Pickup: Oahu, Maui, the Big Island
• Price: From $124 a day for the Jeep and Metris pop-tops, $174 for the Hymer and the Suite Ride, $199 for the Winnebago Solis, plus a $169 to $219 turnover fee and $9 per person per night
• Miles: Ask when you book
• Vans: Winnebago Solis, Hymer Aktiv, the Suite Ride, Mercedes Metris pop-top, Jeep Rubicon pop-top
• Minimum: 3 nights; 5 at Christmas, when rates rise
• Age: 25
• Pets: One dog under 55 pounds, $10 a day

Campervan Hawaii is the one company on this list that rents on three islands. The Hymer Aktiv and the Solis have a bathroom and an indoor shower; the pop-tops are simpler and cheaper. The per-person fee covers towels, linens and camping gear.

Holiday weeks carry a 25 percent surcharge, and Christmas goes higher. Each van is set up a little differently, so read the listing for the island you are flying into.

How to choose between them

A 4×4 van costs more and is only worth it off the pavement

A 4×4 camper van lets you take the dirt roads to the free boondocking spots, and it is the right call for sand, snow or a washboard track. It also burns more fuel and rents for more. MoTerra’s whole fleet is 4×4, Roadsurfer rents the Winnebago Revel, and Outdoorsy lists Revels and Sportsmobiles from private owners.

If your trip is national park campgrounds and paved scenic drives, a two-wheel-drive van will do everything you need and leave money for the trip.

Most rental campervans do not have a bathroom

Class B RVs built on a van chassis, like the Winnebago Solis, the Hymer Aktiv, the Airstream Interstate and the Roadtrek Zion, have a bathroom. Many campervans carry a cassette toilet or a composting toilet, and many have nothing at all. My own van has never had one, and I get by with campgrounds, gyms and public restrooms.

If a bathroom matters to you, read the listing twice. Campervan Hawaii, MoTerra and the Class B listings on Outdoorsy and RVshare are the reliable places to find one. These are the campervans with bathrooms if you want to know the models by name.

The true cost of a campervan rental

The nightly rate is the start of the bill, not the end of it. Add the prep or cleaning fee, which runs from about $90 to $130 at the fleet companies, then insurance, which several companies require you to buy from them. Then miles: most vans include 75 to 200 a day, and overages run $0.25 to $0.69 a mile.

Then fuel, which is yours, and gear. Some companies bundle bedding and kitchen kits; others charge $45 or more per rental. A one-way trip adds a few hundred dollars. Hawaii adds a per-person fee every night.

As a rough budget, most campervan rentals land between $100 and $200 a night once the fees are spread across the trip, and more in July. Shoulder season is where the deals are, and on Outdoorsy you can sometimes message an owner and ask for a better weekly rate.

Sponsored: According to CampervanPlanet’s 2026-27 price study, an RV in the USA costs about $98 a day in January and $187 in July, before extras.

What to pack for a campervan rental

What comes with the van varies from everything to nothing. Read the gear list for your company before you shop. If something below is not provided, bring it.

• Sleeping bags or bedding, pillows and ear plugs
• A camp stove or grill with fuel and a lighter, if the van has no cooktop
• Pots, a kettle, utensils, plates, bowls, cups and food containers
• A cooler if there is no fridge, plus condiments and spices
• Dish soap, a sponge, a towel and trash bags
• Layers, a rain jacket, a hat and shower sandals
• Towels, toiletries, toilet paper, sunscreen and bug spray
• A first-aid kit, a headlamp, a toolkit and leveling blocks
• Camp chairs and a table if they are not included
• A water hose to refill the tank, chargers and a power bank
• Offline maps downloaded before you lose signal
• Bikes, paddle boards, books and a camera

The fine print that catches first-time renters

Before you book

• Hidden fees: cleaning, prep, insurance, late returns and mileage overages are where the surprise costs live.
• Mileage limits: know the daily cap and whether it pools across the trip. A park loop eats miles fast.
• Insurance: some companies require you to buy their coverage; others accept your own policy if it covers rentals. Call your insurer first.
• Age: several fleets on this list set the minimum at 25. If you are younger, Travellers Autobarn, Escape, Avanti, Roadsurfer and Native rent at 21.
• Size: count the seat belts and the beds, not just the beds. A bigger van is harder to park and drive.
• Cancellation: read the policy before you pay the deposit, and note the minimum rental, which can rise to a week in peak season.

When you pick up the van

• Photograph every scratch and dent before you drive off, and make sure it is noted on the paperwork.
• Test the fridge, the stove, the heater, the water pump and the lights while someone from the company is standing there.
• Find the fire extinguisher, first-aid kit, spare tire and jack.
• Check which fuel the van takes. Several on this list are diesel.

Before you return it

• Clean what the contract says to clean, empty the trash and the toilet if there is one, and refuel to the level you were given.
• Put every piece of gear back where it came from. Missing camp chairs get billed.
• Return on time; late fees start at a few hundred dollars at some companies.
• Walk through the van with staff at drop-off so damage questions are settled on the spot.

A week in a rental is the cheapest education in van life you can buy. You learn whether you want a high roof, whether you can live without a bathroom, and how many miles a day feel like too many. I did it the other way around, with a Craigslist Astro, and it worked out. If you want to see how the renting side looks from a country that does it well, here is how I rent campervans in Europe.

Other posts you will find useful: the best campervan rentals in Utah, what never to do with a rental campervan and the best vans to live in once you are ready to buy.

Campervan rental questions, answered

Sources: each company’s own website, prices and policies checked October 2026. Escape Campervans’ closure: the relaunched company’s own FAQ and RV PRO, December 2025. Marketplace listing counts are the companies’ own claims.