# The Dyrt

> The Dyrt is a Portland-based camping app that turned a couple's weekly argument over where to pitch a tent into the largest campground directory in the United States. It crowdsources more than 12 million reviews, photos and tips across 50,000+ campgrounds, then sells a $59.99-a-year PRO tier with offline maps, discounts and alerts that ping you the moment a sold-out campsite frees up.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Portland, Oregon, United States
- **Founders:** Kevin Long (CEO & Co-Founder), Sarah Smith (Co-Founder (idea originator; Inc. 2022 Female Founders 100))
- **Team size:** ~40 employees (Series B funded a near-doubling of the team)
- **Products:** The Dyrt (free app & web), The Dyrt PRO, Dyrt Alerts, Commission-free bookings / Instant Book, The Dyrt Camping Report
- **Notable:** Built the largest campground directory and camping community in the US (50,000+ campgrounds, 12M+ reviews)., Most-downloaded camping app of 2023 on Apple App Store and Google Play, roughly 2x the nearest competitor., Named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list four consecutive years (2022-2025).

## Products & services

- **The Dyrt (free app & web)** — The core camping search app: a directory of 50,000+ campgrounds with community reviews, photos and tips across public parks, private campgrounds, RV parks and free dispersed sites.
- **The Dyrt PRO** — A $59.99/year membership adding offline maps of the full database, public-land layers for boondocking, a road-trip planner, discounts at 1,000+ partner campgrounds, and in-app booking with no added fees.
- **Dyrt Alerts** — Notifications that ping PRO members when a sold-out or fully booked campground has a cancellation and a site opens up.
- **Commission-free bookings / Instant Book** — In-app reservations with $0 commission for campground owners and no added booking fees for users.
- **The Dyrt Camping Report** — An annual, data-driven industry report on camping demand and trends, presented by Toyota Trucks.
- **Campground tools & advertising (B2B)** — Listing management, claim-your-listing and advertising products for campground owners and destination marketers.

## Achievements

- Built the largest campground directory and camping community in the US (50,000+ campgrounds, 12M+ reviews).
- Most-downloaded camping app of 2023 on Apple App Store and Google Play, roughly 2x the nearest competitor.
- Named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list four consecutive years (2022-2025).
- Fast Company 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards (app category).
- Raised an $11M Series B in 2021, led by Realization Capital Partners.
- 4.8 stars from 122,000+ App Store ratings.
- Co-founder Sarah Smith named to Inc.'s 2022 Female Founders 100.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Released The Dyrt Camping Report 2026 (presented by Toyota Trucks), reporting 82.4 million campers in 2025 - the second-highest on record.
- **2024-01** — Named the most-downloaded camping app of 2023 and crossed 12 million user reviews, photos and tips.
- **2021-11** — Launched commission-free bookings for campgrounds and closed an $11M Series B.

## Links

- Website: https://thedyrt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dyrt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TheDyrt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedyrt/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDyrt/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21