Agritourism Glamping

Use Covered Wagons to
Diversify Your Income

Why farms, ranches, and vineyards across the country are adding PlainsCraft wagons to their properties.

The single biggest limitation of most agritourism operations is duration. A family drives out to pick apples, visit the animals, or tour the vineyard, spends two or three hours, and goes home. The farm earned a modest day-visit revenue from that guest. A covered wagon changes that equation entirely. The same family now has a reason to stay two nights, eat three meals in the area, and come back next season for the experience they told everyone about.

100%

growth projected between 2022 and 2030.

$3.15B

Global glamping market size in 2023

8.7%

CAGR through 2030

The market case

Why Agritourism Is Growing

The USDA defines agritourism as a commercial enterprise that connects agricultural production with tourism to entertain or educate visitors while generating income for the farm or business owner. As a sector, it is growing fast. Grand View Research projects the agritourism market to more than double between 2022 and 2030, driven primarily by Millennials and Gen Z travelers who are actively seeking direct connection with where their food comes from.

These are not passive visitors. They want to feed animals, pick produce, eat food that was grown on the land they are standing on, and understand the story behind a farm. They are also willing to pay more for an experience that feels genuine, which is exactly what a well-run agritourism operation offers.

What PlainsCraft brings to a development

Purpose-Built for
Commercial Outdoor Hospitality

PlainsCraft works with developers at every stage — from a single-property owner adding their first glamping units to multi-site operators building out a full resort concept. Our wagons are purpose-built for outdoor hospitality use, which means they hold up under continuous commercial occupancy in a way that adapted or repurposed structures do not.

Structures Built for Variable Conditions

Farms are not climate-controlled environments. Your wagon needs to hold up in summer heat, fall rain, and winter cold if you want to operate year-round or even through shoulder seasons. The Bonnetgard Cover System handles temperatures from approximately 10°F to 110°F, and the optional heat pump extends comfort in climates with significant temperature swings.

Self-Contained Bathrooms

Most farms do not have restroom infrastructure adjacent to where a wagon would be placed. PlainsCraft wagons include a fully self-contained bathroom with shower, flushing toilet, vanity, and sink, connected to standard utility hookups. Guests do not need to use a shared facility or walk to a separate building in the middle of the night.

Off-Grid Options

For farms where utility connections are not available at the wagon site, PlainsCraft can equip wagons for solar-powered off-grid operation. This is how properties like The Forbes Family Farm in Utah run their wagons: completely away from the grid, which enhances the disconnected, back-to-nature experience guests are seeking from an agritourism stay.

Visual Asset for Your Farm’s Marketing

A covered wagon on a farm photographs in a way that a cabin or a yurt simply does not. It is unmistakably agricultural, unmistakably American, and unmistakably PlainsCraft. The combination of wagon and farm setting creates images that guests share, that travel media covers, and that booking platform algorithms favor. Your wagon is not just an accommodation. It is your farm’s most marketable feature.

Every Scale of Development

Whether you are developing a boutique two-wagon concept or a multi-site resort with dozens of units, PlainsCraft has the production capacity and the experience to support your build. We have worked with developers at every stage of a project.

Fast Deployment

Most PlainsCraft wagons are built and shipped within 6–8 weeks. No lengthy construction timelines, no heavy site preparation. Drop them, connect utilities, and start generating revenue — giving your development a faster path to ROI than most traditional hospitality builds.

Complete your property

Restroom Solutions
Built to Match.

A wagon without reliable restroom access is a harder sell. PlainsCraft Shower Houses and Outhouses are handcrafted to the same standard as our wagons — durable, ADA-compliant, and quick to install — so your property is ready for guests end to end.

Shower House

Full Bathroom.
Zero Construction Headaches.

The PlainsCraft Shower House is a beautifully built, ready-to-go bathroom that brings the feel of a premium cabin to any outdoor setting. Hook it up and it works — no permits, no contractors, no timeline drama. From glamping resorts to private homesteads, it removes every friction point between you and a guest-ready property.

Outhouse

Quick Access.
Handcrafted Quality.

When a full shower house isn’t the right fit, the PlainsCraft Outhouse delivers clean, durable restroom access that matches the character of your property. Minimal install, low environmental impact, and built to the same quality standard guests expect from everything PlainsCraft makes.

Both units are available with ADA-compliant configurations and designed for rapid installation with standard utility hookups.

Agritourism Properties
Using PlainsCraft

PlainsCraft works with a range of agricultural properties, including a lavender farm in New Mexico, a solar-powered working ranch in Utah, a 600-acre vineyard and estate in Kansas, and an animal rescue sanctuary in Florida. Each property uses wagons differently, but the outcome is consistent: overnight guests who spend more, stay longer, and come back.

Ready to start the conversation?

Whether You’re in Early Feasibility
or Ready to Place an Order.

PlainsCraft can help you think through the build, the layout, and the business case. Use our ROI calculator to model the numbers for your project, or contact us directly to talk through your development goals.

Talk to Our Team

Every operation is different. Contact PlainsCraft to talk through the right configuration for your farm.

Run the Numbers First

Use our ROI calculator to model nightly rates, occupancy, and seasonal income before you commit to anything.