Awards of Excellence Program – OHI – Advancing Outdoor Hospitality

Awards of Excellence

We’re always looking to celebrate our members, and one of the best ways is through our awards program, the Awards of Excellence.

Each year, OHI presents the following Awards of Excellence to our member-parks:

Park of the Year

(one award given in each of four park size categories)

Plan-It Green Park of the Year

(two awards based on park size)

We’re always looking to celebrate you, and one of the best ways to do that is by recognizing your accomplishments through our awards program.

Each year, OHI presents the following Awards of Excellence to our members:

Unity Through Generosity Award 

Campground Partner Award

State Directory of the Year Award

State Leadership  Award 

Apply for the Awards of Excellence

All Awards of Excellence applications will open in the spring. To be the first to know, make sure you’re subscribed to OHInow.

Application Deadline Announced in the Spring. No Cost to Enter.

Awards of Excellence winners will be announced at OHCE2024 in Oklahoma City, OK.

Nominated parks must be current, active members of OHI that have been in business for at least one year, and it’s perfectly acceptable to nominate your own park.

2023 Winners

NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES

Parks that have won an OHI Park of the Year Award (Small, Medium, Large and Mega) in the past two years (2021 or 2022) in a category are ineligible to win another award in that same category in 2023. Representatives of these parks will serve as judges for their respective category group. Parks that have won a Plan-It Green Friendly Park of the Year in 2021 or 2022 are eligible to nominate for that award again and eligible to win a Park of the Year Award.

There are two things you can do to help make sure your nomination application is as strong as it can be:

Be as descriptive as possible. For example, instead of simply stating that your park has a strong commitment to customer service, describe the specific training and programs you have put into place at your park to achieve that goal.
Support your statements. Uploading photos, videos and/or PDF documents can really help bring your park to life for the judges.