Campsite (facility)

The Campsite is a public works project available for construction in. It costs 59,800 Bells to construct, and is no longer available for demolition after a completed construction. It opens up a tenth slot for villagers to move in, the maximum amount of available villager lots in the game. It requires a 5x5 space for construction. The Campsite is only available for use by non-resident villagers, and allows a variety of special villager interactions with the camping villager known as minigames.

Campers accommodated by the Campsite are never seen to sleep, roam the town or shop, and tents or igloos disappear at six o'clock in the morning, only when the player activates the morning rise and shine by exiting a building. Campers will not appear on days if there is an event that goes on all day or if a holiday takes place that day.

Use
Non-resident villagers are seen to camp in the Campsite, which includes villagers seen previously, in friend towns or previous town residents. Interacting with them have their special benefits. Players may obtain many furniture and items from campers when playing their minigames, and a player may convince a villager to move into their town.

If a town has nine villagers and a Campsite when the player convinces a camper to move in, the camper will take up the special tenth slot of the town. No unwarranted villagers will be able to move into a player's town if it has nine residents, unless they are StreetPassed into the town or invited when camping.

Having a camper in the town will not affect residents, as they will not talk about an occupied Campsite or a camping stranger. Booker and Copper will take note of this however, though they are only unlocked by constructing the Police Station.

Tent Camper
From February 25th to December 10th, campers that arrive for a visit on the town's Campsite will set up a tent on the town's Campsite. Inside, the villager may want to play a game with the player, if the player has 5,000 bells or more and has one or more space in their pockets. The player can obtain Camping Gear furniture from the villager along with regular kinds of furniture, which is selected at random. The villager can also ask to play a game to sell one of the player's furniture, wallpaper, flooring or even regular tools (not counting silver or gold items though).

Igloo Camper
From December 11th to February 24th, campers that arrive for a visit on the town's Campsite will set up an igloo on the town's Campsite. Inside, the villager may want to play a game with the player, if the player has 5,000 bells or more and has one or more space in their pockets. The player can obtain Winter Gear furniture from the villager along with regular kinds of furniture, which is selected at random. The villager can also ask to play a game to sell one of the player's furniture, wallpaper, flooring or even regular tools (not counting silver or gold items though).

Exclusive Items
Below are a list of Campsite-exclusive furniture and items that the player may only obtain from a camping villager through a minigame.

Tent Camper Exclusives
 * Backpack
 * Bonfire
 * Kayak
 * Sleeping Bag
 * Surfboard
 * Campfire Cookware
 * Propane Stove

Igloo Camper Exclusives
 * Camp Stove
 * Fish Grill
 * Campfire
 * Stewpot
 * Smoker