How to publish a journal entry as a review
When you've journaled a great (or not-so-great) stop, you can turn that entry into a public review with a couple of clicks — no retyping. Your photos and note come along, and the review helps the next RVer sizing up the same campground or attraction. This guide shows how. To create journal entries first, see Keep a Trip Journal.
Start from a posted entry
Publishing is available on a journal entry once you've posted it (see Keep a Trip Journal). On that entry, choose Publish as a review.
Fill in the review
The publish form starts from what you already wrote:
- Rating — pick 1 to 5 stars (required).
- Title — pre-filled with the place name; edit it as you like (up to 120 characters).
- Review — pre-filled with your journal note; adjust it for a public audience (up to 5,000 characters). Editing here doesn't change your journal.
- Photos — the photos from your journal entry are shown; they'll be included with the review.
- Check the box confirming these are your own photos and words, that they follow the RV Roost content guidelines, and that you understand the review will be public.
Then choose Publish review.
After you publish
- The entry shows ✓ Published to reviews, and you can't publish the same one twice.
- Your review becomes a public, searchable review of that campground or attraction, feeding its ratings and AI review summary.
- The review is now independent of your journal: editing your journal later won't change the published review, and vice versa.
Journal review vs a standalone review
Publishing from your journal is the quickest way to review a place you actually stayed. You can also write a review directly from a campground's detail card at any time — see Write a campground review.