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• Travel Channel to feature 7-hour block of RV programming on May 20--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted May 17, 2012
  This mammoth block of programming will showcase a variety of RV's from kickass custom built overland expedition vehicles and gargantuan celebrity honeywagons to outlandish RV conversions and vintage travel trailers. 9:00 am “Radical Rides” - The ...


• Forging family memories: Campgrounds have everything you want for a great experience--Source: The Idaho Statesman -- Posted May 17, 2012
  Idaho -- Those are the attributes of the ultimate campground and Idaho has plenty of them. Let's say there are hundreds of ultimate campgrounds in Idaho that are ideal for family camping. Picking out a half-dozen is pretty easy. We've whittled down the list to ...


• Municipal attorney: Banning RVs in city would be mistake--Source: SalemNews.net -- Posted May 17, 2012
  Ohio -- North Main Street resident Nora Salmen submitted a letter to council earlier this month wishing to have RVs banned because she believes they are "devaluing property and the atmosphere of the whole town." Planning Commission Chairman Richard McBane said ...


• Roads, Campgrounds Open for the Season--Source: Pagosa Daily Post -- Posted May 15, 2012
  Colorado -- All campgrounds are open except Blanco River Campground which will be available for reservations for groups at this website on May 25. East Fork, West Fork and Palisades Campgrounds are also available for reservations at this website.


• Grants to renovate parks, infrastructure--Source: Coeur d'Alene Press -- Posted May 15, 2012
  Idaho -- Parks and Waterways also received a state Recreational Vehicle grant of $366844 to renovate the public RV dump station on Dalton Avenue, where recreators can unload the holding tanks on their RVs, campers and vessels. Both of the projects, scheduled to ...


• Top Five Spots for Your RV in North America--Source: Business 2 Community -- Posted May 15, 2012
  30 million Americans will hit the road this summer in their RV (or recreational vehicle). Some will visit their favorite privately run campground, while others will take a chance on any of the 16000 RV parks and ...


• Where to go RVing in Canada--Source: Edmonton Sun -- Posted May 15, 2012
  Ontario -- There are a few options for RV trailer parks in Ontario's Cottage Country region. Explore the wild nature this special Ontario region offers - from star gazing to hiking - and fun family activities the area has to offer from the ...


• RV hall of fame a trip down memory lane --Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted May 14, 2012
  Indiana -- For thousands of recreational vehicle devotees who visit each year, the RV/MV Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., is the equivalent of a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley's Graceland.


• Habitat house raised--Source: Chillicothe Constitution Tribune -- Posted May 14, 2012
  Missouri -- Habitat for Humanity's RV Care-A-Vanners have been building a home for the Laura and Ubaldo Navarrete family at 1547 Polk Street since April 30. They began with just a cement slab to build up from. Above, we see two workers placing siding along the ...


• Wayne lake opening delayed--Source: Charleston Gazette -- Posted May 14, 2012
  West Virginia -- The US Army Corps of Engineers says reservations for the campground from May 11-31 have been canceled, and campers will get refunds. Damage from the EF3 tornado on March 2 at the park was confined to the East Fork Campground. The corps says trees were ...


• Forest Service looking for campground hosts this summer--Source: KXLF Butte News -- Posted May 11, 2012
  Montana -- The Butte Ranger district is looking for campground hosts for several campgrounds around the mining city. You get to spend your summer in beautiful surroundings, doing a little work, and more importantly introducing people to the all that the area has ...


• Flying Flags RV Resort gets Big Boost--Source: KCOY.com -- Posted May 09, 2012
  California -- The summer travel season is right around the corner and a local RV resort is gearing up for a lot of business. Seven years ago an investor group acquired the Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton and initially planned to ...


• The Get'away Gals and their vintage RVs--Source: San Antonio Express -- Posted May 08, 2012
  Texas -- Here, Cathy Arnold talks about her trailer as the Get'Away Gals camp at the Lazy L&L Campground. Pam Sinclair emerges from her 1961 Nomad camper, " Lil Bevo" with a skirt to show off as the Get'Away Gals camp at the Lazy L&L Campground.


• Big Creek Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park--Source: National Parks Traveler -- Posted May 08, 2012
  Tennessee -- If you're looking for a small, quiet campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park without being too far from a main road, you can't do much better than Big Creek Campground. With only 12 tent sites, Big Creek is the smallest campground in the park ...


• Gulf Coast RVs opens Dubai showroom--Source: Trade Arabia -- Posted May 08, 2012
  Gulf Coast RVs, the Middle East's first specialist retailer of luxury recreational vehicles (RVs), has opened its doors in Dubai, offering a premium range of motorhomes, travel trailers and caravans. Gulf Coast RVs' first showroom, located on Sheikh ...


• Michigan forest camp fees lowered--Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted May 08, 2012
  Michigan -- He says the changes will align fees for state forest campgrounds more closely with those at state parks and recreation areas with similar features. The per-night charge at most state forest campgrounds will be $13, down from $15 previously.


• Plenty of Activities Planned for Summer at Mosquito Lake State Park--Source: WYTV -- Posted May 08, 2012
  Ohio -- Friends of Mosquito Lake State Campground is a volunteer organization that's been around for three years, working to improve the more than 8000 acre park. As summer quickly approaches, the Friends have plenty of activities planned that they want the ...


• High Cliff State Park family campground closed due to high water--Source: WTAQ -- Posted May 05, 2012
  Wisconsin -- The Deparment of Natural Resources says the family campground at High Cliff State Park is closed due to high water. DNR officials say the campground is expected to be shut down through at least Sunday. The storms that kicked off ...


• Fees increase at 5 Tahoe campgrounds--Source: Sacramento Bee -- Posted May 05, 2012
  California -- Camping fees will increase by $2 this season at five campgrounds in the Lake Tahoe basin. The campgrounds -- Fallen Leaf, Meeks Bay, William Kent, Kaspian and Nevada Beach -- are operated by California Land ...


• Squirrel from Campground Tests Positive for Plague--Source: MyFox Phoenix -- Posted May 05, 2012
  California -- A ground squirrel trapped at a popular campground in southern California has tested positive for plague. According to health officials, the rodent was tested during routine monitoring at the Cedar Grove Campground on Palomar Mountain, ...


• North Dakota oil patch getting indoor RV park--Source: Bismarck Tribune -- Posted May 04, 2012
  North Dakota -- Chad Lekander, of Mahtowa, Minn., and a partner have formed B&H Construction Companies to build the indoor RV park south of Watford City. It will consist of 10 buildings to accommodate 240 RVs. Fargo-based NETA Property Management will oversee it.


• Make some waves at the 15th Annual French Broad River Festival--Source: Asheville Citizen-Times -- Posted May 04, 2012
  North Carolina -- Special to the Citizen-Times Where: Hot Springs Campground and Spa, Hot Springs. What began as an informal riverside party for a bunch of paddling buddies has become one of Western North Carolina's favorite grassroots festivals.


• Umatilla forest needs campground hosts--Source: TheNewsTribune.com -- Posted May 04, 2012
  Washington -- The Umatilla National Forest is looking for volunteers to spend part or all of the summer as campground hosts at Bull Prairie and Frazier Campgrounds. Hosts will be given a campsite and will be required to visit with campers, ...


• RV owners must work together to propose new bylaw--Source: Langley Times -- Posted May 02, 2012
  British Columbia -- After having a well-kept and clean RV in my driveway for seven years, this year I, and several of my neighbors finally came under attack from Township bylaw enforcement. On behalf of my neighbors, I have led the campaign the challenge the ...


• Campground back--Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -- Posted May 02, 2012
  Alaska -- The Lower Chatanika State Recreation Area at 11 Mile Elliott Highway — including Olnes Pond and Whitefish Campground — is being restored from passive management to active management. A park ranger position in the Northern Region has been funded and ...


• Garden of the Gods Campground sold to Tennessee company--Source: Colorado Springs Gazette -- Posted May 02, 2012
  Colorado -- The Garden of the Gods Campground near Manitou Springs has been sold to a Memphis, Tenn.-based company as part of its expansion into the Western US with a chain of outdoor and recreational vehicle resorts. RVC Outdoor Destinations bought the 13.3-acre ...


• Off the Couch: Bela, jazz, bluegrass vying for attention--Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press -- Posted May 01, 2012
  Tennessee -- Mike and Astrid Griffin will present their final Chattanooga Traditional Jazz Festival at the Choo Choo, and the Boxcar Pinion Memorial Bluegrass Festival is this weekend at Raccoon Mountain Caverns & Campground. Also, Bela Fleck will join the ...


• Stagecoach country festival a camp-out — plus music--Source: The Desert Sun -- Posted May 01, 2012
  California -- For many Stagecoach revelers, partying in the RV campground before, during and after the concert is a crucial part of country festival experience. Sometimes the camaraderie is as important as the music. Just ask Christopher Mitchell, 23, ...


• New campground expected to provide attractive diversion--Source: Jackson Clarion Ledger -- Posted May 01, 2012
  Mississippi -- Not open to the public yet, but nearing completion, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks' Clay Ready talks about the Calling Panther Lake campground. CRYSTAL SPRINGS — Aside from the excellent bluegill, bass and crappie fishing, ...


• Idaho Parks and Rec is looking for summer volunteers--Source: KIVI-TV -- Posted May 01, 2012
  Idaho -- Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for volunteers for parks, campgrounds and forests over the summer. They are looking for Campground Hosts, Interpretive Hosts, Visitor Services, Maintenance, special projects and other ...


• Jellystone reopens after fire--Source: Albert Lea Tribune -- Posted May 01, 2012
  Minnesota -- “It's hard for me to walk over there,” said Westrich, who operates Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park campgrounds with her husband and parents, 10 miles east of Austin. Smoke still rises from the ruined structure of the main building at Yogi Bear's Jellystone ...


• Bald eagle nesting closes Little Grass Valley Reservoir campground--Source: Enterprise-Record -- Posted May 01, 2012
  California -- The Plumas National Forest has closed a portion of Wyandotte Campground and an area near Little Grass Valley Reservoir because of bald eagles nesting in the area. The closure area includes the north loop of the Wyandotte Campground, ...


• Governor says RV industry rebound is example of statewide economic recovery--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Apr 29, 2012
  Indiana -- He arrived at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum at 9 a.m. and meet privately for almost an hour with a handful of presidents of RV manufacturers and supplier companies.


• More blacks are camping in RVs--Source: Virginia Gazette -- Posted Apr 27, 2012
  Virginia -- “True story,” laughed the vice president of the Virginia Camping Cardinals, 120 members who will roll in 50 RVs to American Heritage Campground this Friday for a weekend rally. It's the largest club of its kind on the East Coast, with primarily ...


• Greenbo Lake State Resort Park opens equine campground--Source: The Republic -- Posted Apr 27, 2012
  Kentucky -- The park opened its equine campground this week, thanks to assistance from Greenup County. In this Tuesday April 24, 2012, photo, Kimberly Howard, 8, rides her horse, Trouble, through the new primitive equine campground area at Greenbo Lake State ...


• Project Phoenix returned Lillydale Campground from war zone to popular getaway ...--Source: DVIDS -- Posted Apr 27, 2012
  Tennessee -- These are waterside campsites at Lillydale Campground on the shores of Dale Hollow Lake. Operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, this favorite camping destination once featured plush loblolly pine trees.


• City backs off on RV living ban--Source: RV News Service -- Posted Apr 26, 2012
  North Dakota -- For many of them, the boot rack is in an RV, and the town council decided too many RVs were too much of a good thing: City commissioners proposed make living in an RV in Williston a crime. The town fathers didn't plan on the backlash they received.


• Young couple chucks the rat race, hits the road in an RV--Source: WPDE -- Posted Apr 26, 2012
  South Carolina -- It's not unusual for retired people to live the recreational vehicle lifestyle, but Jason and Nikki Wynn are both just 30 years old, less than half the age of most RV full timers. "When we roll into an RV park, we definitely stand out.


• Fate of McCloud RV Park to be determined at auction--Source: Mount Shasta Herald -- Posted Apr 26, 2012
  California -- The fate of Dance Country RV Park in McCloud will be decided at a public auction after a recent foreclosure. By Carol Sunnucks The fate of the Dance Country RV Park in McCloud will be determined April 30 at a public auction following a recent ...


• Volunteer Hosts Needed for Wilson Reservoir & North Wildhorse Campgrounds--Source: Mesquite Citizen Journal -- Posted Apr 26, 2012
  Nevada -- The Bureau of Land Management, Elko District is looking for volunteer campground hosts at the Wilson Reservoir and North Wildhorse campgrounds, both located north of Elko. Selected volunteers will act as the BLM representative at the site and welcome ...


• Myrtle Beach area campground founders tapped for Hall of Fame--Source: MyrtleBeachOnline.com -- Posted Apr 26, 2012
  South Carolina -- Thompson, a Bennettsville resident who has stayed at Ocean Lakes Family Campground several times a year since 1997, immediately thought the campground's founders, Nelson and Mary Emily Jackson, should be part of that elite group.


• SW Mo. campground closed for 2012 season--Source: Belleville News Democrat -- Posted Apr 25, 2012
  Missouri -- A popular campground at Table Rock Lake south of Branson will be closed for the 2012 season while construction crews repair extensive damage from last year's high water. The US Army Corps of Engineers says for safety reasons, it's asking the public not ...


• Gov. Daniels scheduled to visit RV/MH Hall of Fame Friday--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Apr 24, 2012
  Indiana -- Gov. Mitch Daniels is scheduled to visit the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum this week to meet with recreational vehicle company executives and tout the industry’s economic recovery.


• Camp for free - help kids with cancer --Source: SooToday.com -- Posted Apr 24, 2012
  Michigan -- The Sault Ste Marie KOA Campground, located at 501 Fifth Line E/RR 3 in Sault Ste. Marie, is offering a free night of camping on Saturday, May 12 to all campers who stay at the campground as paying guests on Friday, May 11 as part of KOA's 9th Annual ...


• City to close campground for Quarry Days--Source: Dell Rapids Tribune -- Posted Apr 24, 2012
  Montana -- Due to elevated activities during last year's Quarry Days event, the Dell Rapids City Council voted last week to close the city's campground by the baseball field from Thursday, June 21, to Monday, June 25. At the council's regular ...


• Pete and David Coors hit the road in an RV with a bunch of beer; don't tell Buford T. Justice--Source: Westword (blog) -- Posted Apr 24, 2012
  Colorado -- Just two guys heading out on a week-long RV trip across the country. Of course, most father-and-son adventures don't involve a personal driver, like this one does. But then, most fathers and sons aren't ...


• Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Launches Online Camping Reservations--Source: Imperial Valley News -- Posted Apr 23, 2012
  California -- Thousand Oaks, California - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area will launch a new online reservation system and fee structure for its group campground on May 2. The Circle X Ranch Campground accommodates groups of 10 to 75 people and is ...


• State parks recovering from fires, budget cuts--Source: Amarillo.com -- Posted Apr 23, 2012
  Texas -- “It's all open now except for one campground and a trail,” Superintendent Roger Dolle said of the park that usually draws about 150000 visitors a year. “We still have little things here and there, but we've got most of the road work done and it's not ...


• Recession doesn't stop RV owners from hitting the road--Source: Green Valley News -- Posted Apr 23, 2012
  Arizona -- Eva and Charles Jenkins (left), president of the Green Valley Roadrunners RV Club, entertain friends, Dee Fink (seated left) and Barbara Watson, an RVer from Oregon and Gil Fink, seated far right, in their 38-foot diesel pusher RV.


• MVP RV assets sold to real estate investor--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Apr 23, 2012
  California -- Workers in February 2011 apply glue that would bond a rubber roof to a pull trailer at MVP RV in Riverside. MVP RV's assets and real estate were sold on Thursday. BY KIMBERLY PIERCEALL The last vestiges of MVP RV were sold Thursday to a Los ...


• Camp in a California state park -- while you can--Source: San Jose Mercury News -- Posted Apr 23, 2012
  California -- Grizzly Creek campground is bordered by redwoods and the river, with several hiking trails nearby. Farther south in Mendocino County, Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area sits on the south fork of the Eel River, known as the "gateway to tall trees ...


• Ultralights: Smaller Trailers for Smaller Tow Vehicles--Source: TruckTrend Magazine -- Posted Apr 20, 2012
  Livin' Lite designs and builds affordable, lightweight, towable RVs and truck campers. It offers a complete lineup of towable RVs, sport/utility RVs, VRVs (Versatile Recreational Vehicles), and soft- and solid-wall truck campers.


• MVP RV auction held; buyer, sale price unknown--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Apr 20, 2012
  California -- A private auction of MVP RV's assets and real estate near Riverside was held Thursday although it wasn't known who bid and for how much. CMA Auctions, the firm that's liquidating the company's assets, barred members of the press ...


• The Badlands' wild vistas worth a visit--Source: Chicago Tribune -- Posted Apr 20, 2012
  Montana -- For unparalleled views, we chose to stay overnight at Cedar Pass Campground within the park. The expanse of the Badlands' eroded rock formations lay all around us. In early morning light, the intricate play between highlighted peaks and shadowed ridges ...


• Free entry to Olympic National Park starting Saturday--Source: Peninsula Daily -- Posted Apr 20, 2012
  Washington -- Heart O' the Hills Campground is open year-round. -– Elwha Valley — The Olympic Hot Springs Road is closed just beyond the Altair Campground to allow safe removal of Glines Canyon Dam. Until dam removal is finished, which is anticipated by late 2013,


• La Junta KOA offers free night of camping--Source: La Junta Tribune Democrat -- Posted Apr 20, 2012
  Colorado -- The La Junta KOA Campground, located at 26680 W US Highway 50 in La Junta, is offering a free night of camping on Saturday, May 12 to all campers who stay at the campground as paying guests on Friday, May 11 as part of KOA's 9th Annual ...


• West Valley veterans irked over removal of flags at RV resort--Source: Tucson Citizen -- Posted Apr 19, 2012
  Arizona -- The veterans who live at Paradise RV Resort remember the dramatic battles they fought against the Japanese during World War II. But a much smaller fight they have waged for the past two ...


• Campers can reserve Montana campgrounds online--Source: KPAX-TV -- Posted Apr 19, 2012
  Montana -- The system allows anyone to book a campsite before heading outside and while reservations are suggested at Montana State campgrounds, they are not required. The Division still holds about 25% of the campsites open for those showing up at the last ...


• Fishing Friendly Campgrounds Near Georgia's Lake Sinclair--Source: Yahoo! Sports -- Posted Apr 19, 2012
  Georgia -- It is a private campground that offers direct access to Lake Sinclair via a series of lighted boat docks. Monthly campsite rates tend to start at $425. Oconee Spring Park is located on South Spring Road SE in Eatonton. It is well-suited for anglers for ...


• How to buy the right RV--Source: UpperMichigansSource.com -- Posted Apr 19, 2012
  Michigan -- RV's are often a huge investment for campers, so when you go shopping, you want to make sure you buy the right one for you. One of the first things to keep in mind isn't actually the RV. "Make sure you have the correct tow vehicle.


• New Lower Huron Metropark campground opens May 4--Source: Southgate News Herald -- Posted Apr 19, 2012
  Michigan -- Camp close to home at Lower Huron Metropark's new Walnut Grove Campground, where family rustic camping, for all ages, is available May 4 through mid-October. located near Belleville in Wayne County. Campers are encouraged to bring walking shoes, ...


• Valrico 'RV family' shares their memories--Source: Bay News 9 -- Posted Apr 17, 2012
  Florida -- A Valrico family who sold everything more than a year and a half ago to hit the road in an RV is sharing some of their memories. "We believe God gave us the opportunity to grow closer as a family," said Tim Gregory.


• Brunswick selects Knoxville firm to operate city's campground--Source: Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online -- Posted Apr 17, 2012
  Maryland -- The city of Brunswick has signed an agreement with a Knoxville firm to operate the its campground. Under the agreement between the city and River & Trail Outfitters, the company will lease and operate Brunswick's ...


• Missouri River recreation areas continue rebounding--Source: Sioux City Journal -- Posted Apr 17, 2012
  South Dakota -- Campground No. 1 at the Oahe (oh-AW'-hee) Downstream Recreation Area is now open to the public. The state Game, Fish and Parks Department says power was restored to the campground Friday, after repairs to flood-damaged ...


• Rose Canyon Lake Campground gets a makeover--Source: KVOA Tucson News -- Posted Apr 16, 2012
  Arizona -- Just in time for the summer season, Mount Lemmon's Rose Canyon Lake Campground finally opens back up after some reconstruction. The campground was originally built in the late 1950's, and it's federal stimulus funds that are bringing it up to ...


• New Waterloo KOA campground development well underway--Source: kwwl.com -- Posted Apr 16, 2012
  Iowa -- The Bertch family is developing a KOA campground at Shaulis and Hess Roads. And it's hoped the new development will help bring more visitors to Black Hawk County. It's a project more than five years in the making. This summer, Bamboo Ridge KOA ...


• For now, it's life in an RV for voiceover artist reinventing herself--Source: Florida Times-Union -- Posted Apr 15, 2012
  Florida -- In her mid-50s, she's now exploring the country in an old RV rigged with a high-tech soundbooth, kept company only by her cats Nora and Patsy. For the past several weeks, she has been staying at a campground near St. Augustine.


• Seasonal state park campgrounds open in eastern Oregon; beware fickle weather--Source: OregonLive.com (blog) -- Posted Apr 15, 2012
  Oregon -- Eastern Oregon state park campgrounds are opening this month. Farewell Bend State Recreation Area north of Ontario and Unity Lake State Recreation Site east of John Day opened April 1. All Farewell Bend camp loops are first-come, first-served through ...


• Bastrop State Park reopens cabins, campground--Source: KVUE -- Posted Apr 15, 2012
  Texas -- On Friday a huge portion of the park reopened, including the cabins and a campground. Ranger Roger Dolle said they are nearly booked this weekend. “I would say we are at least three-quarters full on just reservations only,” Dolle said.


• Camping an affordable getaway for families--Source: Toledo Blade -- Posted Apr 13, 2012
  Ohio -- The Buckeye State had all of its campgrounds open by April 1, just in time to toot the horn for "Go Camping Month" at Ohio State Parks. A special 25 percent discount is in effect at all the state campgrounds through the end of the month.


• Sebago Lake State Park to open this weekend--Source: Bangor Daily News -- Posted Apr 13, 2012
  Maine -- Sebago Lake State Park Campground – Maine's most popular and largest state campground – will open Friday for the season and Patriot's Day Weekend, April 14-16, according to a Maine Department of Conservation press release.


• Indiana's RV Industry Starts a Comeback Amid Uncertain Economy--Source: PBS NewsHour -- Posted Apr 12, 2012
  Indiana -- The all-electric Think car was supposed to help save Elkhart, Ind., from a languishing economy, but instead the area's longstanding RV industry is making a comeback and helping turn the economy around. Special correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW ...


• Who's Hiring Around Ankeny? Imperial RV, City of Ankeny, Ankeny Schools and More--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Apr 11, 2012
  Iowa -- Des Moines RV, one of Iowa's fastest growing RV dealerships, has several positions open, including one for a sales professional. In addition, the company also is looking for a receptionist, a service technician and an auto detailer.


• Jennifer Aniston to Move into an RV--Source: The Atlantic Wire -- Posted Apr 11, 2012
  California -- New Movie--We're the Millers, about a drug dealer (very likely Jason Sudeikis) who hires a fake family and an RV so he can smuggle some sweet, sweet drugs across the country inconspicuously.


• State Campgrounds See Record March--Source: KELOLAND TV -- Posted Apr 11, 2012
  South Dakota -- "We've seen visitors from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Colorado," Custer State Park Campground Manager Lance Catron said. And Michigan, where campers Faye Miller and Stan Cerny hail from. "As soon as the weather permits, ...


• U.S. Forest Service considers buying land in Pisgah--Source: BlueRidgeNow.com -- Posted Apr 11, 2012
  North Carolina -- The money was given to protect the North Carolina Threatened Treasures, all adjacent to Pisgah National Forest, including the Mills River land near North Mills River Campground, Backbone Ridge and Mulberry Creek in Caldwell County and Roan Mountain ...


• Feds seek public comment on proposed changes at historic Lake Mead campground--Source: The Republic -- Posted Apr 11, 2012
  Nevada -- The federal agency says it wants to upgrade the 65-year-old Boulder Beach campground with enlarged campsites, better accessibility and the removal of exotic vegetation. Because the campground is a historic place, the agency is required to seek public ...


• York, Flagg's cut deal on RV park housing--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Apr 10, 2012
  Maine -- After a year of dispute, the town and Flagg's RV Resort LLC have come to an agreement over new seasonal units moved into the York Beach camper park last spring. The four members of the Board of Selectmen on Monday night ...


• Local campgrounds closed by state budget crisis reopen--Source: fox5sandiego.com -- Posted Apr 10, 2012
  California -- Two popular campgrounds that were closed because of the state budget crisis have reopened -- at least for a while. State park officials said that Green Valley Campground and Granite Springs Environmental Campground in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park ...


• Policy change could extend area camping--Source: Aspen Times -- Posted Apr 10, 2012
  Colorado -- The new operator of campgrounds and other facilities in the forest will open some campgrounds earlier in May than the prior concessionaire, according to Mike Kenealy, recreation special uses coordinator for the forest supervisor's office.


• State Park Campgrounds Offering Special Discount--Source: WMFD.com -- Posted Apr 10, 2012
  Ohio -- April has been designated as “Go Camping Month” at Ohio State Parks, and to celebrate, the state park campgrounds are offering a special 25 percent discount. The 25 percent discount applies to regular camping fees in any of Ohio State Parks' 55 family ...


• Some Summit County campgrounds see small fee increase--Source: Summit Daily News -- Posted Apr 10, 2012
  Colorado -- Campers like these folks at Heaton Bay near Frisco a few years back will see a small bump in campground fees this summer. Campground fees rise $1 this year at concessionaire-operated Forest Service campgrounds. “The fees go up a buck, ...


• Mild winter: Did it cause northerners to leave Collier, Lee earlier than planned?--Source: Naples Daily News -- Posted Apr 09, 2012
  Florida -- According to local home watch services, as well as RV parks and resorts, the record warm winter in the North had little effect on their businesses. “Year to year, most of our clients leave the last two or three weeks in April, and it hasn't been any ...


• BLM to increase fees at Dripping Springs and Aguirre Spring--Source: Las Cruces Sun-News -- Posted Apr 08, 2012
  New Mexico -- The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District is increasing visitor fees at Dripping Springs Natural Area and Aguirre Spring Campground in the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces, and at Three Rivers Petroglyph Site near Tularosa, NM.


• Appeal can't stop Paso's new RV park--Source: Paso Robles Press -- Posted Apr 08, 2012
  California -- Paso's newest RV park is moving ahead, despite an appeal filed by the Circle B Homeowners Association. On Tuesday, the Paso Robles City Council voted 4-1 with Mayor Duane Picanco dissenting to deny the appeal, which challenged the city ...


• Fees lowered for Michigan state forest campgrounds--Source: CBS News -- Posted Apr 08, 2012
  Michigan -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is lowering fees at state forest campgrounds. DNR Director Rodney Stokes announced the rollbacks Thursday during a meeting of the Natural Resources Commission. He says the changes will align fees for state ...


• Tongass offers campground host opportunity at Mendenhall Lake Campground--Source: Juneau Empire -- Posted Apr 06, 2012
  Alaska -- The US Forest Service is now hiring for camp hosts at the Mendenhall Lake Campground, on the Tongass National Forest in Juneau for the upcoming summer season. In a notice from the USFS, the agency stated being an host at a campground is “an opportunity ...


• Brush fire burns Wakefield, NH campground--Source: NECN -- Posted Apr 06, 2012
  New Hampshire -- It was even windier Wednesday when one started at this campground in Wakefield, New Hampshire. “First arriving truck on scene had multiple buildings going,” says Fire Chief Todd Nason. Roofer Dave Elliot had left the campground around 4:30 pm Two hours ...


• John Daly parked his RV at the Augusta Hooters. Of course.--Source: Larry Brown Sports -- Posted Apr 06, 2012
  Georgia -- And in the most John Daly move ever, he parked his RV outside of a Hooters. Turns out Daly served as the head rules official of the Hooters Wing-Eating World Championship on Wednesday. The star-studded event was headlined by Sonya “The Black Widow” ...


• Union Grove Fiddlers Convention is back after 30 years--Source: Salisbury Post -- Posted Apr 06, 2012
  North Carolina -- After a 30-year hiatus, The Union Grove Old Time Fiddlers' Convention returns this weekend to the VanHoy Farms Family Campground in Harmony with two days of music on two stages. The event began in 1924 and became the largest gathering of ...


• Repairs to damages at Left Tailrace Campground scheduled to begin this spring--Source: Chamberlain Oacoma Sun -- Posted Apr 04, 2012
  South Dakota -- During the Missouri River Flood of 2011, the Left Tailrace Campground at Big Bend Dam sustained substantial damages to roads, camp pads and the site's electrical system. The opening of this popular campground and its adjoining ...


• NTSB Looking Into Kan. RV Crash That Killed 5--Source: KAALtv.com -- Posted Apr 04, 2012
  Kansas -- The teen was OK under Minnesota law to drive since it was an RV in private use. It's unclear whether he was OK to drive under Kansas law. Minnesota House Public Safety Chairman Tony Cornish called the accident a rarity. He said RV drivers are usually ...


• RV dealer leaves Orange County--Source: OCRegister -- Posted Apr 03, 2012
  California -- Southwest Coaches, the only Airstream trailer dealer in Orange County, has left for the Inland Empire, another victim of the closure of Traveland USA, the long-time RV and trailer mall in Irvine.


• Camping In Smokemont Campground In Great Smoky Mountains National Park--Source: National Parks Traveler -- Posted Apr 03, 2012
  North Carolina -- Smokemont Campground, three miles north of the entrance to the park on the Cherokee, North Carolina, side, is just off US 441. The area was a large logging camp and village before it was became part of the park. The campground is on the Bradley Fork, ...


• Traveling Europe the RV way--Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune -- Posted Apr 02, 2012
  Minnesota -- They share the collective wisdom of their thousands of miles on European roads with their 24-foot RV, Rover, on their website, www.ourtravelswithrover.com. The Bratts started their retirement travel adventures in 2008 after coming across the book "Take ...


• State Park reservation system to shut down April 1-16--Source: El Dorado Times -- Posted Mar 31, 2012
  Kansas -- The temporary shutdown will allow the agency to transition to a new reservation site hosted by Reserve America, a nationwide campground reservation system. During this time, no reservations will be taken either online or by phone.


• Blue Ridge Parkway gearing up for season--Source: Mountain Xpress -- Posted Mar 31, 2012
  North Carolina -- The Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway opened this past Tuesday; the Linville Falls campground opens on Sunday, April 1 ... the Blue Ridge Parkway and its many parks, facilities and campgrounds await the ...


• Saugerties/Woodstock KOA Now Open For Summer Camping Season--Source: Saugerties Post Star -- Posted Mar 31, 2012
  New York -- The Saugerties/Woodstock KOA Campground, located at 882 Highway 212, is now open and welcoming campers for the 2012 summer camping season. The Saugerties/Woodstock KOA is one of 485 open-to-the-public KOA campgrounds now in the Kampgrounds ...


• K-Bar RV Resort to be honored during State Capitol ceremony--Source: White Mountain Independent -- Posted Mar 30, 2012
  Arizona -- K-Bar RV Resort is one of 12 small businesses that is going to be honored during the 2012 Success Awards and Legislative Lunch March 29 at the Arizona State Capitol. Pictured are owners David Mann and Suzanne Mann and staff members Bonnie Dyer, ...


• MVP RV assets to be auctioned April 19--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Mar 30, 2012
  California -- Jaime Martinez, left, and Horasio Hermosillo apply glue that will bond a rubber roof to a trailer at MVP RV in this file photo. BY KIMBERLY PIERCEALL MVP RV's assets and real estate holdings will be auctioned at 11:30 am on April 19.


• Cabins coming to Sportsman's Park campground--Source: Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch -- Posted Mar 30, 2012
  Minnesota -- The Sportsman's Park Campground will be the site of two newly constructed cabins just to the east of campsite number 16. By Jennifer Boettger, General Manager The Sleepy Eye City Council met in special session Tuesday evening to discuss a short agenda ...


• The fight for Morro Strand: Keeping a local state park open--Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune -- Posted Mar 29, 2012
  California -- The campground at Morro Strand State Beach is set to close July 1 because of the state budget crisis, but officials are fighting for the park to stay open because of its positive effect ...


• Okaloosa opens new RV resort--Source: WEAR -- Posted Mar 28, 2012
  New York -- After yesterday's surge, stock prices are seeing relatively little movement at midday on Wall Street. DETROIT (AP) -- Porsche is recalling more than 1200 of its 911 Carrera S sports cars because a fuel line can come loose and cause a ...


• Ligonier makes headway on RV ordinance--Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -- Posted Mar 28, 2012
  Pennsylvania -- The ordinance allows RV owners to live in the vehicles for no more than 14 days in a calendar year. It requires RVs more than 8 feet wide, 30 feet long or 9.5 feet high to be parked at least 3 feet from neighboring properties on either side of a lot.


• Winter Texans incite envy--Source: San Antonio Express -- Posted Mar 26, 2012
  Texas -- And in early April, the RVs run north from South Texas, which means it's the end of yet another successful snowbird season. So long North Dakota license plates! Farewell crowded winter golf courses! Adios to 5 pm supper crowds.


• RV-driving summer tourist is becoming more of a rarity in Alaska--Source: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -- Posted Mar 26, 2012
  Alaska -- The once-common sight of a meandering, RV-driving summer tourist is becoming more of a rarity in Alaska, according to a new survey of visitors. The survey, dubbed the Alaska Visitor Statistics ...


• Campground host volunteers sought on Mogollon Rim--Source: White Mountain Independent -- Posted Mar 26, 2012
  Arizona -- The Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is looking for courteous, helpful, and enthusiastic volunteers to fill vacancies for campground host at several locations in the Rim Lakes Recreation Area on the ...


• National Park Service closes storm-damaged Potwisha campground--Source: Visalia Times-Delta -- Posted Mar 26, 2012
  California -- Storms from the past weekend did so much damage that the National Park Service has temporarily closed Potwisha Campground, which is accessible from the Highway 198 entrance to Sequoia/Kings Canyon national parks in Three Rivers.


• Minnesota DNR pleased with relaunch of troubled state parks campground ...--Source: The Republic -- Posted Mar 23, 2012
  Minnesota -- Minnesota's relaunch of a troubled campground reservations system for state parks went smoothly Thursday, officials said. The system crashed shortly after launching March 1, when it was overwhelmed with 4500 hits in its first hour.


• Drive-to campground makes it easy to see formidable Hells Canyon--Source: Bellingham Herald -- Posted Mar 22, 2012
  Washington -- Sit down on your camp chair around the fire at Pittsburgh Landing Campground in Hells Canyon and just take in the scenery. Look up or down the river at the expanse of this enormous black and gray basalt canyon and you'll feel the size of a cricket.


• Wetland prosecution dismissed--Source: Omaha World-Herald -- Posted Mar 21, 2012
  Iowa -- Federal prosecutors moved Tuesday to dismiss their case against a 65-year-old woman facing prison time for damaging a wetland while building a Dubuque campground, but reserved the right to pursue it later. Elaine Kelly pleaded guilty ...


• Port of Woodland, RV Park sued over sale of parcel --Source: The Columbian -- Posted Mar 20, 2012
  Washington -- A company and a property owner have sued the Port of Woodland and an RV park, alleging the port improperly sold a parcel to the RV park and did so in secret. Attorneys for Columbia River Carbonates and Michael Landels claim port ...


• State campground reservation system causing headaches--Source: Mankato Free Press -- Posted Mar 20, 2012
  Minnesota -- An electronic double whammy that has shut down the Minnesota State Parks registration system is making for some unhappy campers. “We're sorry that this has been frustrating for people.


• Swimsuits prohibited? Fine for some, but not for me--Source: The Northwest Florida Daily News -- Posted Mar 19, 2012
  Florida -- The RV park includes 25 sites, a heated bath house, an 8-acre stocked lake and a natural, chemical-free swimming facility. Find out more at sunnierpines.net. So let this serve as official notification that if you want to hang out somewhere sans ...


• Oregon woman cards two aces in one round at an RV park course in California--Source: Mail Tribune -- Posted Mar 19, 2012
  California -- Jody Hunter, 79, has played golf for only about a half-dozen years, but she experienced not once, but twice, the thrill so many players yearn for. She made two holes-in-one on Feb. 18 at River Lodge RV Park in Parker Dam, Calif.


• Bull's Island Recreation Area campgrounds closed for year, half never to reopen--Source: newjerseynewsroom.com -- Posted Mar 16, 2012
  New Jersey -- Citing the danger of trees falling on campers due to flood-soaked roots and debris, the DEP's Division of Parks and Forestry has decided to permanently close the campground at the northern end and the campground at the southern end will remain closed ...


• Haslam signs bill requiring RV monoxide monitors--Source: WDEF News 12 -- Posted Mar 15, 2012
  Tennessee -- Gov. Bill Haslam has signed into law a bill to require working carbon monoxide detectors in leased recreational vehicles. The bill was sponsored by two Clarksville Democrats, Sen. Tim Barnes and Rep. Joe Pitts, in response to ...


• SD Supervisors Approve Free Use Of Campgrounds, Parks For Some Veterans--Source: KPBS -- Posted Mar 15, 2012
  California -- The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 today to adopt a program to allow certain military veterans free use of county parks and campgrounds, as a way to thank them for their service and sacrifice. The county's program will be similar to ...


• Skyline RV to close Hemet plant--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Mar 14, 2012
  California -- Skyline RV's Hemet factory is expected to close and 82 employees will likely lose their jobs before the end of April, according to local officials and a notice the company filed with the state. Elkhart, Ind.-based Skyline Corp.


• PPL Motor Homes Opens New Location to Expand RV Consignment Services to South ...--Source: PRWEB -- Posted Mar 14, 2012
  Texas -- “Whether you're shopping for the RV of your dreams or making plans to exit the RV lifestyle and want to sell your RV, our South Central Texas location is excited to serve new and old customers,” said PPL General Manager, Diana LeBlanc.


• Flagg's RV park looks to settle 'park model' case--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Mar 14, 2012
  Maine -- The owner of Flagg's RV & Cottage Resort LLC in York Beach wants to settle a lawsuit brought against the town for ordering six new, cottage-like park models removed from its grounds, according to Code Enforcement Officer Ben ...


• State parks offering new campers lessons, equipment--Source: Gainesville Times -- Posted Mar 13, 2012
  Georgia -- The $45 fee includes a 2-night stay at a participating campground, a Camping 101 lesson from a park ranger and an equipment rental. The borrowed equipment is provided by REI — an outdoor equipment and clothing company. The package includes the use of ...


• Bitterroot Ntl. Forest seeks campground hosts--Source: KPAX-TV -- Posted Mar 13, 2012
  Montana -- The Darby Ranger District is looking for a camp host for the newly renovated Three Frogs Campground at the Lake Como Recreation Area. Tod McKay with the Bitterroot National Forest points out that campground hosts play "an important role in assisting ...


• TVA announces 2012 campground season--Source: Elizabethton Star -- Posted Mar 13, 2012
  Tennessee -- Ten seasonal campgrounds operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, located along reservoirs throughout the Tennessee River watershed, will open for the 2012 recreation season on Friday, March 16. “As part of TVA's ...


• Rich & Sons adds large indoor showroom for RVs and campers--Source: Grand Island Independent -- Posted Mar 11, 2012
  Nebraska -- For Tony Staab, sales manager of Rich & Sons RV Headquarters, having an indoor arena to showcase the best in the recreational vehicle industry has always been a dream. Staab is the third generation of his family to have owned and ...


• RV companies propose bill to keep business in Maine--Source: WLBZ-TV -- Posted Mar 11, 2012
  Maine -- Companies that rent recreational vehicles in Maine are trying to get a bill passed that would tax the renter of the RV instead of the actual owner, just as people who rent cars or movies are taxed. A law that's currently on the books ...


• New RV dealership opens in Byron--Source: Macon Telegraph (blog) -- Posted Mar 09, 2012
  Georgia -- New York-based Camper's Barn has opened on the site of the former Suncoast RV dealership. The new business, located at 100 Suncoast Drive, plans to have its grand opening at the end of this month.


• Want to be a campground host?--Source: Bellingham Herald -- Posted Mar 08, 2012
  Washington -- Campground host positions are opening up from the Lochsa River to the mountains east of Cascade. Campground hosts meet the public and do chores around the campground. Æ Horsethief Reservoir about 7 miles east of Cascade off the Warm Lake Highway.


• Traveland USA RV mall to close --Source: The Orange County Register -- Posted Mar 07, 2012
  California -- Traveland USA pulling up stakes in O.C. | traveland, irvine, mcmahon, lease, first, city, vehicles, one, site, mike.


• RVs Won't Clog Maine's Highways Much Longer--Source: Down East -- Posted Mar 07, 2012
  Maine -- The Maine Revenue Service (MRS) has decided that the business owner of an RV that is rented to a customer who spends more than 24 hours in Maine with that RV owes the state sales tax on the original price of the RV. MRS is now auditing a Vermont ...


• RV resort proposed for Intracoastal Waterway site--Source: Press-Register - al.com -- Posted Mar 07, 2012
  Alabama -- The sales office of the former Bon Secour Village project in Gulf Shores would be part of the Wakefield Plantation RV Resort & Marina, which is proposed for 21 acres there along the Intracoastal Waterway.


• Monaco RV continues layoffs at Coburg plant--Source: OregonLive.com -- Posted Mar 07, 2012
  Oregon -- The Oregonian Monaco will cease production of motorized RVs in Coburg. It will move the production and some management work to Wakarusa, Ind., as well as some management jobs to Navistar headquarters in Lisle, Ill. The layoffs will


• KOA Tellico Plains destroyed by tornado--Source: Knoxville News Sentinel -- Posted Mar 05, 2012
  Tennessee -- The storm leveled the empty commercial campground a mere two weeks before it was to open for the season, Stokely said. "I think God was looking out for some people," he said. More than a dozen structures on the 30-acre site, including 10 cabins, ...


• Hosts needed for state park campgrounds--Source: Mason City Globe Gazette -- Posted Mar 05, 2012
  Iowa -- The opportunity to spend the summer in an Iowa state park is available for volunteers who serve as campground hosts. Hosts receive free camping at a designated site while they help staff by assisting campers, explaining park rules, helping with ...


• Hospital offers free RV hookups for people visiting patients--Source: Midland Reporter-Telegram -- Posted Mar 05, 2012
  Texas -- Midland Memorial Hospital is offering free RV hookups, water and electricity to families who have patients in the hospital


• Forsyth Opens Shadow Rock Park Camping for Tornado Victims, Volunteers--Source: OzarksFirst.com -- Posted Mar 05, 2012
  Missouri -- Ahead of the regular season, the City of Forsyth is opening Shadow Rock Park Campground early for victims of Wednesday's tornado and for volunteers in the area helping with clean-up. Campsites are free. Because the campground is opening ...


• Iowa DNR looking for summer campground hosts--Source: Radio Iowa -- Posted Mar 01, 2012
  Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts this summer. Linda King is coordinator of the DNR's campground host program. “We have about 20 openings and they usually fill pretty fast, so if people are ...


• Laclede County Campground Severely Damaged by Storms--Source: OzarksFirst.com -- Posted Mar 01, 2012
  Missouri -- Keith and his family own several of the trailers at Castaway Campground near Lebanon -- a hot spot for anglers coming to Laclede County for opening day of trout season. "About 2 o'clock my wife's aunt and uncle lives down here by Lebanon and they ...


• RV show won't return to Kansas until law changes--Source: KWCH -- Posted Mar 01, 2012
  Kansas -- Kansas state law, 8-2444 passed in 2002, that prohibits out-of-state vendors from selling RVs at trade shows. The law also requires the home state of the non-Kansas vendor to allow a Kansas RV vendor to be able to display or sell an RV in that state.


• Fundraiser Held in Yuma to Benefit Victim of Hit and Run--Source: KSWT-TV -- Posted Feb 28, 2012
  Arizona -- Community members at one Yuma RV park hold a fundraiser Sunday to help a victim of a hit and run. Residents at River's Edge RV Park in Yuma and other community members raise funds for their friend and neighbor Norma McCann.


• Campground, trail planned in southeast ND--Source: WDAY -- Posted Feb 27, 2012
  North Dakota -- The US Forest Service says it is planning to construct a campground and trail in the Sheyenne National Grasslands, in southeast North Dakota.


• NEW RV resort planned near airport--Source: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin -- Posted Feb 27, 2012
  Washington -- Port commissioners on Thursday heard a presentation from project proponent Scott O'Laughlin whose vision for his "Vintage View RV Resort" would marry high-end RVing with wine tourism. O'Laughlin wants to build a complete RV destination with clubhouse, ...


• Camp hosting at Hidden Lake, a 'hidden gem'--Source: Kenai Peninsula Online -- Posted Feb 27, 2012
  Alaska -- Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is recruiting campground hosts for Hidden Lake Campground from mid-May to Labor Day this summer. Hidden Lake Campground is the Refuge's most popular campground located on beautiful Hidden Lake and tucked ...


• Auction of Millersburg RV company draws hundreds--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Feb 25, 2012
  Indiana -- The auctioners and crowds had already passed through the plain white building on the western edge of the campus. But walk through the ...


• Iowa DNR hoping for improved camping conditions in 2012--Source: Iowa City Press Citizen -- Posted Feb 25, 2012
  Iowa -- Wilson Island will remain closed for renovation in 2012, along with the campground at Lake Darling. Campsites at Emerson Bay are available for reservation through May 31, before being closed for renovation the rest of the summer.


• Some Mammoth Cave National Park Campgrounds Opening March 1--Source: National Parks Traveler -- Posted Feb 25, 2012
  Kentucky -- It might be a bit chilly, but some campgrounds at Mammoth Cave National Park will open for the season on March 1. The Houchin Ferry will get a slightly earlier jump on the season, with operations scheduled to begin this Sunday.


• Five Campgrounds in Northeastern Vermont that Offer Great Fishing --Source: Yahoo! Sports -- Posted Feb 25, 2012
  Vermont -- Contributor Network 9 hours, 14 minutes ago You will find great campgrounds in Northeastern Vermont that offer on-site or nearby fishing. Each campground offers their own unique charm and fun. If you're looking for a great place to take the family on a ...


• Investor showdown shuts down MVP RV--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Feb 22, 2012
  California -- MVP RV, a Riverside County company that had high hopes of selling $5 billion worth of recreational vehicles to China, has shut down and will be sold off amid a dispute pitting one foreign investor against others.


• http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=55300--Source: KFYR-TV -- Posted Feb 21, 2012
  North Dakota -- Now, he and many others, are looking forward to the summer season, when the state park hopes to rebound after the nearby Missouri River covered the campground with up to seven feet of water. "We`ve got most of the heavy stuff taken care of.


• Feds Want To End Camping At Hell Hole Campsite--Source: News Channel 7 -- Posted Feb 21, 2012
  South Carolina -- But last year was their last visit to Hell Hole campground. Moore says, “It was really bad, beer cans all over the place.” It gets worse. Moore says she had to watch where she stepped. She says, “Say, 'Uh oh, I stepped in...uh oh. That ain't good.


• Preparing your RV to get started safely this season--Source: Live Insurance News -- Posted Feb 20, 2012
  For RV owners, the end of the winter means one important thing, and that's the first use of their vehicle. It's important to take certain steps to ensure that your RV is up and ready to go for a safe and enjoyable season. The following are some tips ...


• Forest Service seeks input on change of use at Cataract Lake--Source: Williams Grand Canyon News -- Posted Feb 20, 2012
  Arizona -- The Kaibab National Forest is proposing a project to change the Cataract Lake Campground on the Williams Ranger District from overnight use to a day-use fishing and picnic facility. The proposal would keep existing facilities in place and would keep ...


• Lake Vermillion recreation area adds new campground--Source: Daily Republic -- Posted Feb 20, 2012
  South Dakota -- More campers will be able to enjoy Lake Vermillion Recreation Area near Canistota this summer, thanks to the addition of a new 28-site campground. CANISTOTA — More campers will be able to enjoy Lake Vermillion Recreation Area near ...


• North Point campground, facilities to reopen this summer after flood--Source: Daily Republic -- Posted Feb 15, 2012
  South Dakota -- Hofer released the timeline now for park repairs because reservations open soon for the popular North Point campground. Reservations can be made 90 days before arrival, with reservations opening for open house weekend on Feb. 18.


• Find beauty and good times camping in Oregon--Source: Record-Searchlight -- Posted Feb 15, 2012
  Oregon -- The campground is nestled in a forest of tall trees dripping in moss, their tops lost in a misty fog. We had entered another world. After leaving our triple-digit temperatures behind at home, that was fine by me. Jessie Honeyman's true glory lies in ...


• Ford Recalls Certain RV and Truck Chassis--Source: Wall Street Journal -- Posted Feb 11, 2012
  Michigan -- Ford is recalling certain f-53 and f-59 stripped-chassis vehicles from the 2011 and 2012 model years to fix a transmission-selector cable that may break. The F53 chassis is typically used as a platform for recreational vehicles while ...


• California's Morro Strand State Beach campground to close July 1--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Feb 09, 2012
  California -- California's 76-site Morro Strand State Beach campground - with its stunning views of Estero Bay and Morro Rock - is slated for closure on July 1 as part of the latest round of budget cuts thrust upon the California State Parks system by a state which ...


• Comprehensive plan would guide Lake area development in Yellowstone--Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online -- Posted Feb 07, 2012
  Wyoming -- The Fishing Bridge RV site would also be altered to allow for bigger RVs, although the campground's area would not be enlarged. At Bridge Bay, dredging at the mouth has been proposed since 1993, but the work has never been done.


• Golden Sun RV Resort, Apache Junction, Arizona--Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) -- Posted Feb 06, 2012
  Arizona -- Right now they are mostly full of RV's like ours. We're in site I-23 as indicated by the red “X”. After we got settled in, we took a walk around the park to acquaint ourselves with the place. They have a nice book-exchange library so we spent some time ...


• The RV world isn't what it used to be — nor is the world--Source: Tampabay.com -- Posted Feb 06, 2012
  Florida -- "You get the whole movement toward simplicity and paring down, and that's definitely true in the RV world." Womack, though, is looking forward to a return to what he thinks of as the good old days. It will happen, he said, "if we can get a regime ...


• Michelle Williams To Take RV Road Trip With Daughter--Source: Huffington Post -- Posted Feb 06, 2012
  California -- The "My Week with Marilyn" Oscar contender sat down with Kelly Ripa and "Live! with Kelly" guest co-host Peter Facinelli to talk about her plans to take an RV roadtrip with daughter, Matilda. "I'm really looking forward to taking a break," Williams ...


• Senate approves bill targeting disruptive campers--Source: The Adirondack Daily Enterprise -- Posted Feb 06, 2012
  New York -- Rowdy campers, beware: The state is moving ahead with legislation that would let campground owners remove disruptive guests. State Sen. Betty Little, R-Queensbury, sponsored the bill, which passed the Senate earlier this week.


• RV/MH Hall of Fame receives gift from Frontier Communications--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Feb 01, 2012
  Indiana -- Frontier Communications, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., presented the Hall of Fame with a $10,000 donation in recognition of the facility’s work to preserve the heritage, in particular, of the RV industry.


• RV dealership sued for not paying service department overtime--Source: Southeast Texas Record -- Posted Jan 31, 2012
  Texas -- Claiming violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Wesley Pittman and Shaun Pittman, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed suit against McClain's RV Inc., McClain's RV Superstore North Dallas Inc., McClain's Longhorn RV ...


• Morro Bay campground hangs by a strand--Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune -- Posted Jan 30, 2012
  California -- Even so, the campground at Morro Strand State Beach has a loyal following. Its main attractions are the scenic environs of Estero Bay and three miles of sparkling beaches to play on. But the campground is set to close July 1 — at the height of the ...


• What Happens When You Stick Five Famous Photographers in an RV Together? --Source: Slate Magazine (blog) -- Posted Jan 30, 2012
  California -- It's not every day you see a photo collective post an ad looking for an RV. Those who are invited to become members of the Magnum collective are rockstars of the photography world. (As you may know, here at Slate we have a relationship with Magnum and ...


• Off the couch: Outdoors news and events--Source: Knoxville News Sentinel -- Posted Jan 30, 2012
  Kentucky -- A 4-acre horseback riding campground in Fentress County has earned top national honors for the second year in a row. Timber Ridge Horse Campground, near the southwest border of the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area, has been rated the top 5-star ...


• JUDSON v. WHEELER RV LAS VEGAS, L.L.C.--Source: Leagle.com -- Posted Jan 27, 2012
  Nevada -- Plaintiffs William and Donna Judson secured a default judgment against Wheeler RV Las Vegas on a complaint asserting breach of contract and misrepresentation claims arising out of the Judsons' purchase of a recreational vehicle from Wheeler.


• New beginning follows plant closing--Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted Jan 24, 2012
  Indiana -- The story of the demise of fifth wheel RV maker Carriage Inc. has all the makings of a typical news story on a factory being shut down. Nearly 200 knowledgeable, hardworking employees were battling to keep their 42-year-old Millersburg company afloat ...


• RV maker Thor buys back 2M shares--Source: Dayton Business Journal -- Posted Jan 24, 2012
  Ohio -- The Jackson Center-based RV manufacturer is repurchasing 1 million shares of its common stock at a price of $28.50 per share in a private transaction. Members of Thor's board of directors not affiliated with the estate approved the transaction, ...


• Twilight for a state park--Source: Sacramento Bee -- Posted Jan 23, 2012
  California -- In the campground the silence was total except for the chatter of blue jays. The roadway, previously a stretch of pavement busy with the comings and goings of camping families, was covered with a blanket of leaves. ...


• Make The Loop a reality one step at a time--Source: San Angelo Standard Times -- Posted Jan 23, 2012
  Texas -- It's about a 2-mile circuit that starts next to the KOA campground on Knickerbocker Road. (Heading toward Lake Nasworthy on Knickerbocker, it's on the right, just before the long Veterans Memorial Bridge over the lake.) Two roads form the Loop: Gun ...


• Winter Texans sew quilts, lap RV park for cancer--Source: Monitor -- Posted Jan 19, 2012
  Texas -- Even when they were sitting around a campfire together in Iowa over the summer, the Rio Valley Estates Winter Texans were thinking about an event to help kids in South Texas. Six women had their first meeting then to plan a “Seniors March ...


• Monaco RV has issued a Notice of Plant Closing - 272 to be terminated--Source: KMTR NewsSource 16 -- Posted Jan 19, 2012
  Oregon -- Coburg (KMTR) Monaco RV will be ceasing production of motorized RV's permanently at its Coburg manufacturing plant. While the company is not ceasing all operations at the facility, the company anticipates that about 272 employees will be terminated ...


• For RV travelers, Cracker Barrel is a home away from home--Source: The Tennessean -- Posted Jan 19, 2012
  Tennessee -- Not only did he provide parking, but he also provided large signs showing the store location and whether RV/Bus parking was available. We often thought about Mr. Evins and how thoughtful he had to be. His Cracker Barrel maps let you plan ahead for your ...


• Former campground host gets 40 years in prison for sexually molesting 4 young ...--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jan 19, 2012
  Montana -- A former western Montana campground host has been ordered to spend 40 years in prison for sexually molesting four young girls between 2007 and 2009. The Missoulian reports that (http://bit.ly/wtXFFG ) the judge also ordered 62-year-old Wallace Dean ...


• Fewer Winter Texans this year at area RV parks--Source: Brownsville Herald -- Posted Jan 17, 2012
  Texas -- A lackluster economy, fear of Mexico's drug violence, fewer people retiring early and health concerns have caused a drop in the number of Winter Texans visiting Rio Grande Valley RV parks this ...


• RV SuperShow rolls into Tampa--Source: WTSP 10 News -- Posted Jan 13, 2012
  Florida -- That's the site of the annual RV SuperShow, and there's more than just anecdotal evidence that what happens there could predict what happens to your 401k. After all, as a pure indulgence of expendable income, recreational vehicles are often viewed as ...


• Fewer Americans camp, saying they have no time--Source: Los Angeles Times -- Posted Jan 12, 2012
  California -- The report, sponsored by camping gear manufacturers and private campground operators, found that 40 million Americans went camping for a total of 515 million outings in 2010, a drop of about 10% from 2009. The online survey of 38000 individuals and ...


• State summer campground hosts needed--Source: WNEM Saginaw -- Posted Jan 12, 2012
  Michigan -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers free camping for people who volunteer as campground hosts at state parks, recreation areas or state forest campgrounds. ...


• Former Mattoon RV Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison in Fraud ...--Source: LoanSafe -- Posted Jan 08, 2012
  Illinois -- A former Mattoon woman, Rebecca L. Shockley, has been ordered to serve 16 months in federal prison and pay...


• South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks seasonal applications online--Source: Rapid City Journal -- Posted Jan 08, 2012
  South Dakota -- State Park positions include general maintenance, entrance station attendant, maintenance worker, campground attendant, law enforcement, heavy equipment operator and naturalist/programmer positions. Positions with the Division of Wildlife include ...


• SoCal desert camping offers stark beauty in winter--Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution -- Posted Jan 08, 2012
  California -- This undated photo courtesy of National Park Service shows snow camping at Ryan Campground at Joshua Tree National Park in Calif. In Joshua Tree National Park, stretching a massive 800000 acres of high and low desert east of Palm Springs, ...


• Kentucky State Park resorts to stay open during winter--Source: WPSD Local 6 -- Posted Jan 04, 2012
  Several Kentucky State Park campgrounds also remain open during winter months. They include: Carter Caves, Columbus-Belmont, Fort Boonesborough, General Butler, Levi Jackson and Pennyrile Forest. Call the park for more details. ...


• Popular Split Rock Lighthouse State Park on North Shore plans major campground expansion--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jan 04, 2012
  Indiana -- A North Shore landmark, Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, is planning a major campground expansion. The park draws over 340000 visitors annually but its campground has only 20 cart-in sites and four lakeshore backpack sites that frequently fill up in ...


• Minnesota DNR seeks to expand campground at Split Rock Lighthouse park --Source: Duluth News Tribune -- Posted Jan 04, 2012
  Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is getting closer to finishing plans to expand its campground from 24 sites to more than 100. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is getting closer to finishing plans to expand its campground from 24 sites to more than 100 ...


• Staying at local RV park perfectly 'homey' for UFC fighter Cerrone--Source: Las Vegas Review - Journal -- Posted Jan 03, 2012
  Nevada -- Even when they're simply enjoying the community horseshoe pit or making a friendly wager on the putting green with the rest or the visitors, Donald Cerrone and his friends stick out at Oasis Las Vegas RV Resort. ...


• Crossroads RV plans new factory in northern Indiana--Source: BusinessWeek -- Posted Jan 03, 2012
  Indiana -- Crossroads RV announced Wednesday it will spend $3.9 million to buy land and build a new 93000 square-foot facility next to the company's existing factories in the LaGrange County town of Topeka. Crossroads says the expansion could lead to it hiring an ...


• Popular South Florida Campground Is About To Shut Its Doors--Source: WPBF West Palm Beach -- Posted Jan 03, 2012
  Florida -- The mayor also said the public will still be allowed to fish on the pier but the marina restaurant, cabins and campgrounds will be closed. Longtime city resident Larry Wright said he's devastated. "It hurts," Wright said. "It really hurts because ...


• RVers hit the road for the holidays--Source: The Desert Sun -- Posted Dec 29, 2011
  California -- Sandy and Brian Gotwalt of Virginia have Christmas lights on their recreational vehicle at Indian Wells RV Park in Indio. / Wade Byars/The Desert Sun A motor home is decorated for Christmas inside and out at the Indian Wells RV Park in Indio. ...


• Patrick Industries acquires Zombie Killer RV Graphics--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Dec 24, 2011
  Indiana -- "Performance Graphics is a natural fit with Patrick's existing RV and commercial businesses, as it affords us the opportunity to enter a new product market with significant potential as a primary local supplier, that is not only complementary to our ...


• New RV Park Entices Visitors to Mesquite--Source: Mesquite Citizen Journal -- Posted Dec 23, 2011
  Nevada -- By John Taylor “Anything we can do to bring more visitors to Mesquite is a good thing,” said Lori Black, owner of the new Sun Resort RV Park and Vacation Villas. “The community of RV owners is always looking for a new place to stop and Mesquite is ...


• Suspicious Dealership Website Uncovered--Source: WOWT -- Posted Dec 21, 2011
  Nebraska -- Nebraska State Patrol Auto Fraud investigator Gene True said he couldn't find any State license for Grand Island Truck and RV center. He said three buyers have filed reports that campers or motor homes they purchased had not been delivered. ...


• Davis Lake Campers Warned to Watch for Logging--Source: KTVZ -- Posted Dec 21, 2011
  Oregon -- Campers visiting a Forest Service campground on Davis Lake are being encouraged to watch for logging operations and timber haul traffic nearby. Logging operations for the Baldy Timber Sale are occurring in the immediate vicinity of Lava Flow Campground ...


• New park ready for campers--Source: Times Daily -- Posted Dec 20, 2011
  Alabama -- What had once been a neglected campground owned by Reynolds Alloys employees and retirees was transformed into a new 40-acre riverside park where visitors can enjoy camping, picnicking, fishing and boating. The park is on Gargis Hollow slough, ...


• Calaveras Big Trees park partially reopens--Source: Stockton Record -- Posted Dec 20, 2011
  California -- The worst damage was in the North Grove campground. Enormous holes left when the root balls of toppled trees were torn from the ground make the campground a safety hazard, said park aide Jeanne Delgado. The North Grove Campground will stay closed ...


• Winter Camping in Central Ohio--Source: Yahoo! Sports -- Posted Dec 20, 2011
  Ohio -- Alum Creek is a great place to go if you are looking for a campground that offers some great hiking trails and some winter scenery. Alum Creek also has Fantasy of Lights to enjoy during the holiday season. It is important to note that until March 31, ...


• Chelsea City Council approves zoning that paves way for Lloyd Bridges Traveland additional RV parking--Source: AnnArbor.com -- Posted Dec 17, 2011
  Bridges appealed to the City Council, explaining that he has be forced to change the way he does business in this economy and needs to buy RV's in bulk in the winter. He said he needed a place to store the extra vehicles that didn't fit on his main ...


• Mountain lion's food cache closes Colorado campground--Source: Denver Post -- Posted Dec 17, 2011
  Colorado -- A Western Slope campground is closed because a mountain lion is hoarding its kill there, according to the National Parks Service. Split Mountain Campground, Picnic Area and Green River Access at Dinosaur National Monument in Moffat County is closed for ...


• Open Range RV Company to grow, add workers--Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -- Posted Dec 16, 2011
  Open Range RV Company and the LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation are excited to announce the expansion of Open Range RV Company at its facilities located in Shipshewana, IN. Open Range RV Company, founded in Shipshewana in 2007, ...


• Reduced winter hours for Zion National Park--Source: Deseret News -- Posted Dec 16, 2011
  Utah -- For visitors interested in spending the night in the park this winter, the Watchman Campground and Zion Lodge are open year-round. The Zion Canyon Visitor Center for information on park activities and trail conditions will remain open from 8 am to 5 pm ...


• Former N. Ind. RV executive sentenced for fraud--Source: CanadianBusiness.com -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  Indiana -- A former executive of a recreational vehicle company in northern Indiana has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for falsifying company financial reports. ... A former executive of a recreational vehicle company in northern Indiana has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for falsifying company financial reports. ...


• Protect your toys from the wrath of winter--Source: The Idaho Statesman -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  Idaho -- Water is a major culprit for RV problems, and if you haven't drained and added RV antifreeze already, the damage could already be done. “It only takes a teaspoon of water to break a water line,” said Susan Hammill, service advisor for Dennis Dillon RV ...


• Protest: RV residents speak out against new ordinance--Source: Monitor -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  Texas -- City commissioners Tuesday agreed to consider revising a new ordinance that charges a base water and sewer fee to RV parks for empty spaces and for vacant apartments. Winter Texans packed City Hall to protest the law that some warned ...


• RV Rentals Offer Best Value for Holiday Travelers Says Allstar Coaches--Source: Sacramento Bee -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  California -- Rob Tischler, CEO of Allstar Coaches said, "When considering the cost of airfare, hotels, and meals out, it's no wonder that people are turning to RV rentals. The savings are substantial, even when you incorporate fuel costs. ...


• Frontier Town campground named one of nation's favorite parks--Source: Ocean City Today -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  Maryland -- Frontier Town Campground owner Mitchell Parker (left) and General Manager Harold “Deck” Decker (right) are presented with the “Top 10 Favorite Parks in North America” award at the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds Annual Convention. ...


• Vulcan County looking for campground operator--Source: Vulcan Advocate -- Posted Dec 09, 2011
  Alberta -- Vulcan County is putting out a request for proposal (RFP) to gather bids for the operation of the Twin Valley Campground. The campground is slated to open next spring after council opted to keep the campground closed ...


• Myrtle Beach campground wins top honors--Source: Myrtle Beach Sun News -- Posted Dec 07, 2011
  South Carolina -- Ocean Lakes Campground in Myrtle Beach has won three prestigious awards announced this weekend, including Mega Park of the Year as chosen by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds. ...


• Arizona's snowbirds arrive--Source: AZ Central.com -- Posted Dec 07, 2011
  Winter visitors began clustering at RV and mega mobile-home parks in Mesa and Apache Junction in the late 1970s. They've since become known as snowbirds -- seasonal residents who stay for at least a month but usually most of the winter. ...


• Palomar State Park: Now you see it…--Source: SignOnSanDiego.com -- Posted Dec 07, 2011
  California -- We pass a campground and amphitheater built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. How ironic. In the Great Depression, they improved this park for the good of all. In the Great Recession, we might let it die. ...


• Chinese consumers help pave way to brighter future for Elkhart RV industry--Source: ABC 57 News -- Posted Dec 02, 2011
  Indiana -- We spoke to the CEO of Jayco RVs out of Elkhart. Wilbur Bontrager told ABC 57 that the sales of RVs are on the rebound from 2009. He said things could get even better! Jayco is exploring other RV markets to tap into, including China. ...


• RV stolen from Rainsville dealership recovered, but thief still on the loose--Source: The Huntsville Times -- Posted Dec 02, 2011
  Alabama -- The Huntsville Times Authorities recovered an RV stolen from a Rainsville dealership Nov. 12, but authorities are still looking for this man captured on surveillance footage. RAINSVILLE, Alabama -- An RV reported stolen from a ...


• Campground lets tornado survivors stay at no charge - FEMA says it won't help ...--Source: KOAM-TV -- Posted Dec 02, 2011
  Missouri -- The owner of a campground near Joplin says he is struggling to pay utilities and maintenance costs because of what he believed to be a good deed after the tornado. Shortly after the tornado many displaced ...


• Residents at Harlingen RV Park Worried About Bird Droppings--Source: KRGV -- Posted Nov 30, 2011
  Texas -- It seems some local wildlife is ruffling some feathers for some Harlingen RV residents. A huge number of black-bellied whistling ducks have found a new home at a pond in Lakewood Village. Residents living there say they've always enjoyed ...


• From Los Angeles RV To Denver 'Micro-Home:'--Source: Huffington Post -- Posted Nov 30, 2011
  California -- "I moved into a nice RV and ended up living around the beaches of Malibu for a fraction of the price. I worked evenings at the Hollywood Improv and Second City, LA as a Stage Manager so my days were spent at the beach and my nights were spent running ...


• RV industry expects slight speed bump in 2012 after slight gains this year--Source: Washington Post -- Posted Nov 30, 2011
  Kentucky -- The recession-dented RV industry pointed Tuesday to modest gains atop last year's turnaround performance as another sign that the sector is on a slow road to recovery. RV makers, dealers and suppliers attending an annual industry trade show were told ...


• Denali bus and campground reservations to begin--Source: CBS News -- Posted Nov 30, 2011
  Alaska -- Denali National Park officials say reservations for shuttle buses and campgrounds for the 2012 visitor season will be taken beginning Thursday. Reservations can be made online or by telephone, fax or mail for the buses and the ...


• Video--America's largest nomadic tribe--Source: BBC News -- Posted Nov 29, 2011
  There are about three million in the largest group of nomads, who roam the country in motorhomes or recreational vehicles (RVs) - and 90% of these RV-ers are over 55. Richard Grant meets the tribes of American Nomads on BBC Four, Monday 28 November at ...


• Tahuya State Forest reopens two campgrounds--Source: The Olympian -- Posted Nov 29, 2011
  Washington -- The campgrounds will be open seven days a week. The maximum stay limit is 10 nights in a 30-day period. These campgrounds are available only on a first-come, first-served basis. The state forest is west of Belfair in Mason County. ...


• Consumer confidence remains flat despite signs of recovery--Source: Victorville Daily Press -- Posted Nov 23, 2011
  California -- Joe Range got into the RV business 40 years ago and has survived ups and downs in the economy, including the 1973 oil crisis and the closure of Victorville's George Air Force Base. But things have never been so bad as they are now, he said. ...


• Campers build Thanksgiving traditions on the beach--Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat -- Posted Nov 23, 2011
  California -- Fred Stewart, of Woodland, cleans crabs he caught in Bodega Bay while camping at the Doran Beach campground. Stewart and his family have been camping and crab fishing the past 34 Thanksgiving weekends.


• West Canada Creek Campsites owner heads state group--Source: Rome Sentinel -- Posted Nov 23, 2011
  New York -- Michael Papp, owner of West Canada Creek Campsites in Poland, has been elected chairman of the Campground Owners of New York board of directors. Papp has served on the board since 2007, first as the Region 6 representative, and most recently as third ...


• Welch campground gets permit revoked--Source: Hastings Star Gazette -- Posted Nov 23, 2011
  Minnesota -- Hidden Valley Campground in Welch is no longer licensed to operate. The Goodhue County Board voted Tuesday morning to revoke owner Cory Axelson's conditional-use permit based upon lack of compliance with several facets of the county zoning ordinance.


• Stolen RV recovered in Marshall County--Source: Sand Mountain Reporter -- Posted Nov 22, 2011
  Alabama -- On Friday, deputies located a motor home that had been reported as stolen from North Alabama RV dealers in the Rainsville area Nov. 12. According to DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reports, the RV was taken sometime between 2 and 5 am A surveillance ...


• Ligonier planners study RV regulation--Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -- Posted Nov 22, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- They and three other RV owners spoke at the borough planning commission meeting Monday night. Council has directed the commission to come up with a list of regulations limiting the use of parked, oversized vehicles in the town after a resident ...


• Lost Lake, lost dreams--Source: TheNewsTribune.com -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  Washington -- Buyers at Lost Lake Resort, marketed throughout South Sound since 2005 as an “upscale RV community” on the outskirts of Yelm, thought they were purchasing a little slice of heaven. Phil Diers fishes for trout this month in picturesque Lost Lake


• Webster City RV to hold drop-off for Toys for Tots--Source: Daily Freeman Journal -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  Iowa -- Webster City RV will be a drop-off point for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots through Dec. 22. For more than half a century, one organization - the US Marine Corps - is the unchallenged leader in looking after America's needy children at Christmas. ...


• Dan Seits joined Redwood RV --Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  Indiana -- Dan Seits joined Redwood RV as a regional sales manager for its sales department. Seits was most recently a sales representative at Keystone RV. Dan Schreiber joined Hallmark Home Mortgage as chief financial officer. ...


• Forest Services Lifts Mountain Fire Restrictions--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  California -- The San Bernardino National Forest lifted certain fire restrictions in mountain campground areas Friday. This season's early rains have allowed the US Forest Service to lift some of the fire restrictions in place for portions of the San Bernardino ...


• Earthbound RV to resume travel trailer production--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  Indiana -- Earthbound Recreational Vehicles (RV) LLC announced today that they will be resuming production of their ground breaking – Dan Rodabaugh designed - composite travel trailer. The company also announced that – just like the JAG Mobile Solutions JMS ...


• Plan Commission nods to Shipshewana RV business growth--Source: KPCnews.com -- Posted Nov 21, 2011
  Indiana -- Open Range RV Co. can begin their building expansions, said LaGrange County Plan Commission Tuesday. The Shipshewana RV company creates open-range fifth wheels and travel trailers that are sold ...


• Minnesota says it's after owners of RVs who've dodged sales tax--Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune -- Posted Nov 17, 2011
  Minnesota -- The Revenue Department said the tax dodge involves the RV owners setting up shell corporations in Montana -- specifically, limited liability corporations -- to evade paying sales tax. For a fee that is a fraction of what paying the tax in Minnesota ...


• Parking lot dispute continues--Source: Springfield News-Leader -- Posted Nov 16, 2011
  Missouri -- A conflict over use of a parking lot as an unlicensed campground for the homeless is continuing, with the city expected to take some action today. For the past week, the Rev. Larry Rice has been allowing overnight camping in ...


• Federal agency agrees with DHEC's findings on cancer cases in Spartanburg ...--Source: Spartanburg Herald Journal -- Posted Nov 11, 2011
  South Carolina -- The study was in response to concerns raised by residents of the Cannon's Campground community. Some residents think there is a link between dozens of cancer cases in the area and past dumping of environmental contaminants at the former Hoechst ...


• Sands KOA wins major award during national convention--Source: Cibola County Beacon -- Posted Nov 11, 2011
  New Mexico -- The Grants/Cibola Sands KOA Campground was recently awarded the 2011 KOA President's Award by Kampgrounds of America, the world's largest system of family-friendly campgrounds. The award was presented on Nov. 8 at KOA's annual International Convention ...


• Trotting Trails--Source: Fergus Falls Daily Journal -- Posted Nov 10, 2011
  Minnesota -- The horse campground contains twenty-four sites for campers with horses and some of them accommodate up to three additional campers, making it possible for a group of riders to share a site. No electricity, showers or flush toilets are provided in the ...


• Huntington/Fox Fire KOA Campground has received the 2011 KOA President's Award--Source: Huntington Herald Dispatch -- Posted Nov 10, 2011
  West Virginia -- FOX FIRE KOA: The Huntington/Fox Fire KOA Campground has received the 2011 KOA President's Award by Kampgrounds of America, which represents family-friendly campgrounds worldwide. The award was presented Tuesday at the organization's international ...


• Anderson/Lake Hartwell KOA wins awards at annual convention--Source: Anderson Independent Mail -- Posted Nov 10, 2011
  South Carolina -- The Anderson/Lake Hartwell KOA Campground has been awarded the 2011 KOA President's and Founder's awards by Kampgrounds of America Inc., the world's largest system of family-friendly campgrounds. The awards were presented Tuesday at KOA's ...


• Blue Ridge Parkway officials seek input on future plans--Source: Roanoke Times -- Posted Nov 10, 2011
  Virginia -- Ending overnight stays at the Roanoke Mountain campground, improving recreational vehicle access to the Peaks of Otter campgrounds and extending the visitor season at Mabry Mill are among scores of changes in a proposed new management plan for the Blue ...


• Fight over 'park model' RVs at Flagg's headed for court--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  Maine -- Flagg's RV Resort LLC has appealed to the York County Superior Court a decision by the town ordering the company to remove six new units from the York Beach camper park. The appeal was filed Oct. 27 by Flagg's attorney David ...


• Coral Sands oceanfront resort in Ormond Beach sold--Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  Florida -- The resort includes an adjoining campground with 35 rented spaces that have water, sewer and electric hookups for recreational vehicles, motor coaches, travel trailers and fifth wheelers. Campground guests have full use of the resort amenities, ...


• Entrace fee waived at Bryce Canyon during Veterans Day weekend --Source: Dixie Press Online -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  Utah -- Camping is available at North Campground Loops A and B. The general store closes on November 6th. The Bryce Canyon Lodge restaurant closes on November 13th after breakfast. The Lodge motel units and gift shop are open until noon, November 14th. ...


• Camping Fees Waived at Forest Service Campgrounds--Source: KFYR-TV -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  North Dakota -- Campground fees are waived for the full three day weekend of Friday, Nov. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 13, to honor all past and current members of the US Armed Forces. Fees will be waived at Hankinson Hills, Buffalo Gap, Elkhorn, Wannagan, CCC, Bennett, ...


• Topeka campground wins award--Source: KSNT -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  Kansas -- The Topeka/Capital City KOA Campground has been awarded the 2011 KOA President's Award by Kampgrounds of America, the world's largest system of family-friendly campgrounds. The award was presented Tuesday, November 8 at KOA's annual International ...


• Guns at Tanglewood? State law says it's OK--Source: Winston-Salem Journal -- Posted Nov 09, 2011
  North Carolina -- With the leaves still in full blaze and a late fall sun warming everything within its reach, the campground at Tanglewood Park surely was among the most peaceful places on the planet Monday morning. Folks from RV nation — a loose confederation of ...


• It's time again for snowbirds--Source: The News-Press -- Posted Nov 04, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- Tom and Kathy Mustachio of Pennsylvania arrive for the season at Periwinkle Park and Campground on Sanibel on Saturday Oct. 29, 2011. The couple, who are volunteers at JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, have been spending winters here for 10 ...


• Floodwaters that killed 20 at Arkansas campground averaged 7 feet deep in floodplain--Source: Washington Post -- Posted Nov 03, 2011
  Arkansas -- The floodwaters that killed 20 people at a remote Arkansas campground last year swelled well above campers' heads and raced through the flood plain at speeds of up to 7.5 miles per hour, the US Geological Survey said in a report ...


• York request to remove 'park model' units from campground upheld for second time--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Nov 03, 2011
  Maine -- Park models have become the trend in RV campgrounds nationwide, according to Bill Garpow, executive director of Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association. "Recreational vehicle parks have determined they can increase their cash flow and bottom ...


• Start Up Company will Make Towable RVs for UK Market--Source: Goshen News -- Posted Nov 03, 2011
  Indiana -- Paula and Brian Donat believe there is a niche in the RV market that hasn't been filled. And they intend to fill that void. The Donats have cre...


• Demand outstrips supply for recreational rental firm--Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly -- Posted Nov 03, 2011
  Nevada -- Harry Beaupre was enjoying the sun at Topaz Lake during the Labor Day weekend of 2010 when he encountered a doctor who groused about the fact that he only used his expensive wakeboard boat and even costlier RV a few times per year


• Storm damage closes Pine Grove Furnace campground early--Source: Carlisle Sentinel -- Posted Nov 01, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- The family campground at Pine Grove Furnace State Park is closing earlier than expected for the season due to extensive damage from the weekend snowstorm. The heavy snow broke tree limbs and brought trees to the ground, causing damage and blocking ...


• Montana officials wary of gold mine work camp--Source: CanadianBusiness.com -- Posted Nov 01, 2011
  Montana -- Lewis and Clark County officials say they're concerned about 11 RV campers being used by workers at a gold and silver mine that could pose health concerns and violate county ordinances for RV parks. "We've tried to give them the benefit of the ...


• York denies Flagg's bid for reconsideration of 'RV' order--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Oct 29, 2011
  Maine -- The Board of Appeals on Wednesday, Oct. 26, denied Flagg's RV and Cottage Resort LLC a reconsideration of a September decision upholding a town order for the company to remove six new units it moved into the York Beach camper ...


• Flagg's to ask Appeals Board to reconsider 'RV' ruling--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  Maine -- The owner of Flagg's RV and Cottage Resort is asking the Appeals Board to reconsider its decision upholding a town order to remove six units he moved into the York Beach camper park this spring. Robert Moser, president of ...


• Bad economy forces Longview RV staple to close shop--Source: Longview Daily News -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  Washington -- McCord's Truck & RV Center has been a good business for Curly McCord, right, and Rob Bardonski for most of its 21 years, but soon, whatever they have not sold will move down to the street to the Nissan-Dodge dealership as the RV Center closes.


• Campers nearly hit by debris from plane crash--Source: kgw.com -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  Oregon -- Ray Sitton and his wife, Diane were among others in the busy campground when they said plane parts started raining down. Diane said the loud noise startled her, she looked up to see the aftermath of the collision. “It [the single-engine plane] just ...


• Terror in Tahoe turns campground into haunted attraction--Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  California -- The haunt will be open Thursday to Monday in the Campground by the Lake for its final weekend. It's not often people get a chance to do charity work by hacking faux bodies to pieces. Terror in Tahoe is taking full advantage of the Halloween opportunity ...


• RV show had fewer attendees, more sales--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  California -- The 10-day annual California RV Show at the Pomona Fairplex had slightly fewer people attend than last year, but at least one RV manufacturer and two dealers were pleased with the results, according to a statement from the RV ...


• Utilimaster's new RV product driving new employment--Source: WSBT-TV -- Posted Oct 27, 2011
  Indiana -- Production began Tuesday on a new vehicle that could be used around the world leading to new jobs and a boost for the local economy. Utilimaster in Wakarusa has begun work on a walk-in van called "The Reach. ...


• Manhattan Beach Gets Tough on RV Parking--Source: NBC Los Angeles -- Posted Oct 20, 2011
  California -- Cars and RVs are parked along Carlsbad Boulevard in Carlsbad on June 15, 2010. Owners of RVs and oversized vehicles will have a tougher time parking in Manhattan Beach thanks to new restrictions, but the rules are not as strict as those ...


• Locals take Halloween to new heights--Source: Reminder Newspapers -- Posted Oct 20, 2011
  Connecticut -- A row of skull fenceposts borders the graveyard at Quid Blankley's Halloween display at Lisbon's Ross Hill Campground. Halloween has become more than just a holiday for two local residents who've taken the spooky ...


• MVP RV Chairman Winston Chung wins UN social philanthropy award--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Oct 19, 2011
  California -- Winston Chung Hing Ka – Chairman of Winston Global Energy, MVP RV and Balqon Corporation (OTC: BLQN), and the new owner of California's Newport Beach Country Club - was one of three inaugural recipients of last week's United Nations Association of New ...


• RV supplier plans expansion of N. Ind. operations--Source: Chicago Tribune -- Posted Oct 19, 2011
  Indiana -- Lippert Components and Kinro CEO Jason Lippert says state and local officials have shown a strong commitment to the RV industry as it rebounds from the recession that caused massive layoffs from northern Indiana factories. ...


• New York State Parks Announces Camping Photo Contest--Source: New York State Office of Parks & Recreation -- Posted Oct 19, 2011
  New York -- The contest runs through November 30, 2011 and prizes include a week-long stay at any state-owned campground with weekend stays for top runners-up. In addition, images will be used in statewide publications, on the web, and highlighted through ...


• MVP RV investor to build battery factory--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Oct 18, 2011
  California -- Chinese businessman Winston Chung, a generous benefactor to UC Riverside and major investor in Riverside-based MVP RV, told a Los Angeles Times reporter Friday during an interview that he intends to build a factory in Southern ...


• Mount Rainier National Park going into fall/winter operating schedule--Source: The Seattle Times -- Posted Oct 18, 2011
  Washington -- The road to Sunrise is now closed at the White River Campground gate. The road between White River Campground and State Route 410 will be kept open through Oct. 30, weather permitting. Hikers and bicyclists still have access to the Sunrise Road. ...


• RV park proposed at Bradley Farms--Source: Elmira Star-Gazette -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  New York -- The RV campsite is being planned in anticipation of natural gas workers coming into the Southern Tier, he said. A combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale formation is under way in Pennsylvania and is ...


• Campers on Blue Ridge Parkway could see major changes soon--Source: WDBJ7.com -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  Virginia -- Roanoke Mountain Campground may not be campgrounds at all come next summer. The National Park Service took a look at attendance at campgrounds along the Blue Ridge Parkway; Roanoke Mountain Campground ranked last. ...


• Economic Summit held to attract and retain jobs--Source: WSBT-TV -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  Indiana -- "I think what the county is facing is real typical of what happened to our company at Jayco, 2009 was our low point,” said Derald Bontrager, President of Jayco RV, Inc. based out of Middlebury. At an economic summit with business and community leaders, ...


• Jellystone owners away at time of blaze--Source: Albert Lea Tribune -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  Minnesota -- Westrich, who lives in a house at the campground, said she got a call around 4 am that the ranger station was on fire. Her teenage children confirmed the news over the phone as they looked at the flaming building from their house at the campground. ...


• Rules drafted to allow trailers--Source: Jackson Hole News&Guide -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  Wyoming -- Teton County planning staff released the first draft of a set of rules Thursday that would allow campground owners to bring recreational park trailers onto their properties, albeit with special permission from ...


• Campground ordered to pay for denying service dog--Source: CBC.ca -- Posted Oct 16, 2011
  QC -- Quebec's human rights tribunal has awarded a paraplegic man $9000 in damages after he was denied access to a private campground in 2008 with his service dog. Jacques Côté, his partner and his service dog, Gasby, ...


• No more bedding down in Walmart lot--Source: BCLocalNews -- Posted Oct 11, 2011
  British Columbia -- This Week They are usually known as a welcoming sight for RV campers in need of a place to stop for the night or a few days before continuing on with their journey. Besides being a big-box retail store, Walmart parking lots ...


• Fire Destroys Jellystone Campground Building--Source: KAALtv.com -- Posted Oct 11, 2011
  Minnesota -- A weekend fire leaves a local campground picking up what's left of one of their buildings. It happened early Sunday morning at the Jellystone Campground near Austin. It's devastating news for a family that works so hard to make everyone ...


• Haunted attraction opens in campground--Source: Tahoe Daily Tribune -- Posted Oct 09, 2011
  California -- A new haunted attraction opens this week in the El Dorado County Campground off Highway 50. “What I'd like to see is a place where people can come hang out and enjoy Halloween, somewhere if you want some Halloween, you can get it,” said Steve Rozier, ...


• Chico hail gives older RVs a beating--Source: Enterprise-Record -- Posted Oct 09, 2011
  California -- Wednesday evening's hail storm might have done the most widespread damage to one particular kind of vehicle: older RVs. The plastic covers over ventilation openings on the roofs of older motor homes, travel trailers and fifth ...


• Weather prime for fall camping--Source: Iowa City Press Citizen -- Posted Oct 09, 2011
  Iowa -- Wisps of smoke from a few remaining fires swirled as I rolled slowly through the campground. Most of the Sunday afternoon activity was "tear down" oriented at the north side campground at ...


• Preventing Wildfires on a campground--Source: KSFY -- Posted Oct 09, 2011
  South Dakota -- As the leaves begin to change and the temperatures cool off, there's no doubt it's one of the best times to hit the state parks. But weeks without rain and a lot more wind, things can change quick. "Fire is a dangerous thing ...


• Nudist resort in the works near White Springs--Source: Branford News -- Posted Oct 09, 2011
  Florida -- Suwannee Valley Campground, at 786 NW Stephen Foster Dr., is under new owners BG Parkes and Tom Gillenwater, according to White Springs Town Manager Robert Townsend. Parkes, since 2007, has also been the owner and director of Bare Buns Bikers, ...


• Earth Science Week and National Fossil Day at Grand Canyon National Park--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Oct 06, 2011
  Arizona -- Mather Campground, just off South Rim Village. Reservations are likely necessary; go through the recreation.gov website or call 1-877-444-6777 to check availability. Maximum RV or trailer length is 30 feet and only limited sites are big enough for ...


• Palomar Mountain campgrounds close for good--Source: SignOnSanDiego.com -- Posted Oct 06, 2011
  California -- The campgrounds have been closed due to the budget crisis. — Peggy Peattie PALOMAR MOUNTAIN — With no advance warning and with as little fanfare, Palomar Mountain State Park's two campgrounds were closed to the public Sunday and, according to the ...


• Judge orders Greenfield Township campground closed by Nov. 3--Source: GoErie.com -- Posted Oct 06, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- The owners of a Greenfield Township campground have been ordered to clear their property of tenants in their latest battle with the state Department of Environmental Protection over sewer and water issues. ...


• Joshua Tree National Park Reopens Campsites & Portion of Damaged Road--Source: KCET (blog) -- Posted Oct 06, 2011
  California -- Visitors can now travel from the White Tanks Campground, where the road had been closed since September 13, to the Ocotillo Patch near Fried Liver Wash. The reopening means that cactus fanciers can once again visit the popular Cholla Garden and its ...


• Local state park campgrounds closed due to budget--Source: North County Times -- Posted Oct 06, 2011
  California -- Several local campgrounds, including two at Palomar Mountain State Park, were closed Sunday due to state budget restrictions, according to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. At Palomar Mountain State Park, ...


• Fire destroys RV dealership, shop in Shelley--Source: The Republic -- Posted Sep 29, 2011
  Idaho -- The owner of a recreational vehicle dealership in Shelley says fire destroyed his showroom, shop and parts of his parking lot that housed dozens of new RVs. Mike Ball says he received a call about the fire at OK Trailer Sales at ...


• Flood-damaged areas of Joshua Tree National Park to reopen--Source: Los Angeles Times -- Posted Sep 29, 2011
  California -- A nine-mile segment of road that extends from White Tank Campground to Ocotillo Patch pullout will be opened on noon Friday, park officials said. The opened roadway will allow visitors to reach the popular Cholla Cactus Garden


• Buckeye Fire Near Bridgeport Leads to Campground Evacuation--Source: KOLO -- Posted Sep 29, 2011
  California -- Buckeye Campground has been evacuated because of an 1200-acre fire that's burning in Mono County, California, near Bridgeport. The fire started burning around 11:40am on Sunday, according to Sierra Front. More than 100 firefighters are ...


• Crooked River Campground to Close for Upgrades--Source: KTVZ -- Posted Sep 29, 2011
  Oregon -- The Crooked River campground at Cove Palisades State Park closes Friday for water and sewer systems upgrades, as well as campsite and restroom improvements. The campground will reopen early next summer. The three deluxe cabins, located about one mile ...


• RV owners want revisions in parking law--Source: Leamington Post -- Posted Sep 25, 2011
  Ontario -- Last week council heard from about 15 RV owners who expressed concerns with some of the limitations already present in the town bylaw. The meeting was a session for public input and council will now weigh what it has heard, and what its staff will ...


• Beginnings of the Old Time Fiddle Festival--Source: Payson Roundup -- Posted Sep 25, 2011
  Arizona -- As Jerry Floyd remembers it, it came about from impromptu jam sessions at the clubhouse at the KOA Campground on Highway 260, which was originally built by his parents, JW and Vertilee Floyd. “Mom would hear music coming from the campsites and went to ...


• Kaibab National Forest To Waive Camping Fees at Ten-X Campground--Source: Garden News -- Posted Sep 25, 2011
  Arizona -- The Kaibab National Forest will waive camping fees at Ten-X Campground on the Tusayan Ranger District for the night of Sept. 24 in honor of National Public Lands Day. The sites to be included in the fee waiver are the first-come, first-served ...


• Campground's pig roast, potluck a Pagerly benefit--Source: Reading Eagle -- Posted Sep 25, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- Sill's Family Campground will hold a pig roast and potluck dinner Oct. 8 from 5 to 8 pm to benefit the Kyle Pagerly Memorial Fund. Participants should bring a dessert or dinner to the event at 1900 Bowmansville Road in Brecknock Township. ...


• Big South Fork offers free camping for National Public Lands Day--Source: WBIR-TV -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Tennessee -- In honor of National Public Lands Day, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will offer free backcountry camping and free camping at Alum Ford Campground on Saturday, September 24. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest ....


• BLM to suspend entrance fees for day at recreation sites--Source: Today's News-Herald -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Arizona -- Participating recreation areas include Yuma Field Office sites of Squaw Lake Campground, Senator Wash South Shore Campground, Oxbow Recreation and Wildlife Area, and Ehrenberg Sandbowl Off-highway vehicle area. Kingman Field Office sites of Burro Creek ...


• Angela's Adventures: Camping--Source: KTVQ Billings News -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Montana -- From Big Timber head north on Highway 191 until you get to Wormser Loop Road, that will take you to Half-Moon Campground and trailhead. When it comes to camping, there are a few different ways. One option is "car camping." Grab everything you could ...


• Chiricahua Mountains Are Reopening--Source: KVOA Tucson News -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Rustler Park Campground will remain temporarily closed. The Chiricahuas' reopening comes three weeks ahead of schedule. The Coronado National Forest had originally planned a reopening for October 15 to give Coronado personnel and Burned Area Emergency ...


• Carr Canyon Closures Continue--Source: KVOA Tucson News -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Arizona -- The Coronado National Forest, Sierra Vista Ranger District, will continue the closure of Carr Canyon and Forest Road 368 from the bridge crossing to the end of the published road near Ramsey Vista Campground. ...


• Scenic Park Turned Into a Desert--Source: KCAU -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Iowa -- Scenic Park Campground which is usually filled with campers this time of year. But instead, it's filled with sand, mud and debris. Driving around Scenic Park is almost like taking a tour of the Sahara Desert. Benches, trees and shelters all buried in ...


• Edmonds travel writer shares stories from his RV--Source: HeraldNet -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Washington -- The remote destination was the most recent leg of the RV blogger's extensive travels. Though most of the miles have been racked up in the western United States, he's also rented RVs in Iceland and New Zealand. "I love to travel with the RV because it's ...


• GOLD RUSH: Brilliant Colorado aspen begin to show their fall colors--Source: The Coloradoan -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Colorado -- West Branch Trail: The trailhead of this Rawah Wilderness hike is just past the Tunnel Campground on the Laramie River Road (Larimer County Road 103). It's an easy hike with the best aspen stands in the first two miles. 5. Little Beaver Creek Trail: ...


• 38th Annual Camper's Fair Returns to LBL's Piney Campground--Source: Clarksville Online -- Posted Sep 20, 2011
  Tennessee -- Set up your campsite at Piney Campground's 38th Annual Camper's Fair, September 21st-25th, and enjoy a variety of activities including arts, crafts, and evening entertainment. Piney is located in Tennessee on the south end of Land Between The Lakes ...


• Moorpark leases vacant lot to RV sales business--Source: Ventura County Star -- Posted Sep 18, 2011
  California -- Tom Lindstrom RV Sales Inc. recently approached the city about leasing the property as a site for RV sales. During a special meeting Wednesday, the Moorpark City Council unanimously approved the lease agreement with Lindstrom. A conditional-use permit ...


• After Irene, DEC ready for fall hikers and campers--Source: The Adirondack Daily Enterprise -- Posted Sep 18, 2011
  New York -- Most trails and campgrounds have been reopened in the Adirondack and Catskill regions as the state Department of Environmental Conservation continues to review and update trail and campground closures in the wake of tropical storms Irene and ...


• Campground Owner Says State Rerouted River--Source: WMUR Manchester -- Posted Sep 18, 2011
  New Hampshire -- A campground owner in Thornton said repair work on damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene has changed the layout of his campsites and is hurting his revenue. George Perry owns the Goose Hollow Campground on Burbank Hill Road in Thornton ...


• Three Boise National Forest campgrounds temporarily closing--Source: The Idaho Statesman -- Posted Sep 18, 2011
  Idaho -- The Bull Trout, Bear Valley and Fir Creek Campgrounds between Lowman and Stanley will be temporarily closed on a varied schedule beginning September 15 and extending through October 5 due to insect infestation treatments, according to a press release ...


• Campgrounds require bear-proof storage: Dolson--Source: Whistler Question -- Posted Sep 16, 2011
  British Columbia -- “It's a problem in any campground, and in this particular campground two bears have already been killed this season as a result of accessing campers' food,” said Dolson. “It seems to be an ongoing issue there that isn't being resolved


• Thor says RV department will report to CEO--Source: BusinessWeek -- Posted Sep 14, 2011
  Indiana -- After Ron Fenech, RV group president, retires Sept. 30, the company's recreation vehicle division will report directly to Peter Orthwein, Thor's chairman, president and CEO. Before becoming group president of RVs, Fenech was one of the original owners ...


• Former lumber mill site Oregon's newest state park--Source: KVAL -- Posted Sep 14, 2011
  Oregon -- The park opens with 28 sites in a primitive campground designed for tents and self-contained RVs. Potable water is available. A six-site hiker/biker camp also opens for riders cycling the popular TransAmerica Bicycle trail.


• Flash floods force closures at Joshua Tree National Park--Source: Los Angeles Times -- Posted Sep 14, 2011
  California -- The Cottonwood Visitors Center was flooded, and parts of the Cottonwood Campground were washed away. The two sites have been closed to visitors, along with Route 11 between the White Tank Campground entrance to the south park boundary at Interstate 10, ...


• More campground recipes--Source: Kansas City Star -- Posted Sep 13, 2011
  Missouri -- You don't have to rough it when it comes to meal time at the campground. By using a Dutch oven, you can prepare a variety of tasty main courses, sides and desserts. Here are a few of the favorites of Dave Lako of Missouri State Parks, who travels the ...


• RV maker plans northern Indiana expansion--Source: Post-Tribune -- Posted Sep 13, 2011
  Indiana -- Cruiser RV announced Friday it would lease a building in LaGrange and start a production line building lightweight travel trailers by the end of this year. The company has about 140 employees at its factory and headquarters in the nearby town of Howe.


• Red Bluff votes to tax RV parks for visitors--Source: Red Bluff Daily News -- Posted Sep 13, 2011
  California -- The Red Bluff City Council Tuesday amended a several decades- old policy to specifically include RV parks and campgrounds as being among the type of visitor accommodations that must collect TOT. City officials have long maintained that the TOT ordinance ...


• Flagler Beach sets rules for parking RVs--Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal -- Posted Sep 13, 2011
  Florida -- Homeowners will be allowed to keep one RV and one utility trailer in their yards -- with conditions. The Flagler Beach City Commission approved first reading Thursday night of a law that would specify ...


• Fall travelers, beware: Riffraff on the rise at Kenai campgrounds--Source: Alaska Dispatch -- Posted Sep 13, 2011
  Alaska -- Campground hosts are departing Kenai Peninsula facilities for warmer places to the south. And the riffraff are coming out of hiding. With the watchful eyes of seasonal volunteers disappearing from the Peninsula, Irene Lindquist with the Chugach ...


• Wanderlust in a Winnebago: Andersons sample the RV lifestyle--Source: Los Altos Town Crier -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  California -- When wanderlust touches us, we think how nice it would be to sell the house, buy an RV and take off to see the rest of North America. With our basic possessions packed in the vehicle, we could go wherever we wanted, stop whenever we wanted and still ...


• $1.9 million Buckley RV site completed--Source: Denver Post -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  Colorado -- A $1.9 million FamCamp facility at Buckley Air Force Base has been completed by Heath Construction of Fort Collins, the company announced today. The facility features 38 recreational vehicle campsites on 14 acres next to the base's ...


• Brunswick closes campground in anticipation of minor flooding--Source: Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  Maryland -- Brunswick has closed its campground as a precautionary measure, according to city administrator Rick Weldon. “We decided to close the campground,” Weldon said. “That's the only real precaution we've taken so far. The National Weather Service radically...


• Fleetwood bankruptcy still unwinding in court--Source: Press-Enterprise -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  California -- In that time, they claim to have travelled through every Canadian territory and province, three-quarters of the American states, Mexico and every country in Central America in their 40-foot RV. The Smiths certainly love the freedom of the lifestyle. ...


• Possible Microburst Destroys RVs In Bow--Source: WMUR Manchester -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  New Hampshire -- Strong winds tossed around RVs weighing more than 5000 pounds in Bow on Monday night in what meteorologists suspect might have been a microburst. The National Weather Service is investigating whether a microburst struck City Auto Sales and ...


• Devoted campers rebuild campground--Source: WWLP 22News -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  Massachusetts -- The campgrounds were swept away by raging waters. Even the road leading into Walker Island was washed away with ease. But, these campers told 22News it will be fixed eventually, one volunteer at a time. "I'm really liking the fact that everybodys ...


• Volunteers continue replanting former Sunrise campground--Source: The Olympian -- Posted Sep 08, 2011
  Washington -- Volunteers will again be planting wildflower seedlings near Sunrise, working to convert a historic campground area into alpine meadows. Participants will meet in the Sunrise parking lot between 8:30-9 am Look for the check-in area on the south side of ...


• Glacier National Park moving to Fall schedule--Source: KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News -- Posted Sep 06, 2011
  Montana -- Campgrounds in primitive status have pit toilets available, no potable or drinking water, limited number of sites and fees are reduced to $10 per night.The changes all start on Labor Day. Apgar Campground closes on October 10th with primitive camping ...


• Lazy River at Granville campground owners make job a lifestyle--Source: The Newark Advocate -- Posted Sep 06, 2011
  Ohio -- Clayton West plays in the spray ground Saturday afternoon at Lazy River campground in Granville. Chris Gambolo's dog Ella shakes water off that he splashed on her to cool her off. Temperatures reached the mid-90s Saturday in Granville. ...


• Irene takes a toll on Vermont campgrounds--Source: WCAX -- Posted Sep 02, 2011
  Vermont -- Paul Rae normally calls the Abel Mountain Campground along the third branch of the White River his little piece of paradise. Now, it's anything but. The campground was destroyed by floodwaters. "We're done at this point. Everything's gone," he said.


• Minnesota couple wins RV from Reader's Digest 'cheering' contest--Source: Park Rapids Enterprise -- Posted Sep 01, 2011
  Minnesota -- Shawn and Michele Mahowald will be heading to Mille Lacs Lake this Labor Day weekend in their new Coachman Freelander RV, compliments of Reader's Digest's “We Hear You, America” contest. Shawn and Michele Mahowald stand in front of their new Coachman ...


• 'Serious buyers' shop at RV show--Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted Sep 01, 2011
  Indiana -- Rainstorms might have caused a significant drop in attendance at the 56th Midwest RV Supershow in downtown Elkhart a couple of weekends ago. But it did not matter too much to the dealers. Though there are no exact figures, Mark Bowersox, ...


• Former airport turned campground a hit in the Big Apple--Source: Public Radio International PRI -- Posted Sep 01, 2011
  New York -- A new campground in Brooklyn offers a taste of the great outdoors for New Yorkers and tourists alike. Story from Here and Now. Listen to audio for full report. The city that never sleeps now offers a place to ...


• Campground owner reflects on long life--Source: Springfield News Sun -- Posted Aug 28, 2011
  Ohio -- Late afternoons, when Ray Crawford eases his 101-year-old body down the steps from his room to the market at Crawford Campgrounds, life seems good. Its rules are straightforward,


• Yosemite fire burns 3000 acres; 1000 firefighters on scene--Source: News10.net -- Posted Aug 28, 2011
  Montana -- According to Junior Sanchez, a Budweiser truck driver who was driving behind the RV, the motor home pulled over to release a car it was towing when it caught fire. Sanchez said the RV's propane tank exploded and ignited grass along the roadside


• Camper missing near Zigzag found safe--Source: KATU -- Posted Aug 26, 2011
  Oregon -- A 34-year-old woman wearing only shorts and a shirt but no shoes was missing from a campground in Oregon but was found safe Thursday morning. Search teams assembled Thursday morning at the McNeil Campground to search for the unidentified woman


• Survivors of Arkansas campground flood that killed 20 sue federal government over deaths--Source: The Republic -- Posted Aug 26, 2011
  Arkansas -- A lawsuit filed by family members of three of the 20 people killed in a violent flash flood in a federally operated campground in southwest Arkansas last year claims the government was negligent by leaving the ...


• Drew Acquires Assets Of RV Chassis Biz - Quick Facts--Source: RTT News -- Posted Aug 24, 2011
  Indiana -- Lippert Components, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Drew Industries Inc. (DW: News ), acquired the business and certain assets of the towable RV chassis and slide-out mechanism operation from EA Technologies LLC for $13.5 million in cash. ...


• Weather Service confirms tornado touchdown on Michigan's U.P.--Source: Duluth News Tribune -- Posted Aug 21, 2011
  Michigan -- According to the Weather Service, it first touched down at the River Pines RV Park and Campground, and then moved northeast across the town, lifting on the east side of the Ontonagon Golf Course. The path was estimated at 3/4 mile, and was about 125 ...


• Governor’s veto of bill to hurt small campground owners--Source: North Country Now -- Posted Aug 21, 2011
  New York -- The governor's veto of a bill relieving small campgrounds of a requirement to maintain their own dumping stations will hurt small businesses, the bill's Assembly sponsor said. 118th “River” District Assemblywoman Addie Russell says “The vetoing of this ...


• Campsite discoveries--Source: Concord Monitor -- Posted Aug 21, 2011
  New Hampshire -- New Hampshire State Parks' newest campground in more than 40 years sits in the shadows of one of the state's most familiar landmarks, Mount Monadnock. Situated in the culturally- and scenery-rich southwestern corner of the state, Gilson Pond Campground ...


• Loveall RV's set to open new building after winter fire--Source: Columbia Business Times -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  Missouri -- After a fire ravaged Loveall RV's in January and destroyed its main office and service facilities, a new building is nearly finished to get the company back on the road. “Our contractor says Oct. 1, and we're hoping optimistically for ...


• RV show off to fast start --Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  Indiana -- There was some good news emerging on Friday from the Midwest RV Super Show in downtown Elkhart. Not only was there a sizable crowd on Friday morning of serious RV shoppers, there were people buying, negotiating and checking out the finer ...


• Trails Reopened at 2 Southeast Arizona Monuments--Source: KVOA Tucson News -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  Arizona -- The Bonita Creek Campground at Chiricahua National Monument is also open; however, the scenic drive beyond the campground remains closed. At Chiricahua National Monument some trails may have access issues. All visitors are encouraged to check with the ...


• Brazen bears cause problems in New Denver--Source: BCLocalNews -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  British Columbia -- RCMP and conservation officers were called to the village's downtown campground this month after one cinnamon and two black bears tore into several campers' coolers. Gayle Swanson who runs the campground said the bears have been a nuisance all summer ...


• Rittenours honored for campground work--Source: Princeton Union Eagle -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  Minnesota -- Fred therefore decided to ask the city staff if they would like the couple to be hosts starting this past spring at Riverside Park which has a campground. The deal was agreed upon in which the couple could park their RV and utility trailer there from ...


• Campground hosts are often the first face of Utah State Parks--Source: Salt Lake Tribune -- Posted Aug 20, 2011
  Utah -- Campground hosts play a vital role in the Utah State Parks system, with more than 100 parking their RV, pointing the satellite dish and charging their golf cart for a season of greeting the public each year. Some stop by for a summer, some go back to ...


• Three RV manufacturers announce recalls--Source: RV News Service -- Posted Aug 18, 2011
  Fleetwood, Winnebago, and Airstream have all announced RV recalls for a variety of safety issues. Fleetwood RV, Inc. is recalling 359 model year 2010 American Eagle, American Tradition, Discovery, Revolution LE and model year 2011 American Eagle, ...


• Bear Forces Restrictions At Aspen-Area Campground--Source: KMGH Denver -- Posted Aug 17, 2011
  Colorado -- A bear that has entered tents in a campground near Aspen has prompted the Forest Service to close the campground to some campers. The black bear has been looking for food in the Difficult Campground, 6 miles east of Aspen, according to White ...


• E. coli bacteria found in 2 Ogden-area campgrounds--Source: Deseret News -- Posted Aug 17, 2011
  Utah -- Tests were performed at the Ben Lomond and Shawnee campgrounds after several members of a camping group at Camp Shawnee became sick, Weber-Morgan Health spokesperson Lori Buttars said. "We didn't know if we'd had a bad potato salad or the water,"


• Cat Thrown From RV during Accident hoping to hitch a ride home--Source: WKYT -- Posted Aug 17, 2011
  Kentucky -- Pearlie Harrison Found Tiger days after he was thrown from this RV in an accident near Berea. "He was really hungry... I fed him three times that day," Harrison said. "He cleaned his plate!" Harrison also called the number on his tag. ...


• Campground brings new acquaintances, memories--Source: Beckley Register-Herald -- Posted Aug 17, 2011
  West Virginia -- For many years, Marion Shiflet and the campground at the State Fair were linked together. Marion, who lived in Union, was at the fair last year, and as I was getting set to leave the exposition for the final time, he pulled up beside me in his golf ...


• RV Group Suing City --Source: Santa Barbara Independent -- Posted Aug 13, 2011
  California -- An attorney for a recreational vehicle (RV) advocacy group called Homes on Wheels (HOW) has filed a lawsuit against The City of Santa Barbara, asking the court to strike down a 2009 RV Parking Ordinance because it discriminates ...


• A Campground Grows in Brooklyn, Bringing a New York Edge to Roughing It--Source: Wall Street Journal -- Posted Aug 13, 2011
  New York -- Now there's one destination that can accommodate them all: A campground is growing in Brooklyn. "I love it here," Beverly Wong was saying toward sunset on an August Friday. "I love going to the theater." She and her husband, Patrick Neeson, ...


• Mount Mitchell Campground Closed Because Of Black Bears--Source: WFMY News 2 -- Posted Aug 13, 2011
  North Carolina -- A popular NC mountain campground is closing until the end of August because of bears. Friday, state park officials make the decision because of increased activity by black bears. The family campground at Mount Mitchell State Park will ...


• It's healthy to get away from it all--Source: Edmonton Journal -- Posted Aug 12, 2011
  Ontario -- RV travellers do more than just hit the road in their vehicles. RVing families get outside and walk, bike, jog, paddle, rollerblade, raft and hike - whether it's down small-town streets, over miles of trails, across pristine lakes, along raging rapids ...


• Kings of the road?: Motor homes smaller, less flashy--Source: USA Today -- Posted Aug 11, 2011
  RV-maker Fleetwood says many buyers of more traditional motor homes, who formerly would have opted for 36-footers or bigger, today are buying downsizing to its 28- to 32-foot Storm line, which starts at about $92000, says Lenny Razo, eastern regional ...


• Debate begins over long-term RV parking on city streets--Source: Great Falls Tribune -- Posted Aug 11, 2011
  Montana -- Several speakers suggested the city might want to be less stringent about big vehicles in late spring and summer, when people are using their RVs more often. Deputy City Manager Jennifer Reichelt said the city is not anxious to fine people $50 or $100 ...


• Mission City Council passes RV restriction--Source: Monitor -- Posted Aug 11, 2011
  Texas -- Despite residents' protests and the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Manager's recommendation against it, Mission City Council voted Monday to restrict RVs 34 feet or longer from the front yards and driveways of R-1 residential zones.


• Campground proposal gets heated response--Source: Lewiston Sun Journal -- Posted Aug 11, 2011
  Maine -- Peter Farnsworth, left, seeks clarification from project engineer William Brogan, center, while John Gauthier and Judy Boucher listen during a site visit Wednesday afternoon on Roger and Judy Boucher's proposed Coos Canyon Campground expansion project


• Annual Taste of Montgomery set for tonight at KOA Campground--Source: Your Houston News -- Posted Aug 11, 2011
  Texas -- The third annual Taste of Montgomery event, showcasing local businesses, takes place from 6-8 pm this evening at the KOA Campground in Montgomery. Admission is free to the public. A Montgomery County community with a reputation built on history and ...


• Congressman Doc Hastings Talks Jobs At Yakima RV Plant--Source: KIMA CBS 29 -- Posted Aug 10, 2011
  Washington -- Congressman Doc Hastings took a tour of a Yakima RV plant Monday to talk about jobs and the local economy. YAKIMA -- Republican Congressman, Doc Hastings (District 4) was also in town Monday morning and talking jobs with the folks at ...


• RV trip to Alaska provides many firsts--Source: Bemidji Pioneer -- Posted Aug 09, 2011
  Minnesota -- The campground was full so we parked along with many other RV's and tents in the parking lot. The spring was a grand refresher. We drove across the ice fields and the tundra, which reminded us of the streets in Minnesota in the spring. ...


• RV owners may apply for permits to park on street--Source: Herald Zeitung -- Posted Aug 09, 2011
  Texas -- Under an ordinance approved Monday by city council, owners of RVs and other oversized vehicles will be able to seek permits that would allow the big rigs to remain on residential streets for up to 24 hours. A parade of RV owners ...


• http://www.heritage.com/articles/2011/08/08/milan_news_leader/news/doc4e4074596b351065764439.txt--Source: Heritage Newspapers -- Posted Aug 09, 2011
  Michigan -- Heritage Media Fans of bluegrass music have flocked to KC Campground in Milan for the past 13 years for the annual Milan Bluegrass Festival, and starting Thursday, the festival makes its triumphant return. Favorites from last year and ...


• River bottom fire scorches 12 acres, threatens campground--Source: Victorville Daily Press -- Posted Aug 09, 2011
  California -- San Bernardino County Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a fire that consumed more than 12 acres in the Mojave River bottom Sunday and threatened several structures at a nearby campsite, fire authorities said Monday.


• Handicapped-accessible campground opens on NY lake--Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer -- Posted Aug 09, 2011
  New York -- The state has upgraded a campground on the sandy shore of Schroon Lake in the eastern Adirondacks to make it handicapped-accessible. Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens is hosting a ribbon-cutting ...


• Inspired Brad Keselowski overcomes broken ankle to win Good Sam RV Insurance 500--Source: Kansas City Star -- Posted Aug 08, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- And that was all Keselowski needed to push through a painful ankle injury and win the Good Sam RV Insurance 500 in Long Pond, Pa. He dedicated the victory to US troops in Afghanistan. Keselowski's cousin lost a friend who was one of 30 American service ... See all stories on this topic »


• Yellowstone grizzly euthanized--Source: West Yellowstone News -- Posted Aug 08, 2011
  Montana -- For the past three years, the four-year-old, 258-pound male bear had been unsuccessfully hazed at least 25 times from the Lake Village, Bridge Bay Campground and Fishing Bridge developments. On Saturday, July 30, the bear aggressively approached and ...


• Public hearing on proposed campground expansion set for Wednesday--Source: Lewiston Sun Journal -- Posted Aug 08, 2011
  Maine -- A public hearing on an application to expand the Coos Canyon Campground is set for 6 pm Aug. 10 at the Coos Canyon Schoolhouse. Testimony will be received on Roger and Judy Boucher's plan to ...


• Ex-Dutchmen exec pleads guilty to fraud--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Indiana -- A former Dutchmen executive will pay nearly $2 million in restitution to the RV maker's parent company after admitting to overstating company earnings from 2002 to 2007. Mark Schwartzhoff, 43, of Goshen, pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of wire fraud in U.S. District Court.


• Everyone in the RV, It's Road-Trip Time!--Source: Wall Street Journal -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  When I mention my plan to take a three-week summer road trip in a 30-foot RV with my husband and three kids—one a 5-month-old baby—the reactions are overwhelmingly gender-specific. Meanwhile, I am cursing my thoughtlessness in agreeing to this "Very ...


• Sula campground closing for repair work--Source: KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Montana -- Bitterroot National Forest officials say that the Jennings Camp Campground on the Sula Ranger District will be closed from Monday August 8th through August 12th for routine maintenance. Contractors will be adding new gravel to the main loop ...


• Lewis and Clark State Park Campground Reopens--Source: KCAU -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Iowa -- Onawa, Iowa – Lewis and Clark State Park campground was reopened to campers on Thursday, nearly two months after it was closed as a precaution ahead of the predicted Missouri River flooding. "We pulled all the electrical breakers, removed other ...


• Campground damaged by tornado working to rebuild--Source: WAOW -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Wisconsin -- It's been almost three months since a tornado hit part of Wood County, and one campground there is working to get back to normal. The Deer Trail Park Campground in ...


• Road trip: Chinese rev up the RVs--Source: USA Today -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Chinese tourists check out the recreational vehicles on display at the RV rally held in Fangshan, a suburb of Beijing.


• Still a struggle for laid-off RV worker who introduced Obama in '09--Source: WSBT-TV -- Posted Aug 06, 2011
  Indiana -- The laid off, then Monaco Coach RV worker who introduced President Obama to a crowd of thousands in Wakarusa back in February 2009, Ed Neufeldt, became a poster child of the recession. During that town hall meeting, Obama told the cheering crowd, ...


• NY couple wins Tri-Valley RV drawing--Source: Fort Scott Tribune -- Posted Aug 04, 2011
  New York -- The couple plans to use their RV as a winter vacation home. The drawing winner was announced in late June. This year, the foundation raised more than $27000 with 1536 entries coming in from across the nation and beyond. "We are so very pleased that in ...


• RV maker Thor's 4Q sales miss expectations--Source: CBS MoneyWatch.com -- Posted Aug 04, 2011
  Ohio -- The company said its sales in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Sunday, were $769 million, up 16 percent from $664 million a year earlier, as the company grew by acquiring Heartland RV last September. Sales rose for both RVs and Thor's bus group, ...


• http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/08/monaco_rv_shedding_450_jobs_in.html--Source: OregonLive.com -- Posted Aug 04, 2011
  Oregon -- John Kitzhaber's office to offer Navistar International around $2 million in cash incentives to centralize its RV business at its Monaco subsidiary in Coburg, said Jack Roberts, director of the Lane Metro Partnership Inc. That could've expanded ...


• Alabama tornadoes: Hard-hit Guntersville, Buck's Pocket state parks recovering slowly--Source: al.com (blog) -- Posted Aug 04, 2011
  Alabama -- The tornado ravaged Guntersville State PArk campground as seen from the back deck of the lodge. (The Birmingham News/Joe Songer) Tornado Damage at Alabama State Parks gallery (20 photos) GUNTERSVILLE, Alabama -- The balcony of Lake Guntersville State ...


• Wakarusa RV plant adds jobs--Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -- Posted Aug 03, 2011
  Indiana -- Navistar International Corp. on Tuesday announced a reorganization that will add about 400 jobs to its Monaco RV factory in Wakarusa. The Elkhart County plant will become the company's sole RV manufacturing plant. Motor coach production is being moved ...


• Navistar layoffs planned in RV, truck plants--Source: BusinessWeek -- Posted Aug 03, 2011
  Indiana -- Truck-maker Navistar International Corp. said Tuesday that it will close two plants and cut jobs in the US and Canada as it shifts production to other plants. Navistar said it will close a Union City, Ind. plant run by its Workhorse Custom Chassis ...


• Keystone RV fires employees--Source: WNDU-TV -- Posted Aug 03, 2011
  Indiana -- NewsCenter 16 has learned that Keystone RV has fired around 48 employees after problems with unemployment insurance. The Elkhart Truth reports that the employees were fired for collecting unemployment checks even though they were employed at the ...


• Game and Parks Commission extends campsite stays to 90 days--Source: Lincoln Journal Star -- Posted Aug 01, 2011
  Nebraska -- Wilson has owned the RV pictured for eight years. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission decided Friday to allow camping for up to 90 days at some sites and parks beginning in January. "It might be a nice idea, but we'll just have to wait and see what ...


• New campground opens in Friendship--Source: Olean Times Herald -- Posted Aug 01, 2011
  New York -- Just off Route 275 on 12 Pennsylvania Ave. sits the 22-acre All Adventures Campground, a family-oriented camping area started by a couple who simply like to camp. “We've camped our whole lives,” said Deanna Walker, who established the ...


• Patch.com--Source: Laurel Lock Campground Celebrates 45 Years in Business on Saturday -- Posted Aug 01, 2011
  Connecticut -- That was the glimmer of the beginning of Laurel Lock campground. The real camp came into being in the summer of 1967, when Ann and Bill Breda – Ann was the granddaughter of Charles and Schnookie – came up with the idea, and made the first eight ...


• New campground opens at Bitterroot's Lake Como--Source: The Missoulian -- Posted Aug 01, 2011
  Montana -- Elijah Johnson and his 14-month-old son, Cassius, were some of the first campers in the newly reopened Three Frogs Campground at Lake Como. "We got to break in the fire ring," Johnson said. "It's a beautiful spot." DARBY - On any given Friday, ...


• PD: Thieves steal power cables from El Mirage RV lot--Source: ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  Arizona -- A local El Mirage RV business was burglarized this week, according to police investigators. Police say the main electrical power cables were stolen from 23 RV units. The cables varied in lengths from 30amp to 50amp, and all contained ...


• Thieves Targeting Copper Cables in RVs--Source: MyFox Phoenix -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  Arizona -- In this case, it cost one RV dealership thousands of dollars. Steve Reevs, a manager of a consignment RV lot, first found out he'd been hit while doing business as usual. "A couple of mornings ago we went out, just doing when we sell an RV, ...


• Beaverhead Deer Lodge Forest closures and conditions--Source: KXLF Butte News -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  Montana -- Piney Campground and Boat Launch- Due to wet unstable soil conditions and recent wind events the Pintler Ranger District will be closing the Piney Boat Launch, Day Use Area and Campground for the remainder of the year to provide for the public health ...


• Summer among the trees--Source: Martha's Vineyard Magazine -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  Massachusetts -- Overnighting at the Martha's Vineyard Family Campground has become a tradition for many, and newcomers continue to be lured by its many charms. BY KARLA ARAUJO Sturdy cabins offer an alternative to tents and trailers. The blue and yellow sign marks a ...


• Forest Service to reopen parts of Santa Fe Forest--Source: KOB.com -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  New Mexico -- Areas surrounding the Las Conchas and Pacheco fires will remain closed, as will the Paliza campground in the Jemez district. Fishing programs in the Valles Caldera are still suspended until further notice. But most of the Jemez Ranger district,


• Campers disgruntled over campground alcohol ban--Source: KMTR NewsSource 16 -- Posted Jul 29, 2011
  Oregon -- From people that have told us they've come to Pine Meadows Campground for years some have said this is the first time they've been able to sleep through the night,” Tami Shroeder, supervisory park ranger, said. The campers who were at the site on ...


• Spartan Motors CEO bullish about RV business in spite of Q2 loss--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jul 28, 2011
  Michigan -- Sztykiel – who expects growth in both company revenue and earnings in the second half of the year – was upbeat about Spartan's performance in the recreational vehicle (RV) market where – in spite of a slight improvement in the RV market as a whole ...


• Cochiti Lake closed until August 17, conditions 'unprecedented'--Source: Bizjournals.com -- Posted Jul 28, 2011
  New Mexico -- The US Army Corps of Engineers is keeping Cochiti Lake public use sites and recreational facilities closed until August 17, when the lake and portions of the campground will likely be reopened on a limited basis. "Cochiti Lake and Tetilla campground ...


• SMMC Optimistic About Future of Bluffs Park Campground--Source: Malibu Surfside News -- Posted Jul 28, 2011
  California -- Bluffs Park campground plan includes two clusters of walk-in campsites with firefighting gear and electrical outlets instead of fire pits or BBQ grills; two parking areas that will be restricted for campers only, self-contained vault-style toilets, ...


• Granville campground attracts local vacationers--Source: The Newark Advocate -- Posted Jul 28, 2011
  New Jersey -- Jackie and Jeff Ross dip their feet in the creek on a hot July day at the Lazy River at Granville Campground. The Ross family is from Columbus, and, like many other families, they've chose not to travel far for their summer vacation.


• RV tips from the experts--Source: Edmonton Journal -- Posted Jul 27, 2011
  Alberta -- Go RVing Canada is pleased to share its top five tips for a successful summer RV experience: Think about what you want your RV to do: What kind of climate will you be travelling in? Do you expect to do a lot of highway driving or go to remote locations ...


• St. Peters to lift RV parking moratorium--Source: STLtoday.com -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Missouri -- The RV parking restriction was waived because many RV storage areas and boat docks were affected by flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. This moratorium originally began on April 25, then was extended after May 25. ...


• RV park to open in S. Wichita--Source: Kansas.com -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Kansas -- He plans the Air Capital RV Park next spring. "We're going to go all concrete and sod grass," Morris says. "There is no RV park in the city of Wichita that is built that way." Most of them are dirt and gravel, he says. Morris will use concrete for the ...


• Hidden Gem: Melville Campground--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Rhode Island -- The Melville Campground, located at 181 Bradford Ave., is in full operation and is at the height of the season. Bryant and his wife, Lisa, celebrated their 21st year of service on July 3. “I love this job," he said. "I enjoy working outside and I like ...


• Roughrider Campground recovery under way--Source: Minot Daily News -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  North Dakota -- When the water rose suddenly at the Roughrider Campground west of Minot and campers hastily drove through water to dry ground, city residents knew it wouldn't be long before they'd be experiencing too much water as well. Most of the floodwater has ...


• Tear-drop trailers bring owners joy--Source: Statesman Journal -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Oregon -- Tear-drop camping, Coberly said, is a hybrid between using a tent and an RV and is especially convenient for people who are looking to either simplify or reduce costs of using the larger trailers. Retired veteran Dan Archer, 51, owned an 18-foot-long ...


• RV dealership slated for Union Township--Source: The Morning Sun -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Michigan -- International RV World, based in Bay City, plans to open a new location in the 5100 block of East Pickard Road between Budd Street and Airway Drive. The land most recently was the location of the former Better Homes of Mt. Pleasant mobile home ...


• Camping is more than just camping in Great Falls--Source: KXLH Helena News -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Montana -- More and more campgrounds are providing rental accommodations so you no longer need a tent or RV to experience the fun activities in a campground setting. Great Falls KOA Campground is one of more than 100 campgrounds across the country that features ...


• RV Enthusiasts Support Local Economy --Source: WSIL TV -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Illinois -- "This area in general is just a great area because it allows a high concentration of our people in this part of the country to get to the location," said Powell. The RV enthusiasts are also helping out southern Illinois in other ways. ...


• SOLAR TRAVEL: RV owners test out solar panels at WIT Grand National Rally--Source: WHO-TV -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Iowa -- From nearly every state in the country, Winnebago owners rolled into Forest City this week, lining up for fun, food, and everything RV at the Winnebago-Itasca Traveler's Grand National Rally. "We're just trying to take it all in," said Gary Rigsby who ...


• State parks offer campground discounts--Source: Sussex Countian -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Deleware -- The Division of Parks and Recreation has announced a new campground program at state park campgrounds throughout Delaware. Campers who stay for a minimum of two weekday nights will receive coupons for a free two-hour boat rental at ...


• Bear sightings prompt partial closure of Payson Lakes campground--Source: Deseret News -- Posted Jul 26, 2011
  Utah -- Two bears prowling around a popular Utah campground have holiday campers on alert this weekend. Three of the group sites at Payson Lakes campground and the picnic area remained closed Friday because of bear sightings.


• Tuolumne deputies looking for driver of stolen RV --Source: Modesto Bee -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  California -- Tuolumne County sheriff's officials Wednesday were looking for the driver of a stolen motor home who led deputies on a high-speed chase that ended with a crash in Soulsbyville. The pursuit began about 4 am Wednesday. Sheriff's officials said the motor ...


• RV enthusiasts rally in Forest City--Source: Radio Iowa -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  Iowa -- He says the people enjoy Forest City because it's like a homecoming to them, returning to the place where their “baby” RV was built. He says many people develop relationships on the different tours the club puts on and “it's like one big family getting ...


• New RV resort opens in Sunshine Valley--Source: Hope Standard -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  British Columbia -- A grand opening celebration is planned for the new Sunshine Valley RV Resort & Cabins on July 23, from 2-4 pm The latest Holiday Trails Resort facility cost over $5-million to build. By Kerrie-Ann Schoenit - Hope Standard Campers now have a new ...


• Drew Industries acquires M-Tec RV business--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  Indiana -- White Plains-based Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE:DW), a major supplier of components for recreational vehicles (RV's), reported today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, acquired the assets of Elkhart, Indiana-based M-Tec ...


• Tourists spooked by fearless bear flee campground near Sitka--Source: Anchorage Daily News -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  Alaska -- The campground's volunteer host, Rick Saynert, says the bear woke the couple inside the van when it got onto the van's hood. "They hit their panic button on the horn, and the bear was not at all alarmed at that, but rather proceeded to crawl on the top ...


• Mercury found in fish in Tonto Creek--Source: Payson Roundup -- Posted Jul 22, 2011
  Arizona -- Don't eat fish caught in a 51-mile stretch of Tonto Creek between Bear Flat Campground and Roosevelt Lake, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, in association with the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Department of Health ...


• Rick Scott RV camp plan sparks uproar--Source: Palm Beach Post -- Posted Jul 20, 2011
  Florida -- Rick Scott this month killed a hastily contrived plan that would have allowed a private vendor to set up an RV camp at a beachfront state park . But introducing what Scott's administration calls "family camping" to 55 other parks, including Palm Beach ...


• Campground Hosts Needed at Bunker Hills Regional Park--Source: KSTP.com -- Posted Jul 20, 2011
  Minnesota -- The Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department announced today that volunteers are needed to be campground hosts at Bunker Hills Regional Park Campground. The current campground hosts, Barb and George Carley, will be retiring after 17 years at the ...


• Camp Clearwater fined $40000 in filling of Bladen wetlands--Source: Fayetteville Observer -- Posted Jul 20, 2011
  North Carolina -- A federal agency has fined a Bladen County campground nearly $40000 for filling wetlands near White Lake. Camp Clearwater Enterprises, Inc. will pay $38000 for violating the federal Clean Water Act, according to a release from the ...


• Red Bluff City Council to mull tax on RVs--Source: Contra Costa Times -- Posted Jul 19, 2011
  California -- The Red Bluff City Council Tuesday will consider amending the city's transient occupancy tax code in an effort to end a controversy between the city and Durango RV Resort. The proposed amendment to the TOT ordinance would ...


• Classics RV group hosts rally in Ramsey Park--Source: Redwood Falls Gazette -- Posted Jul 19, 2011
  Minnesota -- The General Motors RVs were manufactured from 1973-78 before being discontinued. One of the first year's models as it appeared in Ramsey Park. By Troy Krause, Editor Scattered across the United States is a group of people who are passionate about a ...


• High waters close NW Wyoming campground--Source: KGWN -- Posted Jul 19, 2011
  Wyoming -- A campground in the Bridger-Teton National Forest is closed because of high water that has made the road impassable. Forest officials said Monday that the Sacajawea Campground has been temporarily closed. It is near Middle Piney Lake, ...


• Best chance in years for Yellowstone campsites--Source: Wyoming Business Report -- Posted Jul 19, 2011
  Wyoming -- Xanterra-operated campgrounds include Bridge Bay Campground, Canyon Campground, Grant Campground, Madison Campground and Fishing Bridge RV Park. Except for Madison Campground, these facilities are located a convenient distance from stores, ...


• Blasi Campgrounds on the market--Source: Kansas.com -- Posted Jul 19, 2011
  Kansas -- Blasi Campgrounds, opened by the late Vern Blasi 40 years ago at 11409 W. Kellogg, is for sale as development land in two tracts. Asking price totals $877000. The Blasi family, which has operated the campgrounds, a tire store, ...


• Author Q & A: Close encounters of the RV kind--Source: Press Herald -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Maine -- Former Gov. Angus King's book blends stories from his family trip around the U.S. with insights about getting through transitions.


• RV destination: They take paradise and put up a parking pad--Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Tennessee -- The same guy who drove Soulsville to success and helped steer the NBA to Memphis is now driven to shake up the RV park and campground industry with his fledgling enterprise, RVC Outdoor Destinations. ...


• Commissioners OK Belmont RV park plans--Source: Gonzales Inquirer -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Texas -- The plat for Belmont Park Estates, an RV park being developed by Belmont resident Richard Walker, is good to go. Gonzales County Commissioners approved the plat during their meeting Monday morning. “The operation looks good,” Constable Raleigh Measom ...


• E. Coli Found In CO Resort Drinking Water--Source: KTVZ -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Colorado -- There have been no reports of illness from people staying in campgrounds around the Elk Lake area. The water supply for campground facilities comes from a separate water source managed by the US Forest Service. "It is safe to continue recreational ...


• Firm builds custom campers for all--Source: Arizona Daily Star -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Arizona -- Local RV manufacturer Kick'in Kampers is now converting travel trailers, fifth wheels, vans and motor homes to make them accessible to the disabled. Roll-in tile showers, chair-lift systems, widened entry doors and altered counter heights are just a ...


• Hermosa Beach approves RV parking ordinance: RVers not welcome--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  California -- The City of Hermosa Beach unanimously approved another revenue raising measure July 12th by adding a new RV parking ordinance (for vehicles over 25 feet in length) to the long list of similar proposals that the city is considering in order to stave off ...


• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests lifts fire restrictions forest-wide; Greens Peak and Mt. Baldy are open to recreate--Source: White Mountain Independent -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Arizona -- In addition, Mount Baldy Wilderness Area, Gabaldon campground, Luna Lake campground, Pole Knoll Recreation Area, Greens Peak Recreation Area, portions of Saffell Canyon, and Murray Basin are now open. Some areas will remain closed for the rest of the ...


• Camp host needed for Jubilee Lake--Source: Mid Columbia Tri City Herald -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  Washington -- The Umatilla National Forest's Jubilee Lake Campground still needs a volunteer host to oversee the 53-site facility from July through mid-September. A single person or couple who can provide their own camper ...


• White Sand, Turquoise Water and a Campsite at $50 per Night--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Jul 18, 2011
  California -- A new California state campground opened up in Laguna Beach this month. It's part of the Crystal Cove State Park and down the beach about a mile from the Crystal Cove cottages. The campsites sit on a bluff overlooking PCH and the ...


• Dellanera RV Park Reopens Nearly 3 Years after Hurricane Ike--Source: Galveston.com & Company -- Posted Jul 15, 2011
  Texas -- Galveston Island's Dellanera RV Park has reopened for business nearly three years after Hurricane Ike caused approximately $6 million in damages. The beach park, which opened in June, now has completely updated RV sites and a new ...


• Scott still mulling plans for RVs in remaining state parks--Source: Florida Independent -- Posted Jul 15, 2011
  Florida -- Rick Scott put the kibosh on plans to consider bringing privately run, RV-friendly campgrounds to Honeymoon Island State Park. A statement from his office also said the state's park service “will be evaluating how to proceed” with Fanning Springs,


• Crazy for the American West--Source: The Detroit News -- Posted Jul 15, 2011
  Michigan -- If a campground administrator offers to empty your camper's dump tanks for $10, say yes. It's worth it, even if the price is $20. If someone tells you the hike through the canyon is an easy half mile, read the map for yourself to be sure.


• Staunton River State Park manager commended for actions in April tornado--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jul 15, 2011
  Indiana -- He immediately searched the park's campground and cabin areas and moved visitors to shelter. Ellington then went out to check for additional visitors but got caught in the storm, waiting it out on the floor of his truck as trees fell around him. ...


• New owners at East Rockhill campground eying expansion--Source: Montgomery Newspapers -- Posted Jul 15, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- Travel Resorts of America wants to add a sales office, followed by a more long-term development plan for the Tohickon Family Campground, which sits along the Tohickon Creek at Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge. “It would include improvements ...


• Lawson's Landing coastal trailer park dispute may soon end--Source: Sacramento Bee -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  California -- The condition is one of dozens that, if approved, finally will allow Lawson's Landing, a 60-year-old private campground frequented by Sacramentans, to exist with a permit for the first time. The plan provides for maximum public access while protecting ...


• Happy campers: York campgrounds foster their own sense of community--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  Maine -- They come from all over the country, representing all walks of life, and there's no denying that the folks at the local campgrounds are happy campers. Whether they're set up at Camp Eaton and Libby's Campground, located on York ...


• 333 days in an RV: a local family lives their dream – on a budget--Source: Terrace Standard -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  British Columbia -- But a wind named Earl came knocking on the family's RV one early morning. “The worst part of the trip was getting caught in Hurricane Earl in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in September,” wrote Kelly in memoirs after the trip. Luckily, Earl's force slowed from ...


• Third time's the charm: RV resort application accepted--Source: Citrus Daily -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  Florida -- The third time was the charm for a RV Resort owner's application to build an exclusive community on acreage off Lake Spivey outside of Inverness. The Citrus County Commission voted 4-0 today to forward the application to the state for its consideration ...


• Second Annual Fall RV Expo Announced--Source: News Junky Journal -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  New Jersey -- After the inaugural NJRVDA Fall RV Expo exceeded attendance and sales forecasts, the New Jersey RV Dealers will host their second Annual Fall RV Expo at the First Energy Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies ...


• Larson's Landing RV Park Becoming A Total Loss--Source: KCAU -- Posted Jul 13, 2011
  Iowa -- Mobile homes at Larson's Landing RV Park are literally sinking. And even though water releases from Gavin's Point Dam are decreasing to 150000 cubic feet per second on July 30th, that's still not going to be much to prevent it from ...


• Shaq hitting road in one huge RV, courtesy the Celtics--Source: msnbc.com -- Posted Jul 12, 2011
  Massachusetts -- But if your RV is the size of Hearst Castle, and hard to miss driving down the highway thanks to a not-too-subtle paint job, then maybe. “Here's that new Shaq-mobile,” he said while filming. “Look at it. This is my retirement present from the Celtics. ...


• Marystown businessman aiming to open RV park next spring--Source: Southern Gazette -- Posted Jul 12, 2011
  NL -- The owner of Molloy's Auto Salvage said he has been determined for the last five years to open up a state-of-the-art park for recreational vehicles, or RVs, in the Winterland area. After cutting through the red tape, surveying the land, ...


• New RV dealership has Gilroy grinning from ear to ear--Source: Gilroy Dispatch -- Posted Jul 12, 2011
  California -- When Randy Scianna announced in April he planned to move his charming, almost campy RV dealership from a San Martin lot to a huge abandoned former Walmart store in Gilroy, unabashed optimism reigned. The prospect of more jobs, ...


• Council again postpones votes on changes to RV parking law--Source: Sioux City Journal -- Posted Jul 12, 2011
  South Dakota -- While current law prohibits people from living in their RVs parked in their yards, Senior City Planner Brent Nelson said Monday the city is not enforcing that regulation this summer due to Missouri River flooding. Some Dakota Dunes residents and others ...


• About the Wynns--Source: Today's News-Herald -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  Arizona -- Jason, a photographer, and Nikki, a makeup artist, decided to leave their urban life in Dallas for an adventurous one traveling around America in an eco-friendly RV. The couple wants to explore the US and perhaps call one of their ...


• 'Workamping' gives outdoors enthusiasts seasonal jobs at parks and refuges --Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  New Jersey -- For the past decade, retired mechanic David Standaert has been in transit, towing his 27-foot travel trailer to scenic places coast to coast. The 71-year-old Pequannock ...


• Governor Scott nixes RV Park at Florida's Honeymoon Island State Park--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  Florida -- A coalition of Dunedin residents, Floridians and national environmental groups have managed to nix a proposal by Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide 45 permanent campsites - within a 17 acre RV campground - at Honeymoon ...


• Saving money and helping the environment? It's a breeze.--Source: KSFY -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  South Dakota -- A local campground is proving saving money on its electricity bills is, well, a breeze. The Mitchell KOA has the largest, electricity-producing wind turbine of any campground in the entire United States and even Canada.


• Campgrounds busy after forest re-opens--Source: KOLD-TV -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  Arizona -- Mt. Lemmon was bustling with activity, on this first weekend after the Coronado National Forest re-opened all campgrounds and trails, leading up to Summerhaven. Many took advantage of the ...


• Wallow Fire 100 percent contained--Source: AZFamily -- Posted Jul 11, 2011
  Arizona -- Campfires will only be allowed in developed campgrounds. The use of gas-powered stoves will be permitted throughout the Sitgreaves National Forest Stage 2 fire restrictions remain in effect for Big Lake and the adjacent developed campgrounds; ...


• Commission approves RV park and rental storage business--Source: Newton Kansan -- Posted Jul 09, 2011
  Kansas -- At its meeting Monday morning, the Board of Harvey County Commissioners approved a request for a conditional-use permit to operate an RV park and rental storage business in the A-1 Agricultural zoning district. ...


• Advice on how to make yourself a happy camper--Source: Blue Springs Examiner -- Posted Jul 09, 2011
  Missouri -- From the looks in the campgrounds over the big holiday weekend, lots of people love it. The when is still about the same for most campers, but the where and how has changed a lot over the years. Even the people who run the campground can make a big ...


• Mt. Timpanogos campground closed--Source: Daily Herald -- Posted Jul 09, 2011
  Utah -- The Mt. Timpanogos campground located on the Squaw Peak road has been closed until further notice due to extreme flooding. The campground will remain closed until the flooding potential has decreased and it is deemed safe and dry enough to open and any ...


• Yellowstone's Lewis Lake Campground Now Open--Source: Yellowstone Insider -- Posted Jul 09, 2011
  Wyoming -- Better late than never: the Lewis Lake Campground in Yellowstone National Park is now partially open after crews prepared the popular area for campers. Approximately 80 of the campground's sites on loops A, B and C are open to visitors.


• Arizona fire restrictions, closures--Source: Arizona Republic -- Posted Jul 09, 2011
  Arizona -- Bonita Canyon Road, the campground and the upper trails are closed. • In Coronado National Forest, the Santa Catalina Ranger District has reopened. Fires are banned. The rest of the forest remains closed. • The Rincon district of Saguaro National Park ...


• Canton couple claims their RV was held in repair shop limbo for weeks--Source: NewsNet5.com -- Posted Jul 07, 2011
  Ohio -- They use their big Ford F250 truck to move their 1993 Kountry Comfort RV to their camp site every spring. However, the 2011 camping season started off with a wind storm, causing hundreds of dollars in damage to the retractable awning on their RV.


• State park cleanup could take weeks: IDNR--Source: Chicago Sun-Times -- Posted Jul 07, 2011
  Illinois -- The campground at Illinois Beach State Park was evacuated last Thursday night as trees toppled over and branches flew around the campsites, some of them landing on tents and campers. “It hit just after 8 pm and about a third of the campground


• Wisconsin campgrounds benefit from Minnesota's government shutdown--Source: Superior Telegram -- Posted Jul 07, 2011
  Wisconsin -- Wisconsin campground owners say the turn of events left many outdoor buffs in Minnesota without a place to set camp, but the immediate result was a quick and welcome boost to their bottom line. “You just go ahead and tell'em that Wisconsin is `open for ...


• Flagg's ordered to remove 'cottages'--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Jul 06, 2011
  Maine -- Code Enforcement Officer Ben McDougal has issued a notice of violation and order for corrective action to Flagg's RV Resort LLC, saying the York Beach campground changed its use when it replaced recreational vehicles with ...


• Dellanera RV Park rebounds from storm damage--Source: Daily News - Galveston County -- Posted Jul 04, 2011
  Texas -- By Amanda Casanova GALVESTON — After rebounding from nearly $6 million in damage from Hurricane Ike, Dellanera RV Park has reopened. The West End RV park reopened to beach visitors on June 18, just in time to welcome tourists for the Fourth of July ...


• Meetings seek public input on camping at DeLeon Springs--Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal -- Posted Jul 04, 2011
  Florida -- At DeLeon Springs, the proposal states, the campground could be built on land north of the park along County Road 3 that was formerly pasture and added to the park boundaries after the springs were purchased. The proposal calls for campsites to be ...


• Myrtle Beach's Ocean Lakes Campground turns 40--Source: SCNow -- Posted Jul 04, 2011
  South Carolina -- Ocean Lakes Campground celebrated its 40th birthday Saturday. July 2, 1971, the camp ground opened with only 30 spots and one bath house. Now the property has 3500 rental spaces an (more) Ocean Lakes Campground celebrated it's 40th ...


• Susquehanna State Park Campground Re-Opens with New, Green Features --Source: The Dagger -- Posted Jul 04, 2011
  Maryland -- The Maryland Park Service (MPS) recently reopened the Susquehanna State Park campground, which had been closed for eight months while undergoing upgrades.


• Ohio State introduces reserved RV football parking--Source: The Newark Advocate -- Posted Jul 01, 2011
  Ohio -- Officials said in a news release Wednesday that the change to a reservation system and assigned places is meant to improve the availability of RV parking and cut down on congestion. They note that in past years, RV parking passes were sold first-come, ...


• Mike Thompson RV Goes P.I.N.K. as Host to Their 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament --Source: MMD Newswire -- Posted Jul 01, 2011
  California -- Santa Fe Springs, California (MMD Newswire) June 30, 2011 - - On July 19th, 2011 Mike Thompson RV is proud and excited to be hosting their 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Black Gold Golf Course in Yorba Linda, CA. One hundred percent of the net ...


• RV-ing can make vacations affordable--Source: 9NEWS.com -- Posted Jul 01, 2011
  Colorado -- RV-ing brings the comforts of home on the road and saves big bucks on family vacation. As long time RV-ers, the Herzog family has made road tripping an annual experience for their family. Brad and Amy have mastered road trips over the last ...


• Bay Area Bridge tolls go up Friday for truck, RV drivers--Source: San Jose Mercury News -- Posted Jul 01, 2011
  California -- Bay Area bridge tolls will go up sharply Friday for drivers of big-rig trucks, cars towing trailers and other recreational or work vehicles with three or more axles. The higher charges are the first of a two-phase toll increase that will ...


• Oregon RV dealer steers through tough times, hopes 2011 will be better--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jul 01, 2011
  Oregon -- Jackson and the other owners of Beaver Coach Sales & Service purchased the Destination RV dealership and showroom in Bend in 2001 and changed its name. People often get Beaver Coach Sales & Service in Bend mixed up with the now defunct Beaver Coach ...


• The Life of an RV Entrepreneur--Source: BNET -- Posted Jun 29, 2011
  Seriously, you can't run a business out of an RV — can you? Anderson: That's dead wrong. You absolutely can run a business out of an RV. We have literally hundreds of members running businesses out of their RVs and living in multiple places ...


• Washington will require vehicle pass for state parks, other lands--Source: The Spokesman Review -- Posted Jun 27, 2011
  Washington -- Campers who book sites at state parks will not need a Discover Pass during their paid days at the campground. (More exemptions and caveats are listed in sidebars to this story.) State parks in the Spokane area had to make special considerations in ...


• New chief executive sees diversity as key for Winnebago--Source: DesMoinesRegister.com -- Posted Jun 27, 2011
  Iowa -- Randy Potts, Winnebago Industries' new chief executive officer, says he will continue to look for ways to diversify the Forest City RV manufacturer as the recovery struggles to gain footing. Buying another company like SunnyBrook RV, the Indiana maker ...


• Honeymoon Island listed for RV camp--Source: Tampabay.com -- Posted Jun 27, 2011
  Florida -- To some fans of Honeymoon Island, letting a private contractor build sites for RVs, bathhouses and other amenities will ruin the park, not improve it. When Richard Selleg heard what was proposed, "it electrified me," he said.


• New 57-site campground opens at Big Stone Lake in northeast SD--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jun 27, 2011
  South Dakota -- A new campground opens this weekend in one of South Dakota's oldest state parks. It offers 57 camping spots at Hartford Beach State Park on Big Stone Lake in northeast South Dakota. The new East Campground is about a half-mile ...


• Tip leads to arrest of 3 New Yorkers in RV theft--Source: Ct Post -- Posted Jun 24, 2011
  Michigan -- Mount Pleasant police say a tip led to the arrest of three New York men in the theft of five recreational vehicles, two motorcycles and a trailer worth about $51,800


• OCRegister--Source: New coastal campground to open in O.C. -- Posted Jun 24, 2011
  California -- State Parks officials will throw open the gates July 1 to the just-completed, $15 million Moro Campground, the first coastal coastal campground to be built in decades and likely one of the last. A tent sits in a campsite on the bluff overlooking the ...


• OCRegister--Source: New coastal campground to open in O.C. -- Posted Jun 24, 2011
  California -- State Parks officials will throw open the gates July 1 to the just-completed, $15 million Moro Campground, the first coastal coastal campground to be built in decades and likely one of the last. A tent sits in a campsite on the bluff overlooking the ...


• Shutdown would close state parks Thursday--Source: KARE -- Posted Jun 24, 2011
  Minnesota -- That could mean headaches for campers and less revenue for the DNR but more money for private campground operators. More than 3000 campsites in state parks have been reserved for the July 4 weekend. Campers disrupted by a shutdown will get refunds.


• Happy campers: Area campgrounds offer seasonal communities--Source: Seacoastonline.com -- Posted Jun 23, 2011
  New Hampshire -- Campground living offers the kind of old-fashioned, family-style vacation experience reminiscent of times gone by. It's safe, relaxing and affordable. "You are able to sit around a fire, meet your neighbors in the next or ...


• No tent camping in 3 campgrounds near Yellowstone, including 1 where bear killed man--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jun 23, 2011
  Montana -- Gallatin National Forest managers, on recommendations of grizzly bear experts, have banned tent camping at three campgrounds near Yellowstone National Park, including one where a Michigan man was mauled to death last July.


• Park rangers kill aggressive elk in Hoh Rain Forest campground--Source: Port Townsend Leader -- Posted Jun 22, 2011
  Washington -- Set up a base camp in one of these campgrounds and take day trips throughout the area. Each of these places have recreational opportunities or sights which make them ideal for this purpose. Penmarallter is a family owned and operated campground located ...


• Georgia River Campground host sought--Source: Anderson Independent Mail -- Posted Jun 22, 2011
  Georgia -- The US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District is seeking a volunteer host or hosts for the Georgia River Campground at the Hartwell Dam and Lake Project. The campground is in Hart County on the Savannah River below Hartwell Dam, within the Georgia ...


• Area RV dealer closes its doors--Source: WQOW TV News 18 -- Posted Jun 22, 2011
  Wisconsin -- At its peak, the Hallie dealership had sales of $11 million dollars a year. But Fox says it's only been around $2.5 million for the past two years. Fox says he's not alone. Since 2008, hundreds of RV dealerships across the country have closed.


• Nesting bald eagles prompt closure of part of campground--Source: Mercury-Register -- Posted Jun 22, 2011
  California -- Part of a campground at Little Grass Valley Reservoir has been closed to protect a nesting pair of bald eagles. The Plumas National Forest announced the north loops of the Wyandotte Campground on the south side of the lake ...


• Mountain road holds a surprise --Source: Lompoc Record -- Posted Jun 22, 2011
  California -- The 33 campsites in shady Figueroa Campground were virtually empty, picnic tables and barbecue grills standing like lonely sentinels amid oaks and pines. One van and a small tent were unoccupied. We passed a sign for a trail leading down to Davy Brown ...


• RV Sales are Struggling, but Rentals are Booming--Source: KIMT -- Posted Jun 18, 2011
  Iowa -- Winnebago sales may be getting hit hard, but the RV rental business is doing pretty well. Local Winnebago retailers say like Winnebago Industries sales have been sluggish, but they have been able to supplement that with the rental side of things.


• Couple works to rebuild campground near Maple Creek--Source: 650 CKOM News Talk Radio -- Posted Jun 18, 2011
  Saskatchewan -- It was coming right at their campground -- and home next to the main office -- just west of Maple Creek. The water was coming right through a semi-new spillway built by the government. "They built this structure in 2008 and didn't change the drainage ...


• Walking through the wildflowers at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge--Source: Kenai Peninsula Online -- Posted Jun 18, 2011
  Alaska -- On Saturday at 2 pm join us on a 1.2-mile (round trip) guided wildflower hike on Burney's Trail at Hidden Lake Campground. (Driving east from Soldotna takes about 1 hour to reach the campground.)


• First responders learn how to deal with RV's--Source: UpNorthLive.com -- Posted Jun 17, 2011
  Wednesday night, a local RV park is giving emergency crews an upper hand for those types of situations. The Hearthside Grove Motorcoach Resort has invited local police officers, firefighters, and EMS to their park this evening to give them an idea of ...


• Be Aware Of Black Bears If You're Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore This Summer--Source: National Parks Traveler -- Posted Jun 17, 2011
  Michigan -- Lakeshore officials say bears have been seen relatively frequently near the Platte River Campground, and Michigan wildlife experts say they likely are attracted to the campground by food.


• Wolf advisory for national parks Greenpoint Campground--Source: Canada.com -- Posted Jun 17, 2011
  British Columbia -- "[They] just happened to be coming along after I was cleaning the outhouses," said Lori Fendulet of Mussel Beach Campground. Fendulet and her husband spotted a mother wolf and her cub eating what looked like a dead seal or sea lion washed up on the ...


• Southeast Missouri concert promoter indicted on federal drug charges--Source: The Republic -- Posted Jun 17, 2011
  Missouri -- Federal prosecutors in St. Louis say a 44-year-old southeast Missouri man has been indicted on drug charges involving a campground where he organized music festivals.


• County mulls extended stay RVs, camping--Source: Staunton News Leader -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  Virginia -- A proposed amendment to the county's zoning would allow supervisors to designate districts as "recreational vehicles parks," where RVs and extended-stay cabins could be used as full-time dwellings.


• State to assist privatized campgrounds--Source: Historic City News -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  A state panel responsible for reviewing uses of state conservation lands voted Friday to expedite the planning process for creating campgrounds in 56 state parks, despite some questioning the transparency of the process.


• Plowing continues in Glacier, more services open--Source: KPAX-TV -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  Montana -- The road into Cutbank Creek is open and the campground is scheduled to open on June 17th. Meanwhile, Avalanche Campground and Rising Sun Motor Inn opened on June 10th while Saint Mary boat tours also began operation on June 10.


• Growing Arizona Wallow wildfire brings more campground closures--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  Arizona -- Yesterday the Los Burros and Lewis Canyon campgrounds in the Lakeside Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest were closed due to the dry fuel conditions and extreme fire danger whilst today winds out of the southwest have brought new ...


• The magic of what a mother knows | Living with Gleigh--Source: PNW Local News -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  Washington -- Last summer when we were camping in our RV, I told one of my daughters, who shall remain unidentified, to do the dishes. I went to sit outside and read and relax in nature. I figured I packed the camper with the food and cooked it — some vacation, eh?


• Ever-rising prices for gas, plane tickets forcing many travelers to rethink summer vacation plans--Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  Tennessee -- They bought a 35-foot RV and a diesel truck to pull it last year, hoping to tour the West when he retires. Now they watch gas pump prices the way a gambler watches a slot machine, hoping for a winning set of numbers. High gas prices have thrown a curve ...


• Camping makes for a good family vacation--Source: The Times of Trenton - NJ.com -- Posted Jun 14, 2011
  New Jersey -- The Times of Trenton - NJ.com You're not going to find cable TV hook-ups at state-run campgrounds in New Jersey. Likewise, most state-run campgrounds do not have electrical or water hook-ups. The amenities will vary from campground to campground, both at state-run or private-run ...


• Husband and wife triathletes living and competing on the road--Source: IdahoStatesman.com -- Posted Jun 11, 2011
  Idaho -- The Wurteles live in an RV, which they drove to Boise on Thursday so they can compete in Saturday's Ironman 70.3 Boise race. This will be their second appearance at the Boise race.


• Pickleball noise disrupts couple in Mesa RV resort--Source: Arizona Republic -- Posted Jun 11, 2011
  Arizona -- Otis and Jean Vaughn thought the active lifestyle and peaceful setting of Venture Out RV Resort were the perfect ticket for retirement when they bought a home in the east Mesa community.But the Vaughns said that tranquility ended when the "pinging and popping" sounds of pickleball erupted on badminton-size courts that were built last year about 30 feet from their driveway.


• Wallow Fire leaves summer camps areas in limbo--Source: AZ Central.com -- Posted Jun 11, 2011
  Arizona -- Fire officials said the following communities have been evacuated: Springerville, Sunrise, Greer, Blue River, Alpine, Nutrioso, Eagar, South Fork, Hannagan Meadow Lodge, Sprucedale Guest Ranch, Brentwood Church Camp, Hannagan campground,


• Airstream Rally Draws 'Silver Bullets'--Source: News-Herald.com -- Posted Jun 10, 2011
  Ohio -- One hundred Airstream owners are gathering this weekend for a four-day event to share friendship and camaraderie based on a common interest in their iconic vehicles while taking in the sights of the city.


• Iconic RV manufacturer Parliament Coach emerges from Chapter 11--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted Jun 10, 2011
  Colorado -- The announcement comes as a huge shot in the arm for an RV industry which remains a captive of the still depressed economy. Steve Mitchell, President of Parliament Coach Corporation stated, “It has been a long year-and-a-half of reorganization.


• Flooding hits Helena campground--Source: KXLH Helena News -- Posted Jun 10, 2011
  Montana -- The campground is dealing with between six inches and a foot of water; some trailers are partially submerged and the people have been asked to leave. Some residents took heed of the warning by packing up their items and heading for higher ground.


• Proposed RV Park Site Causing Controversy--Source: KIII TV3 -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  Texas -- The location of a proposed RV park is causing controversy in the city of Kingsville. Over 500 residents and 100 business owners have signed a petition opposing the re-zoning of the site where the park would be built.


• Texas Attorney General sues family over 'illegal' RV Park in Port Isabel--Source: KGBT-TV -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  Texas -- A Cameron County family is accused of violating state colonia prevention laws when they created an RV park in the Port Isabel area. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed an injunction in Travis County against Phillip C. Watrous, Jeanine Watrous and the Watrous Family Living Trust on Wednesday.


• RV work, jobs grow in Elkhart County--Source: WSBT-TV -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  Indiana -- Spartan Motors to move its chassis unit to Utilimaster site in Wakarusa


• RV stands for Relaxing Vacation at AMA--Source: Edmonton Journal -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  Alberta -- There's nothing like RVing when it comes to relaxation and good times. This summer, take peace of mind and security with you as you travel the open road. AMA offers a wide array of products and services to complete your RV experience.


• Yosemite National Park hopes new camping reservation system will thwart scalpers--Source: Merced Sun-Star -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  California -- The policy is meant to verify that the camper is the person who made the reservation on the National Park System's website. Also, the name on a reservation cannot be changed later, park officials said. A $10 fee will be charged for canceled reservations.


• Michigan DNR officials: 23 state campgrounds ticketed for closure will remain open--Source: MLive.com -- Posted Jun 09, 2011
  Michigan -- A young camper works on a fire in Round Lake Campground, which was slated to close. Michigan's state forest campgrounds will stay open this summer after all, according to state officials


• RV owning households reaches new peak--Source: WNDU-TV -- Posted Jun 08, 2011
  Indiana -- The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association said the number of RV owning households has grown to a new peak, which could be good news for companies in Elkhart County. They said RV owners now top 8.9 million households. That's up from 7.9 million back in 2005.


• River threatens to wash away Yankton, SD RV park--Source: KTIV -- Posted Jun 08, 2011
  Washington -- Doug Larson has called Larson's Landing, near Yankton, home for 30-years. Now, he's forced to watch his home and business wash away in a matter of days. It's the worst Doug Larson says he's ever seen.


• Shoshone Forest to offer free night of camping--Source: Billings Gazette -- Posted Jun 08, 2011
  Montana -- The Shoshone National Forest also said that the Lily Lake campground will open later than usual this year to allow crews to remove hazardous trees. District Ranger Terry Root said unusually wet road conditions have prevented crews from removing the ...


• Campground Reservation Changes At Yosemite--Source: MyMotherLode.com -- Posted Jun 08, 2011
  California -- he way visitors make camping reservations at Yosemite National Park has changed. Park officials say three changes are being implemented in an effort to discourage misuse of the camping reservation system and to insure fairness to park visitors.


• Ford's 'inexpensive' campaign RV rental questioned--Source: Toronto Star -- Posted Jun 07, 2011
  Ontario -- The Ford campaign RV was rented for $400 per month - much less than the typical going rate, according to a citizen who requested an election finances audit.. The man who last summer rented a hulking RV to Rob Ford's successful mayoral campaign for $400 ...


• Tornado destroyed 95 of 97 camper trailers at Brimfield's Village Green campground--Source: MassLive.com -- Posted Jun 07, 2011
  Massachusetts -- The June 1 tornadoes caused tremendous damage at Village Green Family Campground, where 95 of 97 camper trailers parked there were destroyed


• State may double park campgrounds--Source: Historic City News -- Posted Jun 07, 2011
  Florida -- The move, if approved, could lead to doubling the number of parks that allow campgrounds for tents, campers and recreational vehicles. Although Anastasia State Park concessions their camp store and a kayak rental location to private vendors, the park, ...


• Gas prices aren't slowing RV sales, dealers say--Source: Cincinnati.com -- Posted Jun 07, 2011
  Ohio -- Sales of RVs, ranging from small tow-able trailers to luxury mega buses, are holding their own or up slightly despite this year's sharply higher gas prices. "Four dollar a gallon gas won't stop somebody who wants to go camping," says Greg Holman


• RV industry supplier plans Indiana expansion--Source: Indianapolis Business Journal -- Posted Jun 07, 2011
  Indiana -- The Elkhart Truth reported that Lippert makes chassis, chassis parts and galvanized steel roofing for the manufactured housing and RV industries. It now has more than 1800 workers at its other Elkhart County facilities.


• Michigan Campground Reopened Either Illegally or Magically--Source: Gawker -- Posted Jun 06, 2011
  Michigan -- As most of you know, the West Branch State Forest Campground in Dickinson County, Michigan (on the Upper Peninsula, not the mitten-shaped one!) closed back in 2009 due to budget cuts. But recently someone has been mowing the grass, ...


• Bear sightings in Hobble Creek Canyon prompt warnings and campground closures--Source: Deseret News -- Posted Jun 06, 2011
  Utah -- A bear scare in Hobble Creek Canyon Sunday night prompted authorities to post warnings and shut down a campground. There's trouble in bear country and the trouble is that people live there too, ...


• Florida Wants Privatized Camping and RV Sites at 56 State Parks, Including Washington Oaks--Source: FlaglerLive.com -- Posted Jun 05, 2011
  Florida -- The proposal is being submitted to the state Acquisition and Restoration Council next Friday (June 10) as an expansion of camping and RV opportunities at those sites. But the camping and RV sites would be built and operated by private companies.


• Two-alarm fire damages RV dealership--Source: KASA -- Posted Jun 05, 2011
  New Mexico -- The fire at Rocky Mountain RV and Marine was reported at 5:30 am The first units on the scene at 12700 Central Ave. SE reported heavy smoke coming from the service area of the main building.


• Cabin camping catches on--Source: The Tennessean -- Posted Jun 05, 2011
  Tennessee -- These days, camping isn't just pitching a tent in the wilderness on a long hike or stopping at a campground far from home on a road trip. Instead, for many leisure travelers, camping nowadays may involve driving just a few miles from home to spend the night in a cabin with a roof, bathroom, beds and electricity, or taking the kids to a place that offers activities and entertainment like scavenger hunts or sports competitions.


• Pine Acres Family Camping Resort: Taking It Outdoors--Source: Worcester Business Journal -- Posted Jun 05, 2011
  Massachusetts -- Pine Acres Campground Resort has tents and places for outdoor fires, sure. But what really resonates on the property of 200 acres in Oakham is, surprisingly, luxury - and legacy. The well-kept lakefront, RV rentals, heated pool, hiking trails and paddle boats are all managed by the second and third generations of the Packard family, who appear to have mastered the elusive work/family balance.


• Frugal Family: Campgrounds Offer Affordable Accommodations for Weekend Getaways --Source: Patch.com -- Posted Jun 05, 2011
  Georgia -- Many of these campgrounds also include surprising amenities like in-ground pools, saunas, mini-golf and free wi-fi (a necessity for a social media addicted family like mine!). This is in addition to the standard natural attractions you would expect to enjoy at a national park: hiking paths, lakes, waterfalls and opportunities for boating and fishing.


• RV Dealer Sanctioned For Failing to Perform Adequate E-Mail Search of Computers in Discovery in Federal Court Lawsuit --Source: Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog -- Posted Jun 03, 2011
  Illinois -- The Court entered sanctions against the defendant RV dealer and its owner for failing to comply with their obligations under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to make a thorough electronic search of all computers utilizing search engines as opposed to simply producing what appeared in readily viewed files in the computers.


• Berkshire Failed to Apply Sokol Rule at RV Unit, Ex-Manager Says--Source: Bloomberg -- Posted Jun 03, 2011
  Indiana -- Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which investigated former executive David Sokol and said he violated insider-trading rules, failed to enforce its code of ethics when told of abuses at its recreational-vehicle unit, according to an ex-manager who is suing the company.


• Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands offers free admission to MECOA campers--Source: knox.VillageSoup.com -- Posted Jun 03, 2011
  Maine -- From June 1 to 25, campers who stay at any Maine campground that is a member of the Maine Campgrounds Owners Association (MECOA) will be able to visit any Maine state park or historic site for day-use at no cost.


• RV Road Trip Across America--Source: KING5.com -- Posted Jun 02, 2011
  Washington -- When Mary Lou Sottung retired from teaching last year, she pitched the idea to sell the house, buy an RV and go see America to her 30-year-old daughter. Her daughter, Nicole, was no stranger to adventure, having just lived in India for six years


• New RV Parking Rules In Effect--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Jun 02, 2011
  California -- The city moved closer to restricting overnight parking of RVs and other oversize vehicles on Tuesday night.


• RV enthusiasts: The only way to go--Source: Bowling Green Daily News -- Posted Jun 02, 2011
  Kentucky -- Statistics indicate that Burd is not alone among new RV enthusiasts. US census data indicates that sales revenue for motor homes increased from $14.836 billion in 2002 to $19.221 billion in 2007, despite the opening of just 49 additional dealerships ...


• Campgrounds See More Local Vacationers--Source: WHSV -- Posted Jun 02, 2011
  Virginia -- Campgrounds have seen an increase in the number of bookings this summer, and they say gas prices may be to thank. More people are looking to vacation closer to home and finding that local campgrounds are the solution.


• Sun Communities Acquires Florida RV Resort--Source: Reuters -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Florida -- The RV resort, which contains 517 developed recreational vehicle sites, is located 25 miles from Daytona area beaches, and 35 miles from Disney World and other Orlando area attractions.


• Vietnam Veteran Supports Troops with RV Project--Source: WLOX -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Mississippi -- Jones has parked his RV on Pass Road in Gulfport just west of Hewes Avenue. As he was preparing for Memorial Day, he got an idea for a "support the troops" campaign. "I set my motor home up here. I've been here since Sunday morning."


• Deltona Family Readies for Year-long RV Trip--Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Florida -- Britt Reints, center, her husband, Jared, and children Devin and Emma sold and gave up most everything, including the family cat, to travel the country in an RV.


• RV Owners Willing to Pay to Get Away--Source: The News Journal -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Deleware -- John Shepherd (second from right) and his wife Deb (left), of Lenhertsville, Pa., relax by their RV at the Jellystone Park Camp Resort in Lincoln with grandchildren Corbin (center) and Sydney (right).


• Wind, Downed Tree Rattle Campers at Avalanche Campground--Source: Glenwood Springs Post Independent -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Colorado -- High winds toppled a large tree at Avalanche Campground, south of Carbondale, on Saturday night. The top of the tree struck one tent; the broken trunk came close to striking others, but no injuries were reported.


• Forest Service should seek balance on fees--Source: Payson Roundup -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Arizona -- Those contracts make good sense, ensuring consistent management of some very popular campgrounds. We have no problem with people being required to pay a fee to use a well-developed campground.


• Campground becomes a flood zone--Source: The Union Leader -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  New Hampshire -- A storm that dumped a hard, pounding rain late Sunday night stranded dozens of campers in Nash Stream State Forest, when all the water washed out the only roads in the remote back country.


• Another state park campground closed in ND--Source: KCAU -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  North Dakota -- North Dakota parks officials have closed the campground and trails at Cross Ranch State Park near Washburn and canceled the Missouri River Bluegrass Festival there in mid-June due to Missouri River flooding


• Midwest Mardi Gras--Source: Iowa City Press Citizen -- Posted Jun 01, 2011
  Iowa -- For two days each summer, the Amana Colonies Event Center and RV Park turns into a mini Mardi Gras celebration complete with authentic Cajun food, Zydeco music and everything Southern.


• Road-Tripping In Style: The Cost of Renting a Luxury RV--Source: Smartmoney.com (blog) -- Posted May 28, 2011
  As SmartMoney.com reported this week, baby boomers are increasingly buying luxury RVs for retirement travel. But one of these mini-McMansions on wheels will set you back at least six figures. There's a cheaper way to get behind the wheel:


• Redevelopment commission pumps the brakes on RV Hall of Fame proposal--Source: WSBT-TV -- Posted May 27, 2011
  Indiana -- It is no secret the RV Hall of Fame is in financial trouble, to the tune of $5 million. But leaders said they have a plan. And WSBT News learned the redevelopment commission pumped the brakes on the proposal.


• Ranger Dan remembers frying-pan wielding wife--Source: Utica Observer Dispatch -- Posted May 27, 2011
  New York -- Memorial Day weekend, the Fourth of July and Labor Day are the best days to be a campground ranger. On those days the pros come out to camp.


• Crowds stream into Yosemite National Park--Source: USA Today -- Posted May 27, 2011
  California -- It's just past 8 on a Saturday morning in late April, and rush hour at the Curry Village coffee counter is in full swing.


• RV Hall of Fame Wants County Money to Help Address Its Financial Woes--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted May 26, 2011
  Indiana -- The nonprofit museum's boosters seek up to $860,295 in funds administered by Elkhart County to develop a large lot that would be used for special events. The money would come from the Northeast Tax Increment Finance District, and the hall of fame's request goes before the Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission today.


• Redondo Beach to begin enforcing new RV parking ordinance June 1--Source: Daily Breeze -- Posted May 26, 2011
  California -- Redondo Beach residents who own an RV and want to park it on city streets overnight may have to register the vehicle and pay a fee under a new ordinance that takes effect next week.


• Campgrounds Prepare for Holiday Weekend--Source: WNEP-TV -- Posted May 26, 2011
  New York -- Campgrounds in the Poconos are gearing up for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, but at one campsite, workers are cramming in as much prep work as they can this week after losing several days to the rainy weather.


• Luxury Retirement On Wheels--Source: Smartmoney.com -- Posted May 26, 2011
  The simple reason: "High-end RVs are expensive, and it's often this age group that can afford them," says Rob Tischler, CEO of AllStar Coaches, a luxury RV rental dealer. Following in the footsteps of the McMansion, RVs are now getting increasingly ...


• Reality RV: Family Time--Source: Wall Street Journal -- Posted May 26, 2011
  Like the rest of you, or maybe just a rambling few, I've always dreamed of taking a trip in an RV. In my mind's eye, the journey would consume at least several months and stretch from Niagara Falls to the redwood forests of Northern California, ...


• Kaibab National Forest Campground Programs--Source: Williams Grand Canyon News -- Posted May 26, 2011
  Arizona -- "Over the river and through the woods" - Come hear stories about explorers with the names of Sitgreaves, Kendrick, Whipple, Ives and Coues, names attached to our mountains, plants and animals.


• 8 Tips for Getting Ready for RV Season--Source: VillageSoup Belfast -- Posted May 24, 2011
  Maine -- If you enjoy roaming the road with your recreational vehicle (RV), you have lots of company. Millions enjoy that freedom, too. Here are some general tips that will help to steer you towards a stress-free season on the road


• $5 Billion MVP RV Deal Jeopardized By Thunder Sky's Ejection of Winston Chung--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted May 24, 2011
  California -- In January, 2011 MVP RV inked a $5 billion deal with Winston Global Energy to export more than 30000 Recreational Vehicles to China over the next four years (Chung is the majority shareholder in MVP RV).


• Tornado Rips through Nekoosa Campground--Source: WAOW -- Posted May 24, 2011
  Wisconsin -- For the small group of people staying at the Deer Trail Park Campground, Sunday's storms seemed surreal. Authorities report 45 trailers were damaged in the storm.


• Sunday Storm Hit Pla-Mor Campground--Source: WNDU-TV -- Posted May 24, 2011
  Indiana -- Sunday night storms hit Pla-Mor campground near Bremen, leaving two campers destroyed and another flipped on its side. On Monday, campers went through the debris to salvage what they could.


• A Look Inside Driver's RV at the Track--Source: WISH-TV -- Posted May 23, 2011
  Indiana -- Multiple drivers stay at the track during May, using RVs as a home away from home while at the speedway. Driver Paul Tracy gave 24-Hour News 8 a sneak peek into where he stays.


• Kimberly Approved for $330,000 RV Disposal Grant--Source: KMVT -- Posted May 23, 2011
  Idaho -- When you travel in your RV, you'll soon have one more place to visit, or stay overnight, on your vacation. The city of Kimberly has just been approved for a $330000 RV disposal grant.


• Pride and Joy--Source: Contra Costa Times -- Posted May 23, 2011
  Florida -- Rainbow RV (www.rainbow rv.com), North America's Largest Gay and Lesbian Recreational Vehicle Camping Club, was represented with three huge RVs. Instead of camping under the moon, it's camping under rainbow.


• Snoopy Flies Again On Couple's Camper--Source: Ocala -- Posted May 23, 2011
  Florida -- A World War I dogfight scene, active volcano, glacier, fjord, old Burma-A-Shave signposts, emperor penguins, bears and a moose adorn the new, lightweight RV.


• Campground busy as families take advantage of staycations--Source: Eastern Iowa Outdoors -- Posted May 23, 2011
  Iowa -- Since April, the campground has been operating at nearly full capacity. Staycations help shield families from the recession and rising gas prices. “There are lots of nice parks here. You don't have to go that far away to have a nice vacation,”


• Found On The Road - Alive: Vixen RV--Source: Metroblogging.com (blog) -- Posted May 22, 2011
  California -- Turns out, via the Vixen's wiki page and the Vixen Owners Association website the RVs were made by Vixen Motor Company in good old Motor City, USA from 1986-1989 — and waaaay ahead of their time.


• Meet K-State's King of the Road--Source: Topeka Capital Journal -- Posted May 22, 2011
  Kansas -- The RV has become King's home while he spends an entire season watching his sons, Jason and Jared, play baseball at Kansas State. King, now 48, bought the Winnebago five years ago when his wife, Susan, was diagnosed with bone cancer.


• How much difference can 'One Job' make?--Source: East Valley Tribune -- Posted May 22, 2011
  Arizona -- Little Dealer, Little Prices RV added a position to the service department in conjunction with One Job for America.


• Annual rally brings campers to Pismo Beach--Source: Santa Maria Times -- Posted May 22, 2011
  California -- Attendees of the 2011 Vintage Trailer Rally at the Pismo Coast Village RV Resort look over a 1946 Kit teardrop trailer Saturday.


• Equestrian Campground Opens at Oak Mountain State Park--Source: The Birmingham News: al.com (blog) -- Posted May 22, 2011
  Alabama -- The riding trails and other horse facilities at Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham are growing with the official opening of a new campground to serve equestrians.


• Pack the kids, marshmallows, and head for the campground--Source: The Olympian -- Posted May 22, 2011
  Washington -- Here are some options for having fun this weekend within an easy drive of the South Sound: If you prefer camping sans snow, head for Ohanapecosh Campground in the park's southeast corner.The 188-site campground will be your only option.


• RV Summer Travel with Pets--Source: Best Friends Network -- Posted May 21, 2011
  So as you pack your suitcase, pack your pet's toys as well, and learn a little about life on the road from experienced RV travelers Brian and Norma Ellison.


• Council looks to clear Walmart of RVs--Source: Saint City News -- Posted May 21, 2011
  Alberta -- A number of fifth-wheels and RVs were parked in the Walmart parking lot in St. Albert on Tuesday afternoon. Councillors approved the drafting of a motion on Monday to keep the vehicles from being sold or stored at the lot.


• Zero-Emission Fuel Cell Back-up Power Now Available for RVs--Source: Mother Nature Network (blog) -- Posted May 20, 2011
  German company has built a successful business providing $4000 to $6000 portable fuel cell back-up power for huge RVs.


• Project Would Improve Yellowstone's Grand Loop--Source: ABC News -- Posted May 20, 2011
  Wyoming -- In addition, it would improve two bridges between the Norris campground entrance and a point just north of Swan Lake Flats known as Golden Gate. If approved, the first phase of construction could begin as early as 2012.


• Campground operators wired in to customers' wishes--Source: The Barrie Examiner -- Posted May 20, 2011
  Ontario -- After 25 years of campers roasting wieners over the fire, they can now put the dogs on hold while they check their social media status, or simply return e-mails from the hammock.


• Horse riding campground added to KY state park--Source: 14WFIE.com -- Posted May 20, 2011
  Kentucky -- Kentucky's first lady Judy Beshear was on hand to unveil the Equine Campground at the Pennyrile Forest State Park.


• Where do we go from here?--Source: Edmonton Journal -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Alberta -- Travelling in an RV is different, things can get complicated. You can't just jump in and go. Instead, you must plan or you surely will encounter difficulties, some of which could be very serious, even disastrous.


• Rising Mississippi river forces RV travel trailer owner onto barge--Source: Examiner.com -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Louisiana -- RV owner Laurie Bailey took drastic action yesterday when he moved his truck and travel trailer onto a modern day Noah's Ark in Stephensville, Louisiana.


• Pioneer Village exemption challenged--Source: Omaha World-Herald -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Nebraska -- The motel and campground at Pioneer Village have been exempt from paying property taxes since 1983, but that could change soon.


• Beaver campground closed. Again.--Source: Lovely County Citizen -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Arkansas -- Like some other areas along the White River, Beaver will keep its campground closed due to flooding for the second time in three years.


• Half of campsites at Table Rock Lake are closed--Source: KY3 -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Kentucky -- Table Rock Lake is gradually receding, but not far enough to re-open all the campgrounds around the lake, and Memorial Day weekend is just over a week away.


• Flagler officials, vendors pleased with progress of Bull Creek Campground--Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal -- Posted May 19, 2011
  Florida -- Two fishermen pull into the landing at Bull Creek Campground on Dead Lake on Saturday. (NJ | Peter Bauer) Bull Creek Campground and Park offers Flagler County residents free access to Dead Lake; others pay $5


• Federally Protected Birds Nest At Speedway Campground--Source: WSOC Charlotte -- Posted May 19, 2011
  North Carolina -- Two federally protected birds have nested at the Charlotte Motor Speedway's Tom Johnson camping resort. A camper contacted the camping office after spotting what appeared to be two killdeer birds.


• Camping evolves from roughing it to tents with rooms, cabins, activities and entertainment--Source: Washington Post -- Posted May 19, 2011
  New York -- These days, camping isn't just pitching a tent in the wilderness on a long hike, or stopping at a campground far from home on a road trip. Instead, for many leisure travelers, camping nowadays may involve driving just a few miles


• Redwood park faces closure--Source: Daily Triplicate -- Posted May 18, 2011
  California -- A California State Parks ranger truck drives in Mill Creek Campground, which is within Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park. The Daily Triplicate/Bryant Anderson A local redwood park could close after a plan to cut the California State Parks budget


• Flood damage may put crimp on holiday camping--Source: Yakima Herald-Republic -- Posted May 18, 2011
  Washington -- The district's largest campground -- Kachess, with roughly 160 sites -- was already inaccessible because of snow and also will not open for Memorial Day. The latest storm damage also closed the Taneum Road at the Taneum Campground.


• Chino Valley: Campground zoning stays, as Marley unseats incumbent mayor--Source: Prescott Daily Courier -- Posted May 18, 2011
  Arizona -- Citizens here will have a new mayor in Chris Marley who, being a pastor, is already adding prayer to his approach to the job. "We have been entrusted with a stewardship and I pray we will serve the people well.


• New RV Parking Rules Start in June--Source: Patch.com -- Posted May 18, 2011
  California -- Owners of oversized vehicles must buy a permit to park their RVs on city streets overnight. By Nicole Mooradian | Email the author | 7:01pm The city moved closer to restricting overnight parking of RVs and other oversize vehicles on Tuesday night.


• Volunteers get free camping, RV hookups--Source: Herald & Review -- Posted May 17, 2011
  Illinois -- Volunteers receive one night's camping in a Corps of Engineers campground on Lake Shelbyville in exchange for four hours of volunteer work. To find out more about volunteer opportunities, contact Pam Doty at the Lake Shelbyville Project Office


• Brick Thrown Through Window Of Moving RV--Source: WYFF Greenville -- Posted May 17, 2011
  South Carolina -- A man delivering an RV to an auction site in Spartanburg County ended up dodging a brick along the way. Deputies said they were called to a location off of Highway 101 in reference to a vandalized vehicle over the weekend.


• JH Campground goes 'green' before hearing--Source: Jackson Hole News & Guide -- Posted May 17, 2011
  Wyoming -- Heading into a hearing scheduled today about using parked trailers instead of hosting RVs at his Jackson Hole Campground, Jamie Mackay said the venture will use “green” elements such as wind power and will reduce fuel consumption by more than 680,000 gallons annually.


• Campsites get updates and go wireless--Source: Iowa City Press Citizen -- Posted May 17, 2011
  Iowa -- A camper rolls into FW Kent Park's campground Friday afternoon. / Benjamin Roberts / Iowa City Press-Citizen FW Kent Park in Oxford has just about everything you need for a wilderness getaway: woods, water, camping and -- wait for it -- a wireless Internet connection.


• Cuban People's Campgrounds Keep Their Essence After 30 Years --Source: Radio Cadena Agramonet -- Posted May 17, 2011
  Thirty years after the emerging of the Campismo Popular (People's Campground) in Cuba, Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero highlighted how the initiative continues to be a healthy and safe option for recreation and being in contact with nature.


• Trailer residents face eviction--Source: Santa Maria Times -- Posted May 16, 2011
  California -- One of those proposed projects is to develop the Harbor Terrace property to accommodate RVs and campers. As envisioned, the project would provide 102 RV and 50 walk-in camp sites, luxury tent sites, a restaurant and deli, parking and boat facilities.


• RV parks limited to moble home zones--Source: Richmond Register -- Posted May 13, 2011
  Kentucky -- RVs, as they are commonly known, may be self-propelled vehicles. When they are designed to be towed, however, they often are called travel or camping trailers. The new ordinance offers five different definitions and descriptions for RVs.


• 2011 Airstream Avenue RV - First Drive Review--Source: Car and Driver -- Posted May 13, 2011
  When the phone rang recently, we quickly established the “what” part of the latest call, which is to say the new $95544 Airstream Avenue, but it took us much longer to figure out the “where,” which is always the difficult thing when an RV is in play.


• Langley RV fraud nets two years probation--Source: Langley AdvanceNews -- Posted May 13, 2011
  British Columbia -- The charges related to a stolen RV owned by business associate Jean Aussant. It was taken from a Langley RV dealership by Kingsbury, pretending to be Aussant.


• Planners recommend campground rezoning--Source: Chesterton Tribune -- Posted May 13, 2011
  Indiana -- The third time was a charm for the owners of Sand Creek Campground, when they won the support of the Porter County Plan Commission in their effort to have the Jackson Township campground re-zoned from R1 to P2.


• Michigan officials delay planned closure of 23 state forest campgrounds--Source: The Republic -- Posted May 13, 2011
  Michigan -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking another look at its plan to close 23 state forest campgrounds. The campgrounds are in the northern Lower Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula and aren't used much.


• RV park seeks summary judgment in dog bit suit--Source: Southeast Texas Record -- Posted May 12, 2011
  Texas -- As previously reported, Rosemary Morris filed suit against Kountry Rentals on Oct. 18 in Jefferson County District Court, claiming she was attacked by a dog while on the RV park's premises.


• Camp-Land RV Donates Camper for Raffle to Benefit All About Kids--Source: ValpoLife.com -- Posted May 12, 2011
  Indiana -- Camp-Land RV, the Midwest's leading RV dealer, has generously donated a brand new 2010 Livin' Lite Quicksilver 2.0 Motorcycle Camper to be raffled off to benefit All About Kids, the early intervention program of Opportunity Enterprises.


• Vermont company acquires Rollin-On RV--Source: nwitimes.com -- Posted May 12, 2011
  Vermont -- Rollin-On RV has been bought by Pete's RV Center, of South Burlington, Vt. Pete's RV co-owner and treasurer Dave McGinnis said the acquisition of the Schererville business was an amicable one.


• Magone Lake needs camp host--Source: Blue Mountain Eagle -- Posted May 12, 2011
  Oregon -- The Blue Mountain Ranger District of Malheur National Forest is seeking a volunteer campground host at Magone Lake during the summer months, Memorial Day through Labor Day.


• Deer Trail Park Campground owner wants to protect Ross Lake Indian Mounds--Source: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune -- Posted May 12, 2011
  Wisconsin -- Sharon Rose and her estranged husband, Robb, own Deer Trail Park Campground, 13846 Highway Z, Nekoosa. Rose said she didn't know Ho-Chunk officials and local historians were trying to reach her regarding the mounds.


• Letters: Selling state campgrounds is pure foolishness--Source: Detroit Free Press -- Posted May 10, 2011
  Michigan -- Where is our "Pure Michigan" program without campgrounds? Eric Sharp, in his May 5 column ("State should keep campgrounds open"), warned that the DNR plans to sell 23 of our state forest campgrounds.


• Microburst lifts woman off ground, damages campers and garage near Oacoma--Source: Daily Republic -- Posted May 10, 2011
  South Dakota -- Cedar Shore Campground Manager Jerry Meyer peers into the back window of his fifth-wheel trailer Monday morning after high winds at around 9:30 pm Sunday overturned two campers and damaged several others.


• Camping at your comfort level--Source: Asheville Citizen-Times -- Posted May 09, 2011
  North Carolina -- One of the Carver family's favorite destinations is the North Mills River Campground, five miles west of NC 280 at the entrance to the Pisgah National Forest.


• Plan ahead before going camping in Arkansas--Source: Log Cabin Democrat -- Posted May 09, 2011
  Arkansas -- Yes, and if camping is your choice, you may be wise to prepare a Plan B. Your favorite or selected campground could be under water The heavy rains and the tornadoes that ravished Arkansas in recent days have left some recreation sites inaccessible.


• Calling all California campers to prime lake, river and coastline sites--Source: San Jose Mercury News -- Posted May 09, 2011
  California -- Campsites overlook the Pacific Ocean at Two Harbors Campground on Catalina Island. (Santa Catalina Island Company) A few years ago, the last day of school signaled my family to pack our red Chevy Blazer and take to the road.


• Newest KOA Campground Sets Grand Opening--Source: Jamestown Post Journal -- Posted May 08, 2011
  New York -- Chautauqua Lake KOA, located at 5652 Thumb Road, Dewittville, is the new campground that has joined the international company. In celebration, Bill and Anita Perry, Chautauqua Lake KOA owners, will be hosting a grand opening Friday, May 13,


• Lingering snow delays opening of some Glacier National Park facilities--Source: The Missoulian -- Posted May 07, 2011
  Montana -- In Two Medicine, the road is open to Running Eagle Falls and the plow crews are past the ranger station and into the campground, where crews encountered drifts about 25 feet deep.


• Popular Priest Lake Campground Closed For Summer--Source: KHQ Right Now -- Posted May 07, 2011
  Idaho -- The Outlet Campground on Priest Lake will be closed this upcoming summer due to renovations.


• New lease on life: Campground owners have big plans for property--Source: Lakenewsonline.com -- Posted May 07, 2011
  Missouri -- They now hold the lease to the adjacent campground. By Joyce L. Miller Although plans to develop more than 60 acres below Bagnell Dam into a recreation area failed, the property has a new lease and an opportunity to become a popular destination


• CAMPING CUTS: It's the third year in a row of cuts for Iowa State Parks--Source: WHO-TV -- Posted May 07, 2011
  Iowa -- They'll pitch in and doing anything to make sure the campground stays open. "We don't know where it's going to go from here. We do not know what lies ahead so we're doing what we have to and taking day by day," says Bartlett.


• Pain at the pump? Plan trip to camp--Source: Catskill Daily Mail -- Posted May 07, 2011
  New York -- Meanwhile, in Greene County, DEC's North/South Lake Campground opened on May 6, and Devil's Tombstone will open May 20.


• The Bravest RVer I've Ever Met…--Source: Ramblin' Man: Full-time RV Life Blog -- Posted May 06, 2011
  California -- I've never said this to anyone, but…back in 2003, when I studied the possibility of taking an RV trip to the other side of the Panama Canal and then actually doing it in 2004…I thought that was a pretty brave thing to do.


• Getting to know a new home on wheels--Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Minnesota -- This was the same camper in which I took practice showers for two weeks before learning the exacting contortions required of all who master RV hygiene.


• 1 Million and Counting: Ford Retiree Hits Mileage Milestone--Source: Manufacturing.net -- Posted May 06, 2011
  He bought a truck and launched his new career as an RV hauler. After around 18 months, Mueller decided he needed a new truck.


• Prosser to decide on RV park, petting zoo--Source: TheNewsTribune.com -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Washington -- The fate of a proposed family friendly, upscale RV park and petting zoo near Cottonwood Elementary School in Badger Canyon could be decided tonight at a meeting in Prosser.


• RHE's RV restrictions are back again--Source: Palos Verdes Peninsula News -- Posted May 06, 2011
  California -- In November, the City Council instituted a size envelope, requiring all residents to park RVs and other vehicles more than 22 feet long, 8 feet wide and 7 feet high in their side or back yards and screen them from view from the street.


• RV Park in Badger Canyon gets approval--Source: KNDO/KNDU -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Washington -- After months of debate, Thursday night the Benton County Board of Adjustment unanimously voted in favor of a proposed RV park and petting zoo near Cottonwood Elementary school in Badger Canyon.


• Thieves Target Campground--Source: WNEP-TV -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Pennsylvania -- In Lycoming County a vandal repeatedly hits a campground breaking into a change machine and stealing money. The owner said he has caught the thief on security cameras.


• Campground hires an engineer, still gets denial--Source: Middleboro Gazette -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Massachusetts -- Too little, too late: that's how the selectmen characterized a proposal from Tispaquin Family Campground owner Barbara Holton Monday night. Ms. Holton, who has been battling with the town over the size of her campground for years,


• Glacier Park campground openings announced--Source: Flathead Publishing Group -- Posted May 06, 2011
  Montana -- Glacier National Park recently announced campground openings for the summer season. Due to the amount of snow on the east side of the park, some campground opening dates are delayed and could be subject to change if conditions warrant.


• Only tow manual-transmission cars with your RV--Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) -- Posted May 05, 2011
  Ontario -- If it were me, I wouldn't tow it with all four tires on the ground (four down in RV lingo). I would either use a dolly or trade in the Honda for a car with a manual transmission. I checked dozens of towing and RV forums and web sites. Note: Click 'Comments' to read an update by Blue Ox.


• Spring is the perfect time to hit the hot springs--Source: Kansas City Star -- Posted May 05, 2011
  Missouri -- Hot Springs Campground Hot Springs is near mile post 14. The hot springs are located between the river and pullout, offering a soaking pool for three to five people. It is an easy one-minute walk downhill to the springs.


• RV industry leaders weigh in on high gas prices at meeting--Source: WNDU-TV -- Posted May 05, 2011
  Indiana -- Will record high gas prices take a hit on the RV industry this summer? It's a question yet to be answered as summer vacation season approaches. Elkhart County leaders are cautiously optimistic and hoping that gas prices will come down this summer.


• Home on the Road: Boomers Trading in Houses for RV--Source: Daily Press and Argus -- Posted May 04, 2011
  Michigan -- "Imagine being able to tour the country without ever leaving home. This is not an oxymoron, but an attainable lifestyle made possible in a recreational vehicle."


• In an RV, Everything's in its Place--Source: Daily Press and Argus -- Posted May 04, 2011
  Michigan -- "How does a person go from living in a 3,000-square-foot home to a 400-square-foot motorhome? It isn’t as difficult as it may seem."


• RV Dealers, Makers Don't Fear Fuel Fallout--Source: The Press-Enterprise -- Posted May 04, 2011
  California -- "The RV dealers and manufacturers that survived the economic downturn aren't fearing a fuel price fallout."


• 'Roughing it' is easy in a $95K Airstream motor home--Source: USA Today Drive On Blog -- Posted May 04, 2011
  "So we gave the new Airstream a whirl. And we were the perfect candidates, since our idea of "camping" usually includes airport shuttles and infinity swimming pools. With the Avenue begging to go out and play, we quickly chose a destination in the hills outside of Santa Barbara and packed for unknown adventure."


• The RV Diaries: An RV Family Road Trip--Source: Parents Magazine -- Posted May 04, 2011
  "Parents are renting RVs in record numbers. But what's it really like? Hop in as one family takes a big road trip."


• Sizing Up Your Ride--Source: AAA World -- Posted May 04, 2011
  "Taking the wheel of your first RV will be a lot less stressful if you remember these simple tips."


• Couldn't Drag Me Away--Source: AAA World -- Posted May 04, 2011
  "Wild horses, wilder children, a wicked RV, a few sleeping bags, a full moon and one of the most intriguing beaches in the world: Assateague Island."


• Keystone RV Buys $3 Million of Land in Pendleton--Source: KEPR 19 -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Washington -- A big boost will be coming to the budget of Pendleton thanks to selling 30 acres of land to Keystone RV.


• Campgrounds provide excellent opportunities--Source: Cedar Valley Daily Times -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Missouri -- The following campgrounds provide camping with or without electricity, in county parks. Fontana Park is the county's most popular camping destination.


• Volunteers needed as campground host--Source: Record-Searchlight -- Posted May 03, 2011
  California -- Lassen Volcanic National Park is looking for people to spend the summer as hosts at two of its campgrounds. "They walk the campgrounds. They live in the campgrounds."


• Tampa company buys Beaudry RV for $9.55M as 'strategic location'--Source: Arizona Daily Star -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Arizona -- The new owner plans on retaining the center's campground and selling recreational vehicles at the south-side location. Lazydays, a Tampa, Fla.-based recreational vehicle company, has acquired the property in Tucson once owned and occupied by Beaudry RV


• Out and About: State parks have plenty to offer--Source: Bowling Green Daily News -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Kentucky -- Also included in the process were testimonials, campground ratings and feedback from park rangers, regional park management and campers throughout the year. Kentucky's parks have 31 campgrounds with a total of 2600 sites


• Trapper has love for gator tales--Source: Florida Today -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Florida -- This 6-foot-4-inch alligator was removed from the Crystal Lake RV Campground in Scottsmoor. But Bill Robb, known as 'Gator Bill,' likes to show the positive aspects of the species.


• Island adventures: Exploring coastal Georgia--Source: MiamiHerald.com -- Posted May 03, 2011
  Georgia -- Camping: Sea Camp is an improved campground and costs $4 per person per day; backcountry camping also available for $2 per person per day. www.nps.gov/cuis/.


• Good Sam Club in Jerome--Source: KMVT -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  Idaho -- RV's of all shapes and sizes started filling the fairgrounds on Tuesday. The campers are members of the Good Sam organization. It meets a couple times a year at various places in Idaho. Despite the price of fuel climbing up and up, about 110 RV's


• P&Z reviews RV park proposal --Source: Williston Daily Herald -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  North Dakota -- Steve's RV, which is often parked at the Waterfront Park parking lot, is the only home he and his wife have. Martinez officials may be close to adopting an ordinance that, like Concord's and Pleasant Hill's,


• City Eyes Tightening RV Parking Ordinance--Source: Patch.com -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  California -- Too many people living in RVs, campers and cars, says mayor and city council.


• Numbers growing for anti-RV-bylaw activists--Source: Maple Ridge News -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  British Columbia -- Maple Ridge district has been besieged by RV owners miffed at receiving removal orders for the vacations-on-wheels from the bylaws department. Council has put on hold any enforcement action pending a May 2 meeting with owners


• Baby boomers trading in their houses for RVs--Source: Lansing State Journal -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  Michigan -- Gannett Before moving into a recreational vehicle, there are a few challenges to consider, like how to pay the bills and how to stay in touch with family.


• Owner of campground objects to tightening van driver license rules--Source: Pulaski County Daily News -- Posted Apr 30, 2011
  Missouri -- Campground owners could be affected by pending legislation to require drivers of shuttle buses and vans to have a commercial driver's license, Gail Helms said at Thursday evening's meeting of the Pulaski County Tourism Board.


• RV-MH Hall of Fame gets a boost--Source: The Elkhart Truth -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Indiana -- The RV/MH Hall of Fame has been taken off life support and is expected to remain open the rest of the year.


• NeXus RV is taking off--Source: South Bend Tribune -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Indiana -- Less than nine months after planning their own RV startup, Dave Middleton and Claude Donati have NeXus RV operating and have sold 62 units.


• On the road again: Oregon invites RV owners 'home' -- Country Coach--Source: KVAL -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Oregon -- The service bays are full at the resurrected Country Coach in Junction City, proof for owner Ron Lee that the RV business still has a pulse.


• Detectives Searching For Suspect in Campground Shooting--Source: KTLA -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  California -- Investigators are searching for any suspects responsible for the shooting death of a man at a campground in the Angeles National Forest Thursday night. Sheriff's detectives received a report around 6 pm of a shooting


• Former Pattee Canyon campground host accused of molesting 3 girls --Source: The Missoulian -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Montana -- A former campground host at the Pattee Canyon Recreation Area is being charged with assaulting three young girls there, and more charges are likely, authorities said Thursday. Wallace Dean Christensen, 62, of Missoula was extradited Wednesday


• 4-year-old girl dies in camper trailer fire in northern Hancock County--Source: The Republic -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Mississippi -- Officials are investigating a fire that claimed the life of a 4-year-old girl at a campground in northern Hancock County. Coroner Norma Stiglet identified the child as Keyleigh Jenkins, who was in a camper trailer with her parents Tuesday night. ...


• Oklahoma State Parks List Facilities Closed Due To Flooding--Source: News On 6 -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Oklahoma -- Tenkiller State Park: Fisherman's Point campground including courtesy dock, tent sites and day-use sites. Hickory Flat campground access road, marina parking lot and access road. Cherokee Landing State Park: Main entrance closed.


• Bartow campground manager recalls 'scary scene' of storm--Source: NeighborNewspapers.com -- Posted Apr 29, 2011
  Georgia -- The manager of the Cartersville/Cassville-White KOA campground said he saw the full fury of Wednesday night's devastating northwest Georgia storm system firsthand.


• Recreation lifestyle April 2011--Source: Edmonton Journal -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Alberta -- RV Driving is Different - not difficult


• Camping in Kansas--Source: Kansas City Star -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Kansas -- Elk City State Park (near Independence in southeast Kansas): Modern and primitive campsites are available in the main campground and along Table Mound Hiking Trail.


• Linda Masters' From the Kitchen: RVer? camper? This cookbook's for you--Source: Baxter Bulletin -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Arkansas -- "The RV Centennial Cookbook" by Evada Cooper celebrates 100 years of RVing with 100 camp- and RV-related recipes.


• Joe Price's star-spangled baseball odyssey--Source: Los Angeles Times -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  California -- After each performance, he and his wife, Bonnie, will take in the game, and then be on their way to the next town in an old RV named Arby.


• Kingsville Residents Fight Against RV Park--Source: KRIS Corpus Christi News -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Texas -- Frederick Bigelow says a developer plans to put an RV resort in the empty lot that lies between his neighborhood and Kleberg park.


• Natalie Bartley: Be a happy camper and keep site clean--Source: Bellingham Herald -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Washington -- Primitive campsites do not have the services of a developed campground and rules may not be posted, but campers still need to follow camping etiquette.


• Not Grizzly Adams? It's OK, experts give advice--Source: BYU Daily Universe -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Utah -- Camping can prove to be an excessive amount of effort, but picking the right campground, minimizing packing and embracing the outdoors can help campers make it back to their caveman roots without losing hair over it.


• Yosemite gets lesson in supply, demand--Source: Fresno Bee -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  California -- Fifteen years later, those campsites still sit empty, eliminated by the 2000 Yosemite Valley Plan that closed three campgrounds near the Merced River and large portions of a fourth.


• Are RV Parks Our Best Electric Car Charging Network?--Source: www.good.is -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  RV parks, as it turns out, already have EV-ready, high-output electrical connections. Electric car enthusiasts rejoice?


• More snowbirds flocked to Brevard this season--Source: Florida Today -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Florida -- Extreme winter drives visitors to Central Florida


• More look to state parks as cost-efficient getaway--Source: The Detroit News -- Posted Apr 28, 2011
  Michigan -- In recent years, the parks and forests had about 4 million visitors a year and campground usage showed slight increases or flat growth year to year. But before the economic slump, the annual visitation level was closer to 5 million.


• Happy campgrounds: State, local sites look to be busy--Source: Port Huron Times Herald -- Posted Apr 27, 2011
  Michigan -- Based on early reservations, officials are expecting a high turnout at campgrounds this summer.


• Rabid Bobcat Attacks Dogs At Campground--Source: KPHO Phoenix -- Posted Apr 27, 2011
  Arizona -- Arizona Game and Fish officials confirmed a bobcat that attacked a couple of dogs at a campground has tested positive for rabies. The incident happened last Thursday at Seven Springs Campground near Bartlett Lake. Officials said the campers reported