Best Parks in America continues to grow with the addition of three new affiliate parks: Rincon Country East in Tucson, Ariz., Westwind RV & Golf Resort in Yuma, Ariz., and Rio Bend RV & Golf Resort in El Centro, Calif. The latest additions bring to 21 the...
The U.S. economy should expand modestly in coming months, a gauge of future business activity showed Thursday (June 21), indicating consumers and businesses may be shrugging off the weak housing market. According to an Associated Press report, the Conference Board...
Olympic National Park’s Heart O’ the Hills campground is set to reopen today (June 22) after a six-month closure, according to KONP.com in Port Angeles, Wash.. The windstorm of Dec. 15 – now known as the Hannukah Eve Windstorm of 2006 – felled hundreds of trees in the...
A unique zoning law has opened the door for recreational vehicle parking near Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway and created financial opportunities for developers, the city and Sullivan County. The Bristol News reported that the city council unanimously approved a...
A wildfire on about 2,500 acres of grassland led to the evacuation on Sunday (June 17) of some 50 people from a campground near the mouth of the Deschutes River near The Dalles, Ore., according to the Salem News. The fire was on private and U.S. Bureau of Land...
Wildlife officers fatally wounded a bear they believed was the same animal that snatched an 11-year-old boy from his family’s tent near a popular Utah campground and killed the youngster on Sunday (June 17), according to the Associated Press. The bear had been wounded...
In an unprecedented move, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is temporarily closing Rocky Arbor State Park near Wisconsin Dells because of an infestation of gypsy moths, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. The park closed Monday (June 18) and will...
Art Rouse, founder of Southern California-based TL Enterprises Inc., an influential force in the growth of the recreational vehicle industry, died Friday in St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. An 89-year-old Malibu resident whose company published RV...
Over 10,000 RVers are expected for the eighth annual running of The Rally, one of the industry’s largest consumer gatherings set for July 19-22 at the 132-acre Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, Ore. “The Rally continues to grow in popularity year after...
Two popular lakeside campgrounds on Lake Dillon in Summit County, Colo., were closed this week and will likely stay closed for weeks because of the pine beetle and strong winds, according to CBS4 Denver. The Heaton Bay campground was closed because rangers had been...
Welcome to the new world of camping, where Internet access is almost as important as having enough firewood. “It used to be that when campers would make reservations at an RV park, they would ask if the park had water, electricity and sewer,” said Kelly Hogan, CEO of...
Rhode Island officials are considering proposals from three companies that hope to provide a reservation service for the state parks system, according to the Providence Journal. A state committee is reviewing the bids from US eDIRECT Inc., ReserveAmerica Holdings Inc....
