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Oregon State Parks Propose First Fee Hike in 13 Years
Oregon’s Parks and Recreation Department is proposing an across the board increase in fees at state parks, citing falling revenues from lottery sales and recreational vehicle registrations. The increases, the first since 1996, would boost 11 fees. Tent campsite...Minnesota City Seeks $1M to Expand Campground
Members of the Minnesota State Finance Committee will visit Two Harbors, Minn., in October to discuss giving the city a loan for the expansion of its campground. The city is seeking a $1 million, low-interest loan to expand the Burlington Bay Campground by 40 sites,...El Monte RV Showcases California Wine Country
To showcase the joys of touring California’s lush wine country, El Monte RV is providing tourists with plenty of information about autumn California Wine Country events by RV rental. Wine festivals such as the Lodi Grape Festival, the Taste of the Central Coast...Holiday Cove Resort Owners Confidence About Future
With the developers confident in growing demand for quality RV sites in Florida, Holiday Cove RV Resort, Cortez, Fla., announced a price increase on selected RV sites effective Nov. 1. With just 66 sites remaining and with the resort experiencing strong and...Money Manager Gets Sentenced Today in Florida
Federal prosecutors say an Indiana money manager should get up to 57 months in prison for intentionally crashing his plane earlier this year and then fleeing to a campground. Sentencing for Marcus Schrenker is set today (Aug. 19) in Florida. In a court filing,...Kentucky State Park to Add Horse Camping Sites
Carter Caves State Resort Park near Olive Hil, Ky., is getting $1.3 million from the state to build horse camping sites in the park, according to a news release from the office of First Lady Jane Beshear. The project is in the design phase and will include the...Thunder Bay KOA Hosts 'Winter Texans'
Every winter thousands of Canadians pack up their RVs to winter in the southern United States. To reciprocate, a few Canadians invited their American friends and neighbours to visit the Thunder Bay, Ontario, area and take in the beauty and a reunion for residents of...TengoInternet Upgrades Wi-Fi at RV in the Sun Resorts
Diversified Investments selected TengoInternet to provide wireless networks at five of their RV in the Sun RV resort parks. TengoInternet upgraded the broadband capabilities at these locations and deployed state-of-the-art, self-healing wireless mesh networks to cover...Michigan to Close More Rustic Campgrounds
Likely budget cuts have state officials asking Michigan residents which of the state’s 145 state forest campgrounds should close, according to Associated Press. The Department of Natural Resources already has had to close 12 of the rustic campgrounds because of...Foxfire KOA Welcomes 'Back-to-School Travelers'
It’s mid-August. Parents are getting kids ready to go back to school, pools are closing and summer is drawing to an end. Vacation season is over, but not for one resort. Nestled between Milton and Huntington, W. Va., one vacation destination is thriving,...Virginia Planners Say 'OK' for Primitive Campground
Despite an outcry from several adjoining property owners, a Bedford County, Va., woman’s vision for an environmental-friendly and “primitive” campground is a step closer to reality. The Bedford County Planning Commission voted 4-1 Monday (Aug. 17) to...
