ZZ Top has signed to headline at the Buffalo Chip Campground at the Sturgis Bike Week Rally next year. That’s right, the Masters of Sparks will be bringing their hot, blue, and righteous show to the greatest motorcycle rally in the world on Aug. 9, 2010. The...
While California state parks no longer face the threat of immediate closings, it has halted accepting camping reservations for March and April at all but 23 state facilities, the department announced on its website. “We are not resuming camping reservations for...
Texas campgrounds and RV parks overall are experiencing strong occupancies and revenues, according to a report by the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO). Some parks in Central Texas lost some of their summer business due to unusually hot weather and a...
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake that killed dozens of people in Samoa and American Samoa on Tuesday (Sept. 29) Â set off a chain reaction that quickly rippled out to the U.S. Pacific Coast, where emergency managers each had to make a careful choice about how to respond,...
The owner of a Dickinson, Texas, RV park claims the property has problems with its plumbing and electricity which drew the ire of the city, and is suing the previous proprietors and an inspector for approximately $10 million in damages. In a deceptive trade lawsuit...
Campground and RV park occupancies and revenues have largely kept pace with 2008 figures, despite the recession, according to an informal survey of parks by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). Billings, Mont.-based Kampgrounds of America Inc....
Old growth trees may be a major attraction at Hirsch Creek in Kitimat, British Columbia, but they are also the reason the city is officially closing the campground. And in future camping at Radley Park will be limited to May 15-Sept. 15 each year, according to the...
A proposed four-track racing complex and adjoining campground for Union Township near Reading, Pa. scored another legal victory Tuesday (Sept. 29), according to the Reading Eagle. Commonwealth Court denied the township’s request to reconsider or clarify its...
Duckworth Management Group and Friend Communications have joined forces to provide 24/7, online reservations and a front office management system for the Vancouver Park Board’s Spanish Banks and Jericho Beach parks during the 2010 Winter Olympics. This service...
If Richard Griffin has his way, the property that once housed the Retreat Club will be transformed into an RV park. Griffin, who recently purchased the property east of El Dorado, Kan., brought his plans to the Butler County commissioners on Monday (Sept. 28),...
 A new series about camping found the setting for its first program — Peanut Island State Park, just off the northern tip of Palm Beach, Fla. It offers “breathtaking scenery, cooking demonstrations, respect for Mother Earth and laughter,” show...
A woman accused of causing the death of a baby and injuring his mother while they were camping at a Renville County park in Minnesota has pleaded guuilty, according to KEYC-TV, Mankato, Minn. Nicolle Prechel admitted she backed over their tent at Beaver Falls Park on...
