Rex Maughan, chairman, president and director of Forever Living Products International Inc. and its affiliate, Forever Resorts, was the recipient of the 21st Sheldon Coleman Great Outdoors Award at a featured event held at the 2009 Park Partners Forum Oct. 20 in...
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) and TengoInternet are cosponsoring a web seminar on Tuesday (Oct. 27) to help campground owners and operators use Wi-Fi to enhance guest satisfaction, occupancy and the campground experience. The free seminar...
Little Bennett Regional Park hopes marshmallows delivered to a fully furnished campsite attracts campers in a world more aware of Facebook than fall foliage. For an extra $25 per night, the Montgomery County, Md., park will set up a campsite, complete with four-person...
Officials in Maine’s Acadia National Park are working to prohibit aircraft from flying within the park’s boundaries as a way to keep the landscape quiet, according to the Associated Press. Acadia Park Planner John Kelly says the park is working with the...
The public this week will get its first chance to learn more — and comment — about proposals to develop the Kansas Coliseum and the adjacent RV park in Wichita, Kan. On Tuesday, the three groups hoping to transform the aging complex will make their pitches to Sedgwick...
Millions of dollars invested in the Hyatt Lake Resort in southern Oregon are on the line as park model cabin owners fear the fallout from a recent ruling by a Jackson County hearings officer. At the same time, the owner of the resort, Bob McNeely, filed for...
The Blount County (Tenn,) Planning Commission is scaling back a proposal to allow commercial campgrounds in the residential areas of the county, according to the Daily Times, Marysville, Tenn. There had been some public outcry about the proposal, which, as currently...
Rvparkstore.com has announced the dates for its next ”RV Park Boot Camp,” set for April 24-25, 2010, in St. Louis, Mo. This popular event focuses of part classroom instruction and park field work at different types of RV parks, according to a press...
Judith Githens, founder of BestRVTraveling.com, created an online business to distribute essential equipment and supplies to accommodate other voyagers whose homes are on wheels. Bedding, pet products, kitchen supplies and recipes are just the beginning of the...
Keystone Commercial Capital has successfully closed a $2.3 million loan secured by the South 40 RV Ranch, a park model RV resort in Tucson, Ariz. Acting on behalf of the property’s owner, Keystone’s Manufactured Housing Group secured the loan through a local bank. The...
RVers who want to camp in one of California’s state parks may have reservations about the whole matter when they hear the latest: The Golden State parks are staying open despite the budget crisis, but campground reservations have been eliminated in all but 23 of more...
With the RV park and campground sector doing relatively well right now despite the year’s obvious economic headwinds, Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), reports that signups are ahead of last year for the...
