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Mobile Home Park Owner Seeks to Offer RV Sites
A proposed RV park inside a mobile home subdivision in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has some of its residents upset. The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposal 7-2 during its meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 9,), according to the Southeast Missourian....Pair Offer Home Study Course on RV Park Investing
Rvparkstore.com has announced the release of its “RV Park Home Study Course.” The course, which includes around 400 pages of text and 10 hours of CDs, is the most complete and thorough information ever assembled for investing in and operating RV parks,...KOA Franchisee to Take Over Southern Cal Resort
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) plans to open its first campground in Ventura County, Calif., when a locally owned franchisee takes over the RV campground at county-owned Steckel Park, just north of Santa Paula. Ventura Ranch Resort, the KOA franchise, has reached...National Park and Recreation Assn. Convenes Oct. 13-16
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) will hold its annual Congress and Exposition Oct. 13-16 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This annual event has proven to be one of the most important events in the park and recreation...Arizona Town Plans 100-Site Equestrian Campground
A fundraising effort is currently underway by the Wickenburg (Ariz.) Trails Advisory Commission to establish an equestrian campground at the town-owned “borrow pit.” The 153-acre pit is adjacent to the Hassayampa River and is located near Jack Burden Road....Across the Pond, '09 Camping Up 27% Over 2008
Editor’s Note: While this news release is about camping in the United Kingdom, readers should note a lot of similarities to the RV park and campground business in the U.S. What works here seems to work elsewhere. The launch and rapid growth of Pitchup.com, a...Feds Probing Yosemite 'Burn' That Got Out of Control
A National Park Service investigation team is sifting through the blackened hillsides and ash left by Yosemite’s 7,500-acre Big Meadow fire, probing what went wrong two weeks ago when a planned burn escaped control lines and prompted the evacuation of the small...CONY Extends Camping Promotion Through Oct. 12
The Campground Owners of New York (CONY) has extended its “Camp Two Nights, Get a Third Night Free” promotion at participating campgrounds and RV parks in New York state from its scheduled end date of Labor Day through Oct. 12 (Columbus Day)....New RV Resort Gets Highest Campground Rating
A solid turnout from campers and a top rating from a national publication are turning 2009 into a memorable first year for the Duck Creek RV Resort near Muskegon, Mich. Despite the poor economy and the cool, rainy weather, the resort’s first summer tourism...Reno Firms Help KOA Focus on Families and Fun
Kampgrounds of America Inc. is closing out a robust summer, its chairman/CEO said, thanks in part to an assist from a former Reno, Nev., advertising colleague and two other local agencies. Last year, Jim Rogers, head of the Billings, Mont.-based franchisor of 400-plus...Stipulations Sour Michigan RV Park Developer's Plan
Despite getting approval from the Blackman Township Board in Jackson, Mich., Stacie Cecil is unsure if she will move forward with plans to open a campground because of the conditions attached to the plans. The proposed campground would have 50 sites for recreational...
