It’s only been a day, and already 70% of Alberta’s provincial park campsites are booked for the May long weekend, according to iNews880, Edmonton. That’s partly thanks to the Alberta government’s new online reservation system that became...
In Gulfport, Miss., people are only allowed to stay in a RV park six months at a time. They can go to another RV park but can only stay for six months, according to WLOX-TV, Biloxi. RV campground parks are not considered long-term rental properties in the city. At...
President Obama’s signing of the Travel Promotion Act could translate into millions of dollars in new business for campgrounds and RV parks in both rural and urban areas across the country, according to the trade association that represents privately owned parks. The...
Many of Massachusetts’ campgrounds have been forced to set aside expansion plans and others are in danger of closing as they try to comply with state health regulations, according to The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass. Owners say state-imposed guidelines on the...
The Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission in Georgetown, Ky., is being sued for its handling of an application for a temporary RV park, according to the Georgetown News-Graphic. The suit was filed March 1 in Scott County Circuit Court, according to court...
Campers headed to Maine from other states wouldn’t be allowed to bring their own firewood under a proposed law headed toward passage in the state Legislature, according to the Associated Press. Lawmakers want to protect Maine from destructive bugs that have...
Kim Cowan, long-time wilderness trekker, announced the launch of the Misabi Adventure Co. Operating on Lake Obabika in Ontario’s Temagami district, it is ready to host “glamping” campers this summer, according to a press release. Glamorous camping, or...
Kansas RV park owners met at USI RV Park in Wichita last week for the annual Spring Fling of the Kansas Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (KARVC). The event, which drew about 12 parks, about half of the association’s membership, began with a social gathering on...
Outraged with the random shooting of a Calgary, Alberta, man in a Mazatlan, Mexico, RV park, Mexican state officials have covered his hospital bill and the cost of flights home, according to cnews.canoe.ca. But despite the support, the couple doesn’t plan on returning...
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) will be taking its annual KOA International Convention to Savannah, Ga., Nov. 7-10 The host hotel for the big event will be the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa. The annual KOA Trade Expo, where vendors work with hundreds of...
American developers are still looking to launch motorcoach resorts in the wake of the Great Recession, according to WWTV/WWUP-TV, Cadillac, Mich. For example, a developer from Cheboygan Waterfront LLC thinks a piece of land in Cheboygan, Mich., would be the perfect...
Sixteen campgrounds were represented at the Colorado Campground & Lodge Owners Association (CCLOA) Convention and Trade Show Feb. 2-4 in Colorado Springs. Though attendance was down from previous years, the mood of campground owners and operators was upbeat,...
