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Iowa State Parks Seeing Campground Hosts
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is looking for people who love camping and enjoy working with people to serve as campground hosts for the summer at 14 state parks, according to WOWT-TV, Omaha, Neb. Campground hosts live in state park campgrounds during the...Michigan Track Open to Seasonal RV Camping
Campers who enjoy camping at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn, Mich., no longer have to wait for NASCAR season to arrive. Campers will be able to stay at the MISCamping.com Graves Farm Campground seasonally from Memorial Day to Labor Day. It is the...Campground Hosts: It's Just a Great Lifestyle
There’s a bizarre subculture on the fringes of the U.S., often concentrated near coastlines. Their only permanent address is a private post box in some faraway town. They live a life in which they’re ready to break camp and move on whenever the whim...The Pros and Cons of Using Prison Labor
On a warm afternoon, two white swans sunbathe on a mound of grey rocks as a nearby waterfall quietly flows into a pond below. A loon quickly skims along the water’s surface, gently dipping its webbed feet before taking off for flight. It’s a tranquil scene at the...150-site RV Park Planned for Michigan's Thumb
Village officials on April 15 approved the concept of a 150-site campground that spans about 17 1/2 acres in the industrial area of Port Austin, Mich., located in Michigan’s thumb on the coast of Lake Huron. Gene Clancy & Sons Excavating of Port Austin is...Wally Byam Books Revived for RV Centennial Year
The writings of Wally Byam, founder of Airstream and legendary RV traveler who died in 1962, are being revived in this, the centennial year of the RV industry. Rich Luhr, publisher of Airstream Life, has combined the popular works of Byam, “Fifth Avenue on...Settlement Reached on RV Park Plan Fiasco
KEPR-TV, Pasco, Wash., has learned that Kennewick, Wash., will sink even more of your money into the Columbia Park Golf Course. The city already lost a lawsuit and was told to pay millions for the same course. The case is awaiting appeal. Now the city will pay even...ReV Up in Reno Campground Convention Begins
Opening day Monday (April 19) saw 110 California campground delegates get off to a good start at the “ReV Up in Reno” RV Park and Campground Western Convention and Trade Show at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev. The conference kicked off...Survey: Campers Don't Like Private Operators
Visitors to U.S. Forest Service campgrounds are unhappy to find a private concessionaire instead of a federal uniformed forester at the entrance to national forest campgrounds, a Western Slope No-Fee Coalition study says. The unexpected finding turned up when the...Myrtle Beach Park Taps Power of Social Media
Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, S.C., had a successful first Facebook Fan Appreciation Weekend this past weekend (April 16-18), as more than 145 campground Facebook fans gathered at the campground for an interactive weekend to commemorate the one-year...Uncertain Economy Keeping Coloradoans Instate
Campgrounds and businesses in south central Colorado are reporting uncertain summer tourism projections and evidence Coloradans are staying close to home, according to The Mountain Mail, Salida, Colo. “Our phone calls have been really slow for this time of...
