Click here to watch video, courtesy of Microsoft, about new technology affecting the campground industry. The 2011/2012 edition of the annual Kampgrounds of America Directory includes nearly 500 examples of cutting edge Microsoft Tag technology, and that was bound to...
RV park owners in Zephyrhills, Fla., are angry about the city council’s decision last year to charge utility base rate fees on a per-lot basis, even if lots sit unoccupied for several months at a time, The Pasco Tribune reported. The change went into effect in...
The Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Canyon Lake, Texas, is going to be celebrating Earth Day in a big way this year. Later this month, the Hill Country campground plans to install enough solar panels to heat its 1,000-gallon hot tub. “We believe these panels will help...
Two groups of campers were rescued from the rising waters of the Potomac River early today (April 18), the Gaithersburg, Md., Gazette reported. Two adults and two children who had been bicycling west along the C&O Canal towpath camped overnight Sunday in the...
RVC Outdoor Destinations has announced multiple environmentally friendly redevelopments for each of the company’s four properties. In addition, the RVC Resort Cottages are officially certified “Green” by the NTA Inc. “Finding ways to make our properties more...
The Blacksmith Fork River in parts of southwest Logan, Utah, reached flood stages early today (April 18), and crews were racing to contain the flowing waters, the Herald Journal reported. At 10:30 a.m. firefighters began building a containment wall to slow the...
It takes a plastic six-pack holder 100 years to decompose in the natural environment. In the meantime, it poses a danger to wildlife. And what about a soda can? Eighty years. Even a seemly benign orange peel can take anywhere from 30 days to two years to decompose....
The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) has officially moved into its new home and is settling into new headquarters located at 9085 E. Mineral Circle, Suite 200, Centennial, Colo. The move from Larkspur, Colo., to Centennial occurred last Thursday...
The Go RVing cross-platform buy on cable’s Food Network – a blend of television, print and web exposure throughout the spring and summer – kicks off today (April 18) with the airing of a jointly-produced custom RV travel vignette. The vignette, filmed in March in the...
U.S. Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., has written to the National Park Service on the behalf of the Tents for Troops program, asking that the parks service consider enrolling national parks that offer RV or tent camping sites in the Tents for Troops program. In a...
Swift water rescue teams said two campers were caught in rising floodwaters in Caldwell County, N.C., on Saturday (April 16) with people stuck inside, WSOC-TV, Charlotte, reported. Authorities said there was no word on how many victims needed help or the extent of...
The Colorado Campground and Lodging Owners’ Association (CCLOA) is optimistic about the upcoming summer season despite rising gas prices and a struggling economy. At the association’s recent convention and trade show April 5-8, attendance was down, but the mood was...
