Ski resorts are bustling with activity. A key highway into Yellowstone is closed because parts of the road have seen more than 25 feet of snow. And campgrounds are feverishly removing snow from campsites to clear the way for visitors. Welcome to Memorial Day weekend...
Yosemite National Park campgrounds are already full on the reservation system and a limited number of first-come, first-serve campsites still available, KCRA-TV, Sacramento, reported. All trails in the park are open, however, some may still have snow patches and ice...
Neither higher airfares nor gasoline prices that are almost $1 more per gallon than last year figure to stop people who crave a getaway to Southwest Florida this Memorial Day weekend, the News-Press reported. It’s just that the visitors might be more...
Leaders from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, Ind., wanted to develop a lot east of the building using Tax Increment Financing, or TIF, district funds. They argued the expansion would attract more bookings and increase profits, WSBT-TV, South Bend, reported. The RV...
Von Freeman and his wife, Amy, have taken their Cub Scout troops on scores of camping trips in Southern California. But none compare to the trip they took last year to Rancho Oso Guest Ranch and Resort in the mountains above Santa Barbara, where they spent the night...
Texas Advertising will begin placing QR codes on all guides produced beginning in this summer. QR (short for quick response) codes are unique bar codes that can be scanned by smart phones and direct users to a website, phone call or text message. “The goal is to get...
State parks campgrounds have opened across New York and New Yorkers and others who enjoy the great outdoors are encouraged to explore the state’s magnificent camping facilities, the North Country Gazette reported. “State Park camping is an ideal way to explore the...
Visitors and locals around Wilmington, N.C., this Memorial Day weekend won’t have to drive far to find a camping experience, WECT-TV, Wilmington, reported. Tucked off of Market Street is a KOA campground, just one of the 475 located nationwide. KOA’s...
Summer driving season usually means gasoline prices are set to climb, but this year Memorial Day could mark the start of a significant drop in prices at the pump. CNBC reported that gasoline hit $3.98 a gallon for the national average in mid-May and by Wednesday (May...
The Sterling, Colo., city council has tabled action on a proposed city lodging tax after the issue again dominated talks at the regular meeting of the council Tuesday night (May 24), the Sterling Journal-Advocate reported. The proposed lodging tax would impose an...
The nation’s media have posted numerous stories updating their readers on the status of campgrounds — mostly public ones — for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Flooding, heavy snowfall, storms and other severe weather conditions have forced delays...
Most southern Michigan state park campgrounds are booked to near capacity this weekend and, surprise, they might be pretty full throughout the summer, the Grand Rapids Press reported. Year-to-date campsite reservations are up 14.5% from 2010, according to the Michigan...
