While thousands of metro Atlanta residents and tourists visit Stone Mountain Park each year, they may never have met some of the park’s most important employees behind the scenes. Known as workampers, these park employees essentially work, live and play on the...
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, along with several legislators, has declared August as “Michigan Camping & Recreation Vehicle Month.” Camping is a key contributor to the state’s $17 billion tourism industry. The declaration supports the economic...
The Midwest may be suffering from one of its worst heat waves in years, but that doesn’t stop families from having nightly campfires at Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Lawrence, Kan. “Campfires and s’mores are always popular with families no matter how hot it gets,”...
When was the last time you saw African-Americans hiking, skiing or camping in a tent or RV? They are out there, but not in the numbers that reflect their presence in the U.S. population, according to a news release. Why is that? And how can involvement in outdoor...
The Melville Campground, located in Portsmouth, R.I., is in full operation and is at the height of the season. That’s according to Bill Bryant, campground manager. Bryant and his wife, Lisa, celebrated their 21st year of service on July 3. “I love this job,” he...
Those who came early to the campsites that dot the forest just off the Mirror Lake Highway in Utah’s Summit County were fortunate enough to get a spot. But by Saturday afternoon (July 23), most of the campsites in the area were taken. Taylors Fork, Beaver Creek,...
Two federal campgrounds in Alabama will be shutting their gates earlier than expected because of budget cuts, WRBL-TV, Columbus, Ga., reported. Bill Smallwood is the project manager for some of the campgrounds on Lake Eufaula and the Chattahoochee. Smallwood said the...
More than 20 years after buying land near the intersection of Emporia and 47th Street South in Wichita, Kan., Bill Morris is ready to build on it. He plans the Air Capital RV Park next spring, The Wichita Eagle reported. “We’re going to go all concrete and sod grass,”...
Many residents in Sylvan Beach, N.Y., remain adamantly opposed to a proposed RV Park as the village planning board awaits further engineering details before making a determination. DJTB Properties’ Dave Keshler, owner of Blue Lagoon Miniature Golf Course, resubmitted...
The Washington State Parks Department spent about $225,000 on a broken RV dump site at one campground and then, when the fix succeeded, they undid all the work. KIRO-TV, Seattle, uncovered the story recent. By just looking over a little plot of land at Kitsap Memorial...
When the water rose suddenly at the Roughrider Campground west of Minot, N.D., and campers hastily drove through water to dry ground, city residents knew it wouldn’t be long before they’d be experiencing too much water as well. Most of the floodwater has...
Click here to watch a video, courtesy of KXLH-TV, Helena, Mont., about the following story. More and more campgrounds are providing rental accommodations so you no longer need a tent or RV to experience the fun activities in a campground setting. Great Falls KOA...
