The provincial government of Prince Edward Island has no intention of losing control over its provincial parks. Kevin Jenkins, director of corporate services for the Department of Tourism and Culture, said the recent interest from the private sector in operating...
The opening of the upgraded Riverside Campground below Canyon Ferry Dam 20 miles east of Helena Mont., has been postponed until June, the Helena Independent Record reported. The renovation work was originally scheduled to be completed in November 2011, but...
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch (third from left), paid a visit to the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) booth at the New Hampshire Camping and RV Show held March 10-11 in Milford, N.H. Gov. Lynch said one of his favorite recreational activities is hiking up Chocorua...
With gas prices climbing, Burleson, Texas, hopes to cash in on those who decided to have a staycation when the city’s first water park opens. Pirate’s Cove is scheduled to open May 4 next to the North Texas Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, the Fort Worth Star...
City Council members in Winnebago, Minn., were shocked March 13 with the cost estimate of a bathhouse in the city’s new campground. Todd Tetzloff of Wilcon Construction presented the council with plans and specifications of the project carrying a price tag of...
Fulton County officials in west-central Illinois like to call their campground “a hidden gem.” County administrator Mike Hays was the first, when in mid-February he discussed the appointment of Fulton County Camping and Recreation Area Superintendent Mitch...
Columbia River Carbonates last week sued the Port of Woodland in Woodland, Wash., accusing the port of giving a local RV park a “sweetheart” land deal through illegal meetings that breached the public’s trust. In papers filed Thursday (March 15) in...
Upon TXAD Internet Services’ return from the recent Missouri Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (MOARC) convention, Texas Advertising President Brian Schaeffer had a chance to reflect about the increase in business and what it meant, not only for the RV industry...
The bodies of a woman and three children were found Saturday (March 17) at a Missouri campground in what police are now investigating as a murder-suicide, the New York Daily News reported. The four bodies were discovered by a guest at the Blue Springs Ranch &...
Good Sam Enterprises LLC reported net income of $3.9 million for the full year ended Dec. 31 compared with a net loss of $18.8 million the year prior. Sales for the 12 months were $481.4 million, a 2.3% increase from $10.7 million. According to the company’s...
The mood was upbeat at the Mid-Atlantic Campground Conference, held March 6-7 at the Dover Downs Hotel in Dover, Del. “I didn’t know exactly what to expect,” said Joann DelVescio, executive director of the New Jersey Campground Owners Association (NJCOA) and...
The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite people everywhere to enjoy, explore, learn, share and give back to America’s nearly 400 national parks during National Park Week 2012. Celebrating the...
