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MOARC's New Mobile Website Goes Live
The mobile version of the CampinMissouri.com website has gone live, providing an easier way for RVers to find their favorite campgrounds in Missouri on the go, according to a news release. TXAD Internet Services, a leader in .mobi websites, has been developing the...Rue Mapp to Camp in Park Model This Weekend
Rue Mapp has spent many nights camping in tents and sleeping bags with her three children. But when the Oakland, Calif., family visits the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA in La Selva Beach this weekend, they’re going to try something new – two nights in a cozy park model...RV Retail Sales: Towables Up, Motorized Declines
Editor’s Note: Robert W. Baird & Co. recently conducted a survey of 125 RV dealers to assess recent trends during the first quarter. Sales increases would likely lead to more RVs on the road and more people camping. Excerpts from that survey follow. Retail mixed...Ohio Campers Get a Jump on the 2012 Season
Cliff and Debbie Olson and friend Mike Harris sit before a crackling fire at Silver Springs Campground, almost nothing to obstruct their view of the green rolling landscape. The facility opened for the season Friday night, earlier than many private campgrounds, so it...Arizona Group Seeks Campfire Ban This Season
A Flagstaff, Ariz., group is pushing for bans on campfires outside developed campgrounds on five national forests in northern and central Arizona. Campfires Limited wants the ban to be put in place annually from May 1 to July 15. The group is approaching fire...New KOA Campground Coming to Waterloo, Iowa
A new 20-acre campsite is taking shape just outside Waterloo, Iowa. The Bertch family is developing a KOA campground at Shaulis and Hess roads. And it’s hoped the new development will help bring more visitors to Black Hawk County, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, reported....Another Suit Filed in 2010 Albert Pike Campground Flood
A southwest Arkansas man whose wife and 3-year-old son were killed in a 2010 flood at a campground in western Arkansas is suing the federal government, saying the U.S. Forest Service should have warned campers of the danger. Adam Jez, 28, of Foreman, filed the lawsuit...Cops Shoot Teens' Beer Keg at Colorado Campground Party
Park County authorities in Colorado are investigating whether three deputies acted properly in breaking up an alleged underage drinking party on April 6. The deputies were suspended after a witness said one deputy fired his gun three times at a beer keg, KRDO-TV,...'Friends' Keep Southern California Campgrounds Open
Good news for campers: At least eight campgrounds at Palomar Mountain State Park in Southern California opened today (April 13) after being closed for months. The campgrounds were closed by the state in October due to budget cuts, KPBS Radio, San Diego, reported....Legislative Delays Strain Kansas State Park Funding
Visitors to Kansas’ parks will find the parks open but some of the grass may need mowing. The Kansas Legislature has not passed the supplemental budget bill and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is cutting back on some maintenance work to...California Asks Users to Help Troubled State Parks
California State Parks is planning to increase the price of annual park passes by as much as $70 on May 1, another example of park users being asked to pay more to avoid more service reductions or parks being shut, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat has reported. The cost...
