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CalARVC Publishes 2012 Camper's Guide to California
The California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) has published the 2012 edition of Camp-California! The Camper’s Guide to California. The free, four-color glossy magazine is a four-time winner of ARVC’s Best Directory Award in the large state category...KOA CEO Jim Rogers Recounts Major Milestones
Editor’s Note: Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Jim Rogers, KOA chairman and CEO, cites some of the franchise’s major milestones in this lengthy interview, the first part of which appears in the April issue of...Manitobans Set Record in Making Park Reservations
Manitobans clicked their way to camping this morning, booking a record number of campground reservations online. Today (April 2) was the first day people could reserve a spot in the province’s parks and camping destinations. By midday, 12,570 online booking had been...Kentucky State Parks Offering Spring Break Price Cuts
Kentucky State Park resorts, lodges, campgrounds and restaurants are offering spring break specials and packages in an effort to attract families, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. The parks offer trails, playgrounds, tennis and basketball courts, fishing and...Tents for Troops Seeks to Expand onto Fed Lands
Tents for Troops created a petition on the White House’s “We the People: site asking President Obama to issue an executive order compelling parks/recreation areas on all federal lands to allow free camping for active military and active reserves. We need...Washington Expands Use of Discover Pass in State Parks
A single, state recreation land pass now can be used on either of two motor vehicles in the state of Washington, thanks to new legislation signed March 30 by Gov. Chris Gregoire. The change takes effect immediately. Holders of previously issued $30 annual passes may...Winemaker Steps Up to Save State Park Set for Closure
Famed winemaker Warren Winiarski, whose children grew up camping and hiking at Bothe-Napa Valley State Park, sees Bothe and its neighbor — Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park — as an extension of the agricultural preserve which he and others helped create in 1968 to...Oregon RV Park Residents Move RVs Away from Flood Zone
Editor’s Note: The following story is courtesy of KTVL.com and pertains to an RV park near Cave Junction, Ore., in the southwest corner of the state that was flooded on Friday (March 30). The writer consistently referred to RVs as “mobile homes” in...RV Parks Join County Lodging Association
Two RV parks are among 58 hotels, motels, inns and campgrounds in Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura, Calif., that have formed the Ventura County Lodging Association (VCLA) to attract overnight leisure and business visitors to the area. VCLA’s marketing campaign,...City: 'Man Camp' Angers Colorado Community, Violates the Law
Weld County officials in Colorado north of Denver are not happy that an impromptu “man camp” has emerged just east of Greeley, saying the conglomeration of trailers and campers housing oil and gas workers is posing health and safety problems, The Denver...Writer Updates the California State Park Crisis
Editor’s Note: The following opinion piece by Joan Hamilton was published online last week by Bay Nature. Click here to read this story and other stories in Bay Nature. In the first few months after California announced its park closures in May 2011, park...
