The drought gripping the United States is the widest since 1956, according to new data released Monday (July 16) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Fifty-five percent of the continental U.S. was in a moderate to extreme drought by the end...
Old Folks Flat Campground near Huntington, Utah, normally would be buzzing with hikers lacing up their boots and barbecuing burgers. Instead, prairie dogs have the run of the place, ever since the U.S. Forest Service gated off the wildfire-scarred area, the Salt Lake...
Road access was restored to an RV park in the southeastern British Columbia resort community of Fairmont Hot Springs on Monday (July 16) after nearly 500 people were trapped in the park overnight following a landslide. On Sunday, the slide sent boulders, trees and mud...
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS) today (July 17) announced results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. According to a news release, Funds From Operations (FFO) were $47.8 million, or $1.05 per share, compared to $28.2 million, or $0.76 per share...
The annual Winnebago Itasca Travelers (WIT) Grand National Rally (GNR) opened Sunday (July 15) and runs through July 20 at Winnebago Industries Inc.’s rally grounds in Forest City, Iowa, according to a report by the Mason City Globe Gazette. Kelli Harms, public...
Chairman Ben Bernanke could offer some clues about whether the Federal Reserve is poised to take another step to jolt the sluggish U.S. economy when he appears before Congress this week. Bernanke will give his semiannual report to the Senate Banking Committee today...
About 600 people were stranded by a mudslide that hit the Fairmont Hot Springs resort in southeastern British Columbia on Sunday (July 15), as crews worked to restore access to the area and clear the debris from the resort. The mudslide swept down a creek bed through...
The Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) has launched a 2 millionth visitor contest, which will award the winner over 50 free camping certificates good for the entire 2013 camping season. These certificates are valid for one night of camping at...
The Go RVing Coalition and the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) were in Philadelphia from June 29 through July 1 to promote RV travel and camping to family bloggers with a mock campsite at the Digital Family Summit, according to a news release. The...
ARKANSAS From the Associated Press: An 11th lawsuit has been filed over the deaths of 20 people in the flooding of the Albert Pike Campground in southwestern Arkansas. The Texarkana Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/MvStzd) that the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court...
Bristol Motor Speedway (BMS) officials in Bristol, Tenn., announced a new come-as-you-are test program aimed at providing rental RVs to those needing housing options for the IRWIN Tools Night Race in August. After hearing from BMS guests about lodging costs and gas...
John Turner Jr. opened a campground in southern New Jersey’s Dennis Township in the early 1960s. An avid camper, he planned to turn an easy profit from the business and retire. More than 50 years later, the Ocean View Resort Campground is one of the largest...
