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Escapees RV Club Launches Veterans Program
The Escapees RV Club, the largest RV club for fulltime RVers, has launched a new program to honor America’s heroes. Effective Sunday (Nov. 11), honorably discharged U.S. veterans will receive a 5% discount on Escapees RV Club dues (whether new or existing Escapees...Lenders Still Stifle RV Park/Campground Sales
Russell Baehre hopes the campground real estate market will pick after this month’s presidential election. “I think after the election there will be a lot of people actively pursuing properties,” he said. Baehre, who has worked as a Kerrville, Texas-based campground...Sweat Equity Can Land a Washington Park Pass
Visitors to Washington state parks who don’t want to shell out $30 for an annual parking pass can earn one by volunteering 24 hours to clean beaches, build trails or plant trees. The sweat equity is a little-known option for acquiring the permit required by the...70% of Minn. Parks Rate 2012 'Good' or Better
In a Minnesota Resort and Campground Association (MRCA) survey rating the occupancy of the 2012 season, nearly 70% of respondents proclaimed the season “good” or better. Forty-seven percent said their summer season occupancy was “Good but not a record-breaker” while...Sturgeon Fingerlings Released at N.Y. Park
Pine Ridge Park Campsite near Constable, N.Y., owned by Brad and Nancy Fletcher, was one of two sites along the lower Salmon River used by the St. Regis Mohawk tribe and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to release prehistoric Lake Sturgeon fingerlings into the...Red Rover Camping Signs CONY Campgrounds
Robert Bouse and Ben Carr, 30-year campground industry veterans and “Top Dogs” of Red Rover Camping, did a “soft roll out” of their new social media marketing tool at the recent Campground Owners of New York (CONY) conference and signed several campgrounds. “We wanted...ARVC's Schutter: Full Speed Ahead for 2013
Read more from the interview in the November issue of Woodall’s Campground Management. The way Rob Schutter Jr. sees it, the transition period for the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) from the prior administration of Linda Profaizer to CEO...Washington State Parks at 'A Crossroads'
As revenues continue short of projections, state parks leaders are telling Washington lawmakers they can’t do it alone, the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported. The Washington State Parks department plans to seek $27 million from the general fund for the 2013-15...Texas State Parks Aim for Younger Visitors
Drought, heat, wildfires and funding cuts slammed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 2011. Now, weather and revenue are improving, and the parks department is focusing on a different problem: turning parks, which are most popular with older Texans, into...Park Sets Holiday Lighting, Camping Plans
The Santa Claus Land of Lights Family Christmas Light Adventure, opens for the 4th season on Thanksgiving night (Nov. 22) at Lake Rudolph Campground & RV Resort in Santa Claus, Ind. This custom outdoor light show tells “the Shining Story of Rudolph the...Statue of Liberty Relit; Again a Beacon for All
The Statue of Liberty was illuminated Friday evening (Nov. 9) for the first time since it was closed due to damage on Liberty Island caused by Superstorm Sandy, the Washington Post reported. The statue, one of the city’s top tourist attractions, has been closed...
