Retail sales of Class A and Class C motorhomes rose 5.1% in October over October 2011, Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) has reported. The hike was fairly even among both segments, with Class A’s showing a 4.1% hike over a year ago, while Class C sales were up...
Click here to read an earlier story in Woodall’s Campground Management about the Anaheim Resort RV Park. The recent downturn in the economy took its toll on Anaheim’s tourism business, including Anaheim Resort RV Park in 2008 and 2009, which depends on...
Click here to read an earlier story in Woodall’s Campground Management. Cypress Camping Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C., is less than a year old, but the 101-site park has already generated national recognition by winning the Plan-It-Green award from the National...
The usually advantageous geography of Gateway National Recreation Area, with its salt-sprayed parks, beaches and historic sites at the edge of New York City and New Jersey, put the federal lands in the bull’s-eye of Hurricane Sandy. Six weeks after the storm pummeled...
Fighting a forest fire in the snow may seem odd to outsiders unfamiliar with the challenges that face today’s firefighters but that’s what’s unfolding in northern Colorado. Snow, cold temperatures and plenty of hard work by fire crews have nearly...
Motorcoach Country Club (MCC) in Indio, Calif., is partnering with Liberty Coach to display the manufacturer’s line of luxury motorcoaches, according to a press release. “We wanted a place that reflected Liberty Coach’s reputation as the very best in the...
In September the owner of the Southern Komfort Resort and Campground in Marshall County, Kentucky, said, because of the new Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) rules, many of his most loyal customers were leaving, WPSD-TV, Paducah, Ky., reported. The owner said months...
Editor’s Note: If you’ve ever encountered a snafu involving the GPS coordinates for your park, you’ll appreciate reading about this dilemma that struck some tourists trying to find a national park in Australia this past weekend. The account comes...
Best Parks in America affiliate Anaheim Resort RV Park, has been recognized as the 2012 Family-Owned Business of the Year Award recipient as part of the coveted Anaheim Business Awards sponsored by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. Receiving the award at the Anaheim...
The Vineyards Campground & Cabins in Grapevine, Texas, has received the campground industry’s highest honor, the “Park of the Year Award,” from the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC). The 93-site campground, which also has 13 park model...
Four years after the height of the economic downturn, North American RV industry participants believe they’re heading in the right direction, according to results of a survey conducted by GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business unit and reported...
For the past decade or more, Illinois residents Betty and Rolland Clevenger have spent their winters in Jackson County, Fla. The live in their fifth-wheel at Arrowhead Campground in Marianna. With an awning, some chairs and a few other creature comforts, they created...