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PCOA Explains Why Belong to an Association

Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the recent newsletter published by the Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA). It’s aimed at PCOA members but has application to every campground owner in the country. One of the most frequently...

HGTV Showcases Fleetwood, American Coach

Fleetwood RV Inc. and its American Coach luxury diesel-pusher division will be featured on HGTV’s “RV 2013,” scheduled to run Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. (EST and PST). According to a press release, “RV 2013″ features HGTV’s host, Brandon Johnson, as he leads families on a...

MOARC Building on State Park Relationship

Editor’s Note: Anita Brooks, chairwoman of the Missouri Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (MOARC) Missouri State Parks Committee, shared some year-end thoughts in the latest issue of the MOARC News about the relationship between public and private parks in...

Lemonis Provides the 'Dough' to Save Bakery

Like something out of a holiday-season movie, Rose’s Bakery in Evanston, Ill., has found the Christmas present it needed. According to a report by Evanston Now, the bakery had been scheduled to close Monday (Dec. 24) because owner Rose O’Carroll’s lack of $104,000 to...

Southeast Publications Ups Holiday Giving

Southeast Publications has raised $1,600 to benefit KOA Care Camps and nearly $1,000 for the Sandy Hook Elementary School Fund during the holidays through employee fundraisers. “I am overwhelmed with the support we have received from our employees to support...

Utah State Parks Delving into Social Media

Managers and employees at some of the 43 units of Utah State Parks are exploring a new venue for connecting with the public: social media. Utah State Parks has long had a Facebook page, but it was limited to one “super” page that represented all of the...

ARVC Sends Season's Greetings to the Industry

The National Association of RV Parks and   Campgrounds (ARVC) sent out a holiday greeting last week. A copy follows below: As 2012 speeds to a close, a big THANK YOU to all our park owners, suppliers, member benefit providers, board members and everyone else...

Dog Wash System Appeals to Campgrounds

People love camping with pets. Pets love exploring the outdoors when camping. The problem is that pets, like kids, often need to be cleaned, fluffed and dried before they can go inside a cabin or RV. The K9000 Dog Wash System is a self-serve dog wash that lets pet...

Alabama City Campground in the Black for 2013?

Finding a site at Point Mallard Campground near Decatur, Ala., remains difficult as area residents and visitors snap up new ones as soon as they are added. The influx of campers is generating additional cash for the public recreation complex, which has struggled over...

Fairgrounds Parking Lot Becomes 'RV Park'

So many recreational vehicles owned by those working in the oil and gas industry were parked at the Washington County fairgrounds in southeast Ohio from November 2011 to May 2012 that the Washington County Fair Board was required to declare the fairground’s main...

Rogers: Front Liners Need More Time with Guests

Jim Rogers, the gregarious CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc., will transform into mild-mannered Tim Bickford, an out-of-work accountant from San Francisco on CBS’s hit series “Undercover Boss,” Friday, Jan. 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET/PT). Rogers has been at the helm of...