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Best Parks in America Adds Four Affiliates
Best Parks in America, a national network of highly rated RV parks and campgrounds continued its strong growth during January adding four new affiliated parks in Florida, Missouri, South Carolina and Arizona. “The addition of these new parks come in popular markets...ELS Plans to Expand ‘RV Footprint’ in 2013
Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc. (ELS), the nation’s largest operator of RV parks and manufactured housing communities, is seeking to expand its RV footprint this year. During a conference call to investors on Tuesday (Jan. 29), ELS President Marguerite Nader said the...New Guidelines for RV/MH Hall Nominations
At a recent board meeting, the RV/MH Heritage Foundation approved a major change in its bylaws that streamlines the procedure and criteria for nominations to the Hall of Fame, located in Elkhart, Ind. Inductees primarily have come from the RV and manufactured housing...187-Acre Arizona RV Resort Nearer Final OK
A 187-acre RV resort southwest of Lake Pleasant near Peoria, Ariz., the latest major development near the lake, is one step closer to construction. The Peoria City Council last week approved a plan to rezone 454 acres, split into two parcels. Roughly half the land...Park Road Rebuild Price Tag Up to $7 Million
Estimates to rebuild the severed Newfound Gap Road across Great Smoky Mountains National Park range from $3 million to $7 million, with construction expected to begin late next month or in March, National Parks Traveler reported. Already some $200,000 has been...Brits Fret over Broadband Growth in Natl. Parks
New planning leislation to speed up the roll-out of rural broadband will “open way for ugly boxes and masts in our most beautiful countryside” a former environment secretary in the United Kingdom has warned. The Growth and Infrastructure Bill, due to pass...BP Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in 2010 Spill
Now that a $4 billion plea deal has resolved BP’s criminal liability for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill nearly three years ago, the company will turn its focus to a trial that could potentially cost it billions of dollars more in civil penalties, The...Idaho Parks Exec Wants 100% Budget Bump
The director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation wants to double the amount of general fund money the agency gets in 2014 and praised a legion of volunteers for helping keep all 30 state parks open last year, KBOI-TV, Boise, reported. Director Nancy...KOA: 'Undercover Boss' Yields Major Results
Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s (KOA) one-of-a-kind invitation into the world of reality television this month garnered unprecedented attention for the KOA brand, its campgrounds and KOA owners and staffs, according to a news release. KOA was featured in the Jan. 11...Detroit's Belle Isle State Park Plan is Dead
The state of Michigan has said it will withdraw its offer to lease Detroit’s Belle Isle as a state park, the Detroit Free Press reported. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) expected a decision on the proposal that would let the state agency operate the...California Camping Guide Hitting the Streets
The California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC) has begun distributing more than a quarter of a million print and online versions of its popular camping guide, Camp-California, the Camper’s Guide to California. “This is our best guide yet!” Debbie...
