PENNSYLVANIA From a news release: The Meadville KOA Campground is celebrating 35 years of serving camping families. Located 7 miles east of Meadville on Route 27, this one-time fish hatchery and auction barn is now a highly rated, award-winning KOA Campground. “We...
The political will to keep state parks open across the state of Texas has been prominent in government hearings and the minds of legislators, the Abiline Reporter-News reported. “I’m optimistic that we will adequately and properly fund state parks out of this budget...
AccuWeather.com reports a wintry system that will make a cross-country tour beginning this weekend has the potential to develop into a major storm along the East Coast next week. The storm is cruising northern Pacific waters to close out this week and will push into...
For the eighth consecutive year Camping World RV Sales was ranked as America’s No. 1 seller of towable and motorized RVs by Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI) for 2012. “Our 2012 award indicates we continue to head in the right direction with a solid foundation and...
Summary: A continuing pattern of above normal precipitation for the Southeast helped to introduce widespread improvements for this week. A series of winter storms impacted conditions on the Plains, where areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri were recipients of...
There’s nothing like a good winter storm to get people in the mood for camping. By 11:30 Monday morning (Feb. 25), more than 60% of state park campsites for Memorial Day weekend that offer electricity or full hook ups had been reserved, the Iowa Department of Natural...
Four Texas park areas that cover nearly 48,000 acres of forests, canyons and beaches remain closed because park officials don’t have the money to open them. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department hasn’t gotten money from the Legislature to develop new parks for a...
National parks across the country have begun to release specific information on the upcoming sequestration, in an effort to warn families planning vacations, community members who depend on the parks for income, and park employees to brace for the impact, examiner.com...
The Mid-Atlantic Coastal States Conference for Campground Owners gets underway March 5-6 at the Dover Downs Casino Hotel in Dover, Del. Campground owners and managers from New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware will come together for two days of educational seminars and a...
The first reports about the California RV Park Winter Getaway held this week at the Wine Country RV Resort in Paso Robles, Calif., give a big “thumbs up” to the inaugural event. In the morning session, “Making the Most of Your Marketing,”...
The Alabama House Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Wednesday (Feb. 27) voted 13-2 for legislation to let the state partner with a private developer to build a hotel and convention center on prime beachfront real estate in Gulf State Park on the Gulf of...
Editor’s Note: The following opinion piece on motorhome fuel consumption was submitted to RVBUSINESS. com by Julian Gothard, a columnist for Examiner.com. Gothard is a freelance writer and photographer and an enthusiastic supporter of the RV lifestyle. Ford Motor...