Consumer sentiment improved in late June, ending the month close to a near six-year high set in May, as optimism among higher-income families rose to its strongest level in six years, a survey released on Friday (June 28) showed. Reuter’s reported that the Thomson...
A campground owner in Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada, will not allow provincial property tax assessors onto her property until she gets more information about the government’s plans to tax large trailers. Many New Brunswick campground operators are worried people who...
Almost all of the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico and some nearby state parks are closed due to ongoing fire risks, but outdoor enthusiasts shouldn’t despair. Plenty of camping areas and trails remain open in the Land of Enchantment, the Santa Fe New Mexican...
With the Fourth of July just a week away, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, viewers picked out Minnesota’s best campground. And the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness came out on top. After 30 minutes of paddling in search of the campsite, it’s obvious that camping in the BWCA...
A popular town campground in Savoy, Mass., was ordered closed in Pittsfield housing court Wednesday (June 26) for violations of state sanitary and fire codes and lack of a manager. Roughly two dozen summer residents of Shady Pines Campground attended court to hear...
For the third year in a row, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has declared a “Michigan Camping & Recreation Vehicle Month,” to be held in July. Camping is a key contributor to the state’s over $17 billion tourism industry. The declaration supports the economic and...
The Hershey Show, officially known as America’s Largest RV Show by the sponsoring Pennsylvania RV & Camping Association (PRVCA), has become the kickoff venue for the RV industry to unveil its new model year lines on a national scale to both a trade and consumer...
A black bear that refused to leave a Yellowstone National Park campground after getting a taste of human food there was killed by park staff Saturday (June 22), the National Park Service said. At about 3:30 p.m. that day, the 142-pound adult male black bear entered...
Long known as the wilderness playground of North America, Waterton Lakes National Park got an unexpected plug from a late night talk show host. David Letterman made mention of the southwestern Alberta park in an interview with “Bridesmaids” and...
Billionaire Sean Parker has issued a lengthy rebuttal to numerous media reports (including Woodallscm.com) that were critical of his recent wedding to wife Alexandra, which was held in a campground in California’s Big Sur region. Parker is the executive general...
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) “2012 Industry Profile,” which provides a statistical portrait of RV production and sales from last year, has been published and is now available to the industry. The publication offers a...
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) partnered with Kim Orlando, founder and editor of the popular TravelingMom.com website, for a satellite media tour that focused attention on the growing trend of seasonal camping in media markets nationwide....
