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Tin Can Tourists Begin Lincoln Highway Trek

  Forrest and Jeri Bone can’t wait to hit the road again. Seven years ago, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Lincoln Highway (now known as U.S. 30), they drove their RV from Cumberland, Md., to Vandalia, Ill. Sunday (June 23), they will set out...

Estes Park KOA Makes Colorado Top 10 List

Just in time for summer camping in the Rockies, Tripleblaze.com has released a list of the top 10 campgrounds in Colorado. The best campgrounds list is compiled using visitors’ ratings and reviews that have been collected continuously since 2005. The Estes Park...

Fisher Touts Park Model Living in New Book

Gary Fisher, a certified park operator (CPO), has just published another book for the RV park and campground sector. Titled “How to Own A Second Home on a Small Budget,” the book is for the general public and can be used by parks to help market park model...

CalARVC: Mind State Pool Reg Re The Runs

From this week’s edition of CalARVC’s “Wednesday Morning Coffee Talk & Updates” comes this valuable reminder for California park operators: “We missed this requirement in last year’s revision of the California Building Code, Title 24,...

Lieberman: Park Owners Lag in Technology?

Art Lieberman is president of MCPS for Campgrounds, a credit card processor sponsored by Woodforest Bank NA. Lieberman has been in the credit card industry for nearly 16 years and has been conducting seminars on credit cards in many state and regional association...

U.S. Travelers Plan More Summer Road Trips

Scrape the bugs off your windshield and check your radiator coolant because the next few months are stacking up to be one of the top summers for road trips in years. As reported by the Los Angeles Times, with consumer confidence up, fuel prices down and frustration...

Montana Campgrounds Fighting Pine Beetle

Click here to watch a video on the following story courtesy of KEPI-TV, Missoula, Mont. The U.S. Forest Service is spraying mature pine trees with insecticide at Lake Como campgrounds on the Bitterroot National Forest, north of Darby, Mont. It’s an effort to...

Kohls Discusses the 'Changing Ecosystem'

Deb Kohls is an outdoor hospitality and recreation expert on travel industry systems. She has an extensive background in enabling technologies, which connect businesses with consumer. She also serves on the Camp California board of directors, a wholly owned subsidiary...

VendorScapes – New Campground Products

For many campers, getting wet in some fashion is an expected and much-anticipated part of their campground experience. Minnesota-based Water Wars has ideas on how to have the most fun doing it. Founded in 1989, Water Wars manufactures an array of water games and...

N.C. Park Sets June 22 Grand Opening Party

Just inside the Stokes County border at the base of Pilot Mountain near Pinnacle, N.C., a new view of the mountain has opened for those with RVs to camp. That view comes with full hook-ups to enjoy the relaxation and adventure of the area, The Pilot, Pilot Mountain,...

Trees Would Process New RV Park's Sewage

A Sturgeon County forester near St. Albert, Alberta, hopes local governments will support his plan for a new RV park near Namao – one that will use trees to treat sewage. The county council held a public hearing last week on a proposal to allow an RV park to be built...

Coach-Net's Poll: RVers are Hitting the Road

North American owners of recreational vehicles, including motorcoaches and towable products, are not letting elevated fuel prices dampen their enthusiasm for travel and adventure, according to a recently conducted survey. In fact, more than 72% of members of...