After the success of the debut dates in the spring, Arizona State Parks’ Arizona Family Campout Program has announced fall dates. The program is designed for families who have little or no experience camping. It will introduce them to outdoor experiences over one...
Estimates that range from $1.3 million to $1.7 million for upgrades to the 190-campsite Falls Reserve Conservation Area near Goderich, Ontario, have prompted its operators to consider leasing the park to a private company. A call for proposals to run the 130-acre park...
While on the road constructing metal buildings all over Texas, Dean Smith spent a lot of time in trailer parks. Like many workers in transit, Smith found the cheapest living quarters near a job site were usually a recreational vehicle in a camper park. Nine years ago,...
An independent commission with the task of examining the future of California’s troubled park system held its first public hearing on Wednesday (Sept. 18) in Sacramento. The commission, called Parks Forward, was created by the Legislature in the wake of an...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Park Service join Gov. Rick Scott in honoring the significance and appreciation of Hispanic culture on Florida’s past, present and future during Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept.15-Oct. 15. During this...
Forest City, Iowa-based Winnebago Industries Inc. has been listed as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Fastest Growing Companies” in the Sept. 16 issue. Listed at No. 65 among the Top 100, Winnebago is in “good company with well-known names throughout a wide variety of...
Starting Time, a California-based firm, is promoting its My Mini Golf to the camping and RV park and campground sector, according to a news release. The portable miniature golf system comes in 9- and 18-hole sets and can be set up quickly on any smooth surface. My...
Click here to watch a video, courtesy of KUTV-TV, Salt Lake City, about the following story. New tourism and economic numbers released Tuesday (Sept. 17) show visitors to Utah at an all-time high. In 2012, 23.5 million tourists from the U.S. and abroad flocked to...
A new and improved central reservation system that manages Michigan state park camping, lodging and harbor reservations will be launched in November. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the plans for the new system Tuesday (Sept. 17), UpLiveNorth.com,...
Three squirrels trapped during routine monitoring in the Cedar Grove Campground near Palomar Mountain in Southern California have tested positive for plague, according to a statement issued by the San Diego County Communications Office. According to the county’s...
Rocky Mountain National Park remained closed for a fifth day Tuesday (Sept. 17) as crews worked to assess the damage in the wake of last week’s torrential rain storms, National Parks Traveler reported. While some problems arose during the storms — roads...
A planned vote for an 80-lot upscale RV resort and 29-lot single-family subdivision on Perdido Beach Boulevard in Orange Beach, Ala., was shelved for a second time Tuesday night (Sept. 17) as the city reviews a nearly 30-year-old agreement with the developer, the...
