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Ill. Buys, Shutters Private Campground
A former private campground near Utica, Ill., in the north-central part of the state, has been purchased by the Illinios Department of Natural Resources and will no longer be used as a campground, The Times of Ottawa reported The DNR bought the former White Oak...Owner Upset About Campground Delay
After more than two years, there is still no movement on a proposed campground site in the town of Portland, N.Y., The Observer of Dunkirk, N.Y., reported. At a special meeting Thursday (Jan. 30) resident Jerry Speelberg asked the town board to meet with him to...Writer Opposes Private Del. RV Parks
A letter published in the Cape Gazette of Lewes, Del., bore strong opposition to plans for developing private RV parks, instead claiming state sites should meets the needs of tourists to the Delaware Cape region. The writer said, in part: In 2013, Long Neck Road...Sewage Stench Drives Campers Away
Sue Lang started off a city council meeting in Seward, Alaska, Monday (Jan. 27) by relating a recent encounter she had with some squatters at a Lowell Point campground she manages, the Seward Phoenix Log reported. The trespassers commented that they’d spend more...RVIA Able to Exempt RVs from N.J. Bill
The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) was successful in exempting RVs from a New Jersey bill titled the “Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act” that was patterned after similar legislation passed in Massachusetts last year. According to a press...Arizona Parks Are Not Funded by State
Bryan Martyn is fond of telling people his own mantra as the executive director of Arizona State Parks. “No child left inside. I’m convinced a kid’s best memory won’t be from their best day of playing video games. It would be from a day at one of our parks,”...Pa. Court Ruling Backs Park Model Use
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Dingman Township’s request for appeal regarding a provision in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance after losing to Lake Adventure in the lower court earlier in 2013. According to a press release, the provision in...LVM Resort Hosting ACA Western Rally
Las Vegas-based LVM Resort is hosting the American Coach Association’s (ACA) 3rd Annual Western Regional Rally Jan. 30 through Feb. 3. According to a press release, the four western chapters of the ACA – Southern California, Southwest, Northern California and...Survey: RVers Shunning 'Yellow Pages'
RV retailers and other businesses in the recreation vehicle industry that still advertise in their local telephone directory may want to reconsider doing so. According to a survey earlier this month conducted by RVtravel.com, more than 80% of the 1,100 RVers who...FMCA Tampa-Area Show Moving Venue
The board for the Southeast Area Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) decided Tuesday (Jan. 28) to move its annual winter rally from Florida’s Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport to the Sarasota County fairgrounds next year. As reported by the Tampa Bay Tribune,...S.D. Parks See Record Visitation in 2013
According to year-end numbers recently compiled by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, the most-visited state parks gained popularity in 2013. KOTA Radio reported that the agency said both visitation and camping in the state parks reached all-time...
