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Neb. County OKs 131-Site Campground
The Washington County (Neb.) Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a permit for the establishment and operation of a campground/recreational area, the Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise reported. Monte Christensen of Leisure Properties is operating...Tucson-Area Campgrounds Open Early
Spring is in the air and campgrounds on Mt. Lemmon in the Tucson, Ariz., area are finally starting to open after closing early last season, television station KOLD reported. The campgrounds were forced to close early due to the government shutdown. Now those who...Fire Ripped Through Campground, RVs
Nobody was hurt, but seven RVs were destroyed by a fast-moving fire at a campground in Butler County, Pa., over the weekend, television station WPXI reported. The blaze happened at Moraine Campland on Saturday, April 26, officials said. “I was halfway across the park,...Controversial RV Park Gets OK — So Far
The Shediac, New Brunswick, council gave the go-ahead Monday night (April 28) to a controversial 708-site RV park in the popular tourist town. People packed the Shediac Town Hall for the vote. Many held signs opposing the move, saying “Conflict of...Tent Ban On Beaches Causes Scramble
Resorts, campgrounds and local governments around Myrtle Beach, S.C., are working quickly to do what they can to inform those traveling to the area that they shouldn’t bring their beach tents with them, the Sun News reported. Beach access signs, magnets, fliers and...California N.F. Campgrounds Opening
The roads were plowed last week and now the campgrounds are opening in California, television station KCET reported Saturday (April 26). Inyo National Forest officials this week announced that due to another light winter, many campgrounds will open by this weekend,...Campgrounds Preparing For Season
Spring is finally here and for many that means it’s time to dust off the tents and recreational vehicles to prepare for summer fun. Many area campgrounds around Escanaba, Mich., are preparing for the 2014 season after a long winter, the Escanaba Daily Press...Legal Battle Boots RV Park Residents
Many longtime residents of a Springville, Utah, RV park have been told they have seven days to leave the park, a park some have called home for years, television station KUTV in Salt Lake City reported. The East Bay RV Park began hanging fliers on the doors of many...Some Bitterroot N.F. Sites Won't Open
The Bitterroot National Forest in Montana will close a campground and shutter a rental cabin and a lookout tower this summer because of flagging recreation budgets, the Ravali Republic of Hamilton, Mont., reported. Another campground will also temporarily close due to...Authors Seek Campground Amenities
As authors of a campground guidebook, we’ve visited some 250 campgrounds, twice, Diane Bair and Pamela Wright wrote in the Boston Globe. During that time, our kids assumed they’d be sleeping in a tent whenever we piled them into the car. (Our friends would check the...Vote Planned On Contentious RV Park
The Shediac, New Brunswick, council will vote today (April 28) on final approval for a controversial 708-site RV park in the popular tourist town, CBC News reported. The contentious RV park, if it is approved, would become the largest business in the region. Other...
