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Free Camping Offered For Volunteers
Muskegon State Park in Michigan is offering one free night of camping at its Lake Michigan campground for individuals who volunteer Saturday or May 4 to help clean up at least two campsites, the Holland Sentinel reported. The campground has a total of 106 campsites....Iowa Campgrounds Will Open May 2
The Cerro Gordo County (Iowa) Conservation Board campgrounds will open Friday, May 2, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported. The board manages three modern campgrounds; Ingebretson Park in Thornton, Linn Grove Park in Rockwell and Wilkinson Pioneer Park in Rock Falls....Fire Destroys RV Resort Rental Cabin
No one was injured late Saturday when a rental cabin in Buellton, Calif., was destroyed by fire, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department told Noozhawk.com. Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 11 p.m. to the Flying Flags RV Resort & Campground at 180 Avenue...RV Shipments Up 13% In First Quarter
Wholesale shipments of all RVs advanced 16.4% in March over the March total one year ago, rising to 33,678 units, the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported today (April 25). The March total was 9.3% more than one month earlier and the best March...Ohio Putting $88.5m Into State Parks
Ohio will spend $88.5 million improving its campgrounds and parks in the next two years, state officials announced Wednesday at the Indian Lake State Park, the Bellefontaine Examiner reported. Indian Lake’s facilities are slated to see improved pull-through camper...Alberta Offers Free Camping Nights
Officials with Alberta Parks are offering outdoor enthusiasts some more time to enjoy the great outdoors with a special offer this summer, CTV Calgary reported. Campers who reserve campsites between Sunday and Thursday starting June 29 through to the end of the season...Grand Canyon N. Rim Opens May 15
The Arizona Department of Transportation will open Highway 67 to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Thursday, May 15, by 8 a.m. and Grand Canyon Lodge North Rim and Grand Canyon Trail Rides will commence their 2014 seasonal operations, the Camp Verde Bugle...Campgrounds Too Frozen For Fishing
Wisconsin’s inland fishing season opens May 3 but anglers will not be able to use campgrounds in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest that weekend, forest officials said Thursday (April 24), the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported. Opening of campgrounds and...Brothers Plan Campground Near Park
Three brothers are pitching an idea to turn part of the gateway to Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle State Park into a campground, the Erie Times-News reported. Al, Dean and the Rev. Theofanis Nacopoulos would build the 141-lot campground on what is now vacant and...New Tenn. RV Park 'Heaven on Earth'
Arlie Gribble and his wife, Elizabeth, step out of their travel trailer, pull a couple chairs up to the stone fireplace on their campsite, kick off their sandals and warm their toes by a crackling morning fire while holding hands. For the young couple from Knoxville,...RVIA Opening An Elkhart Office May 1
The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) will officially open its new regional office in Elkhart, Ind., on May 1 and host an open house for members and guests from 1-5 p.m. on the afternoon of May 8 following the RVBusiness RV Industry Power Breakfast...
