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'Urban Campground' Will Open In Va.
All around the country more and more people are taking advantage of a phenomenon called, “Urban Camping” where you take in a much different environment than your traditional fire-pit-and-swimming-hole type of campground, television station WSET reported....Vandals Hit Flooded-Out Campground
For the fourth time since a flood wiped out a campground in High River, Alberta, buildings within George Lane Memorial Park and the campground — those operated by the Highwood Lions Club — have been vandalized, leaving Tom Carson, immediate past president, upset as to...Board Delays Campground Decision
After hearing more than three hours of statements Wednesday (April 23), the board of zoning appeals (BZA) in Brown County, Ind., decided to delay ruling on a petition for a public campground in the Bean Blossom area, the Brown County Democrat reported. At just before...Developer Tackles RV Park Concerns
Supporters and opponents of a proposed sewage lagoon that would serve a yet-to-be-built RV park made their cases Wednesday (April 23) during a public hearing sponsored by the New Mexico Environment Department, the Farmington Daily Times reported. Tom Payne owns land...Campground Stays Closed After Death
A Priest Lake, Idaho, campground remains closed after being shut down last August. Stagger Inn and the associated Roosevelt Grove of Ancient Cedars, and Granite Falls areas were closed after a camper was killed when high winds knocked down a tree, television station...Idaho Campgrounds Still Digging Out
The winter of 2013-14 dumped more snow on much of the Lewis and Clark National Forest than in recent memory, and as camping season approaches, much of that snow remains in the mountains, the Great Falls (Idaho) Tribune reported. Across the forest, snow is deeper and...Campground Fills With Music, Visitors
The VFW Post 1142 campground in North Wilkesboro, N.C., is getting lots of campers as the crowds begin arriving for the start of music festival MerleFest, the Wilkes Journal-Patriot reported. Among the early arrivals at the campground were Natalie Johnson and her...Proposed RV Park Peeves Neighbors
The dozen or so Crookston, Minn., residents — most of them residents of the area home to Castle Park — who attended a meeting Monday (April 21) to ask questions and voice their concerns about an RV park being proposed for the southern portion of Castle Park more than...Spring Thaw Helps Industry Suppliers
The long-awaited relief from a winter that broke records in high snow accumulation, low temperatures and long stretches of cold is bringing reports from all sectors in the campground industry that pre-season activities are getting back on track – welcome news for park...Shanghai Will Open RV Campground
Shanghai’s first campground for recreational vehicles is set to open in Chongming in October, China News Service reported. The park will have two separate areas, at Mingzhu Lake and Dongping Forest, said Zhang Lixin, director of the Chongming County Tourism...Habitat Marks 25th Year With RVers
More than 200 volunteers are working with Habitat for Humanity as it honors the 25th anniversary of the RV Care-A-Vanner program with a celebration build and rally in Springfield, Mo., April 21–May 4, according to a written announcement from Habitat for Humanity. “The...
