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Expanded RV Park Hosting Bluegrass Festival
Mitchell Resort and RV Park will host its 10th Annual Bluegrass Festival May 30-31 located in Perrin, Texas, the Jacksboro Gazette reported. The festival will be held inside the new 10,500 square foot Oak Meadow Center. Gospel bluegrass will be performed Friday from 5...New Owner Reopens Kentucky Campground
The new Dogwood Lake and Campgrounds is now open for business in Dunmor, Ky., the SurfKy news group reported. Jason Jenkins, owner of Dogwood Lake and Campgrounds, held a ribbon cutting ceremony announcing the reopening of the attraction. Although Jenkins has held the...Encore's Lake George Escape Makes 'Best' List
Lake George Escape, a family camping resort in Diamond Point, in the Adirondack region of upstate New York, has been named to The Post-Star’s annual “Best Local Campground” list. This is the first year Lake George Escape has been awarded this honor, according to a...Sites Team Up For Campground Reservations
AccessCamping.com will soon have the ability to process instant online reservations through an agreement with BookYourSite.com, including reservations made through iPhones and other hand-held devices. “This is a big deal for the thousands of parks listed on...Pent -Up Demand Led To Filled Campgrounds
It was the warmest Memorial Day weekend since 2011 in South Dakota, television station KDLT in Sioux Falls reported. For campground owners across the Sioux Empire that meant a very busy weekend. The bonfires were still crackling well into the afternoon at Yogi...Propane Site Shortage Causes RVers Problems
As vacation season rapidly approaches, RV users on the west coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland have had to look outside the region for propane, the Western Star reported. Unlike recent propane shortages on the island, the issue isn’t the fuel supply but the...Ala. RV Resort Holding Third Bluegrass Festival
Taking place at University Station Motorcoach and RV Resort on May 28 through June 1, the 2014 Bluegrass on the Plains Festival will provide food, workshops and established bluegrass music with Ralph Stanley as the main entertainment, the Auburn (Ala.) Plainsman...Moore Receives More Awards Before Retiring
Joe Moore, outgoing assistant director of the Grapevine (Texas) Parks and Recreation Department, had the chance to accept four more honors in his 12-year campaign to make The Vineyards Campground and Cabins first-class, the Community Impact Newspaper reported. At the...Memorial Day Camping: 'Doing What You Want'
Campers at Rocky Neck State Park in Connecticut were enjoying partly sunny conditions and temperatures in the high 60s Sunday afternoon (May 25), The Day reported. “It was supposed to be rainy and cold, but it’s been beautiful,” said Nathan Daniel of...Holiday Campgrounds Packed Full In Missouri
The holiday weekend was in full swing in the heartland, and according to AAA, it wasn’t the only place, television station KFVS reported. A recent report shows Memorial Day weekend vacationing is up across the country this year when compared to last. Every...Parks Canada Tries All-Inclusive Camping Pilot
Tents and all the equipment required for camping will be offered through a pilot project this summer at two Canadian national parks in the Maritimes, CBC News Nova Scotia reported. Parks Canada wants to increase camper numbers by offering what’s called equipped...
