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Tornado Hits N.D. RV Park Destroying 12 RVs
A tornado touched down about 5 miles south of Watford City on Monday night (May 26), damaging a dozen trailers at an RV camp and causing injuries, according to the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead reported. “We know that there...People Getting Away From Each Other Together
With the arrival of Memorial Day weekend, two things are certain. First, Las Vegans will flee the city by the thousands in search of open space and a chance to get away from the rest of us. Second, thousands of visitors from surrounding states will be looking to do...Two Glacier NP Campgrounds Still Snowed In
Glacier National Park visitors are welcome this holiday weekend, with many services and facilities available, but in some places the transition from winter is slow, the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune reported. Two campgrounds on the east side of the park will have a...Possible Tornado Evacuates Colo. Campground
Downed power lines and more than 200 uprooted trees are what’s left after a severe storm moved through the Red Feather Lakes area in Larimer County, Colo., Thursday (May 22), television station KUSA reported. Authorities suspect a tornado is responsible for the...Ozarks Readying For Holiday Weekend Guests
Businesses around the Ozarks are preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend, television station KOLR reported. With dozens of live acts, more than 200 restaurants, and roughly 1,000 miles of pristine shoreline there’s plenty of options in the Tri-Lakes area...Mount Rainier Campgrounds Opening Earlier
An improved budget situation will allow Mount Rainier National Park to open Cougar Rock Campground a month earlier than last year, the News Tribune of Tacoma, Wash., reported. The 173-site campground, between Longmire and Paradise, did not open until June 27 in 2013...Campgroundviews.com Adds Its 1,000th Video
Although the stereotype of RVers might be an older couple cruising around the US completing their bucket list, the modern camper is drastically different than in years past. Social media and easy access to the World Wide Web has allowed RV and tent campers to share...CAMP Reports On Successful Spring Meeting
Lou Figueroa, an inspirational speaker who lost his legs in a train accident, gave a powerful presentation to campground association executives during their annual spring meeting in Texas last week. “Lou’s presentation was a highlight of our meeting,” said Michael...Baby Humpback Washes Up At Calif. RV Park
Scientists will try to figure out what led to the death of a whale now beached at Pillar Point along the San Mateo County, Calif., coast. A large crowd gathered there to check it out, television station KGO reported. The baby whale washed up on the rocks at the Pillar...March RV Sales Rose Slightly, Quarter Up 3.6%
Year-over-year retail towable registrations remained flat in March, up 0.7%, and showed a 3.6% gain for the first three months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Results for the first quarter indicated: • Sales for the high-volume travel...Wildfires Raging Near Arizona Campgrounds
Near the iconic red rocks in Sedona, Ariz., a wildfire — 0% contained — continued to char some of America’s most gorgeous landscape, causing tourists to be turned away before the Memorial Day weekend, ABC News reported. “We were fortunate enough to stay at...
