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Tiny Housers Don't Get Park Model Rules
Tiny houses are a big deal these days, and a lot of people are getting into the business of designing, building and selling them, according to treehugger.com. There is a reason that tiny houses are on chassis and are less than 8-feet-6-inches wide outside: On wheels...High Hawaii Surf Danger Halts Camping
Due to high surf conditions, the Kohanaiki Beach Park was closed to overnight campers Monday (Dec. 22), West Hawaii Today reported. The beach park — known for its popular “Pine Trees” surfing and diving spot — will be open for day use only, and the access gate will be...Camping Ended Due To Earthquake Risk
Camping is suspended until further notice at Jordan River Regional Park in British Columbia, the Capital Regional District (CRD) announced, according to the Sooke News Mirror. The decision comes following the BC Hydro seismic study released on Dec. 5 which identified...Good Sam Names "Top Group RV Parks"
The Good Sam RV Travel Guide and Campground Directory announced its list of Top Group Camping RV Parks for 2014. The parks on this list, compiled by the travel guide’s editors and consultants, provide facilities and space for large groups of RVers who camp together...Magazine's Readers: Utah Top RV State
Utah was named gold winner in Trailer Life’s Reader’s Choice Awards, according to The Independent of St. George, Utah. Apparently RVers have a passion for sharing the experience and wisdom they have gained over years of traveling all over the country. So in 2012,...Deadline Looms On Olympic Fee Input
Only 10 days remain to offer comments on a proposal to raise fees at Washington’s Olympic National Park, the Peninsula Daily News reported. Some of the fees would more than double under the U.S. National Park Service’s proposal. The price of a seven-day...Ex Campground Now Tiny House Village
A former campground near Visalia, Calif., is becoming a “tiny house village,” the Fresno Bee reported. Grayson Dole and his father, Dirk, created Lemon Cove Village, which is set to open in January. The 11-acre campground’s sites remain largely the...Parks Canada Campground Gets $2.7m
The Canadian government will spend $2.7 million at the Wasagaming Campground in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, where the oTENTik rental facilities will be expanded. Water and electrical services will be added to approximately 200 sites and the washrooms...Minn. City Invests More In Campground
The Burlington Bay Campground in Two Harbors, Minn., will see a major upgrade with a new office and bathhouse in 2015, the Lake County News Chronicle reported. The city budgeted $330,000 for the office/bathhouse for the campground. The new addition to the campground...Houston Paper Focuses On Texas RVing
Consider a get-away to a Texas state park, RV resort or campground as a healthier and less expensive option to the traditional road trip, the Houston Chronicle suggested in a blog post. The sites, scattered across the region, are distanced from the neon retail signs,...SSI: Towable RV Sales Rose 7.3% in Oct.
Retail sales of towable RVs climbed 7.3% in October from a year ago and 9% for the first 10 months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. Results by category showed: • Sales for the high-volume travel trailer sector grew 6.9% for the month and...
