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Fire Damages Storage Units At Ore. RV Park
A storage complex at Salem RV Park in Salem, Ore., sustained heavy smoke and fire damage Saturday night, fire officials told the Statesman Journal. At least 20 storage units were destroyed and all of the approximately 40 units sustained smoke damage, said Battalion...Decision On Aztec, N.M., RV Park Sees Delay
A final decision by New Mexico’s environment secretary on a permit application for a sewage lagoon to be constructed at a proposed RV park seven miles northeast of Aztec has been delayed again, the Farmington Daily Times reported. A statement on Friday (Nov. 14)...Snowbirds Are Flocking To The Tucson Area
Snowbirds are making their migration to the southwest following the first winter blast of the season, Tucson, Ariz., television station KVOA reported. Climate is one of Arizona’s biggest economic drivers, especially as winter visitors flee their homes in colder...Rescuers In Calif. RV Park Fire To Be Honored
In early October, an explosion inside a recreational vehicle parked at the campground at Santee Lakes left a young married couple badly burned, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. James and Carmen Ruelas, new residents at the Lakeshore Camping Loop who had been...Alberta Golf Resort Aims To Add 80 RV Sites
The Pineridge Golf Resort opened its doors on Nov. 10 for a second open house on a proposal to re-zone the area in order to make way for an 80-unit RV resort near Lake Isle outside Spruce Grove, Alberta, the Spruce Grove Examiner reported. Although the area is...Upgrades Closing Popular State Campground
Potawatomie Campground in Kankakee River State Park near Kankakee, Ill., will be getting a new shower building and a new sewage treatment facility for motor homes and camping trailers, according to an announcement by Superintendent Kathy Pangle as reported in the...Texas RV Park Adds New Alligator Attraction
Underneath the surface of the cold, murky water, nine alligators hibernate until springtime when warmer weather will bring them to the surface. The alligators, which range in size from 6 feet to 12 feet long, were brought in this past September to Diamond Don’s RV...San Antonio KOA is Franchisee of the Year
Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) named its Francishee of the Year for 2015 this afternoon (Nov. 14) at the annual KOA Convention in Charleston, S.C. The franchise network’s top honor went to the San Antonio, Texas, KOA. The KOA Rising Star Award, for a...W. Va. State Parks Chief Takes a Road Trip
One can pardon Sam England for feeling he’s married to West Virginia’s park system. After all, he married the park system three days before he married his wife. “It’s true,” says England, the state’s new chief of parks. “I graduated from WVU on a Sunday, became the...2014 PCOA Convention a Rousing Success
The 2014 Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA) Convention, held at the Skytop Lodge Nov. 10-12, offered attendees a wide range of activities and a well-rounded slate of seminars and speakers. “It will go down in the history books as one of the best...SSI: Class B Sales Grow 23% For September
Year-over-year Class B motorhome retails registrations gained 23.1% in September and 23.1% for the first nine months of 2014, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. was the top-selling manufacturer year-to-date...
