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Campground Tries To Get Around Detour

Baywood Campground opened an alternate driveway to accommodate its customers during road work in Biloxi, Miss., television station WLOX reported. But for many of the larger campers and trailers, the tight turn is a difficult detour. The campground has already lost...

RV Resort Family Acquires Fishing Resort

Olson’s Resort in Sekiu, Wash., has been sold to an Idaho family familiar with welcoming guests to the great outdoors, the Peninsula Daily News reported. The 81-year-old family fishing resort has been run by the Olson family since its founding by Alvin Olson, who died...

Have a Hot Tub? Check The Drain Cover

The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) is warning park operators to check their spa drain suction covers, many of which are the focus of a nationwide recall. Waterway Plastics of Oxnard, Calif., has recalled its Designer Pro Series Suction Covers...

A Q-and-A With Carefree's David Napp

When David Napp sits down to talk with you, as he did with Woodall’s Campground Management’s Ty Adams, it’s not a bad idea to listen. His company, Carefree RV Resorts, has continued to grow into the RV sector across North America, adding 20 properties — valued...

MRCA Gives Its Top Honors To Two Pros

Bob Spizzo of Breezy Point Resort and Tom Kavanaugh of Kavanaugh’s Sylvan Lake Resort recently received Minnesota Resort and Campground Association (MRCA) honors, the Brainerd Dispatch reported. The MRCA inducted Spizzo into its Minnesota Hospitality Hall of...

Ohio Campground Nearly Doubling Sites

Sauder Village officials said they will add 40 campsites to their 48 sites at the site in Archbold, Ohio. In addition, 11 sites will be upgraded to add sewer services, the Toledo Blade reported. The expanded campground is to be completed before the start of the 2015...

RV Resort Event Helps Those Who Serve

On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Community Heroes Project sponsored the grand reopening of fairways six and seven at Rancho California RV Resort in Aguanga, Calif., Anza Valley Outlook reported. The organization expected more than 200 attendees from the Rancho California and...

Canadian Campground Gets $1m Boost

Stanhope campground at the Prince Edward Island National Park is getting a $1-million facelift from the federal government, Parks Canada announced Friday (Oct. 31), The Guardian reported. The money will be used to upgrade campsites, build a new playground, and upgrade...

Snowbirds Early At California RV Resort

Snowbirds are arriving ahead of schedule at Golden Village Palms RV Resort in what is shaping up to be a stronger winter season with occupancies up 12% ahead of last winter’s figures, according to an announcement from the resort. “Many of our guests from the Pacific...

CONY Gears Up For This Week's Meeting

Organizers are working fast and furious nailing down the final details for the 51st Annual Exposition for the Outdoor Hospitality Industry, which is Nov. 6-8 at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y. The Expo is sponsored by Campground Owners of New York (CONY) and...

PCOA Looking Toward 51st Convention

Everything is ready to go for the 51st Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Campground Owners Association (PCOA), which is Nov. 9-11 at Skytop Lodge, a 1920s classic luxury resort in Skytop, Pa. – the heart of the Pocono Mountains. “We do encourage out-of-state...

November WCM Now Available Online

The November issue of Woodall’s Campground Management is now available online. Inside you’ll find information on the growing popularity of pet amenities in RV parks and campgrounds, and details on many of the key suppliers of pet-related products....