Bev Weber of Hastings, Neb., and her husband, Paul, were at an RV show Sunday (Jan. 25) looking for a camper as a way to spend more time with their family, the Hastings Tribune reported. Weber said her daughter and son-in-law purchased a popup camper after they were...
Work is nearing completion on a campground at Polk County’s Coleman Landing at Shady Oaks park on Florida’s Lake Kissimmee, the Lakeland Ledger reported. According to county officials, final inspection is coming soon and the tentative opening date is some time...
Total wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs surged to 26,736 units in the December survey of manufacturers, soaring 23.3% greater than the final month last year. This was the largest December total in nine years dating back to 2005. The strong finish to 2014 was...
Pigeonholed as the vacation choice of retirees and lower-income families, the RV industry in Canada has an image problem, the Globe and Mail of Toronto reported. Recreational vehicles are not usually pitched as a dreamy, aspirational getaway choice. A new advertising...
No government agency offered any taxpayer-funded carrot to lure the 2015 Pyrofest fireworks show from Allegheny County to Cooper’s Lake Campground in Worth,Pa., the head of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau and the show producer said, according...
Surf & Stream Campground in Toms River, N.J., is hard at work preparing for the 2015 camping season and is looking for campers’ help, according to a written announcement. As the campground staff puts the finishing touches on the calendar of events for the...
A request to the Town of Round Lake (Wis.) Board to drop 14 restrictions on a 2012 conditional use permit (CUP) to create a 65-acre RV park near Treeland Resort, resulted in 13 of the restrictions remaining in place, the Sawyer County Record reported. One restriction...
Improvements to the largest coastal campground in San Mateo County, Calif., are under way after getting a late start that has one neighbor perturbed, the Daily Journal reported. The Francis Campground at Half Moon Bay State Beach welcomes thousands of visitors each...
The following is part of a column from the Calgary Herald.. For the full column by David Marsden, click here. It’s a sight I have never forgotten, despite the passage of many years. The towering tree, about the width of a car, had fallen on their tent, killing...
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon is considering turning over operation of six more of its campgrounds to a concessionaire as a way to keep them open and maintained for the public, but with some fee increases, the Mail Tribune of Medford reported. If...
The 75th Sturgis (S.D.) Rally is proving to be the biggest yet, filling local hotels and campgrounds within days, television station KEVN in Rapid City reported. Whispering Pines Campground Owner Amy West said, “We opened up for booking Jan. 1st and within the...
The 2015 RV Travel & Camping Guide to Texas is now available, and according to the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO), it’s much more than a campground directory. “It’s an indispensable guide for things to see and do across the Lone Star State,”...
