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Man Threatens To Blow Up Campground

A former employee of Breezewood Acres, a campground in Dreher Township, Pa., threatened to blow up the recreational camping community with a vehicle full of methamphetamine, state police told the Wayne Independent. John Wilson Okeefe, 54, of Newfoundland, faces...

Sturgis Names Official Rally Campground

The city of Sturgis, S.D., announced a partnership with the 37-acre Whitewood Campground and Events Center, television station KOTA reported. The campground and event center will be open from July 25 through Aug. 15. It is, according to a release from Sturgis, the...

Minn. City To Run Utilities To Campground

At the March 10 meeting of the Sleepy Eye (Minn.) City Council, council members talked about extending sewer and water utilities to the campground area north of the lake. When the campground was expanded, including the addition of the two camper cabins, Brown-Nicollet...

Ecology Concerns Nearly Run Festival Off

Due to Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Parks and land steward concerns over degradation to the Live Oak campground site — which has hosted individual campers, girl scouts, renaissance fairs and the Lucidity Festival for the last 3 years — the festival almost had to move...

City's RV Park Failure Topic Of Meeting

When the plan first arose last year in Crookston, Minn., to place an RV park in Castle Park that would be place for tourists to camp but also temporary American Crystal Sugar workers, Wayne Melbye — an at-large member of the city council — thought early on that...

Proposed RV Park Gets Enviro Approval

The Twin Falls Oasis RV Park development near Leech Brook, Ontario, passed the province’s environmental-review process, the Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser reported. The project by proponents Shawn and Holly Gosse got clearance subject to the following...

Calif. City Plans To Update Campground

A campground perched on the western shore of Lake Elsinore, Calif., opened more than 50 years ago, yet little has been done since to upgrade the approximately 80-acre property, the Press-Enterprise reported. Now, the facility has the potential to become “the ultimate...

Minnesota Proposes A New Campground

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Trails Division is seeking public comments on a proposal to develop a new campground at Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota. The project would convert the existing Gooseberry Glen campground to...

Kentucky Offering Spring Camping Deals

Kentucky state parks are offering a weekday camping deal in April and May — pay for one night and get the second night free Sunday through Thursday, radio station WMKY reported. To get the discount, campers need to make online reservations at www.parks.ky.gov The...

British Columbia's Camping Fees Rising

Camping enthusiasts are being reminded that British Columbia’s camping reservation system is opening up on Sunday (March 15), Global News reported. However, fees for this year’s camping season at provincial campgrounds are going up. The increase ranges from $2 to $5...

Hearing Postponed On Georgia RV Park

A public hearing on a rezoning request for property near Bulloch Academy (BA) has been postponed until April 9, the Statesboro (Ga.) Herald reported. It originally was scheduled for Thursday night (March 12). The Bulloch County Planning and Zoning Commission is...

RV Park's New Owners Making Changes

The new owners of a Big Pine Key (Fla.) RV park are moving forward with plans to maintain affordable housing there. But not everyone residing there will be able to stay, and some are facing eviction next week, the Key West Citizen reported. Seahorse RV Park was bought...