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Carefree's Napp Shatters Trailer Park Myth

When Arizona businessman Dave Napp wants to shatter all the stereotypes of trailer parks, he piles skeptics into a golf cart and takes them on a tour of Carefree’s Sherkston Shores, a sprawling Lake Erie community south of Niagara Falls, the Toronto Star...

Mark Bowersox Leaves Post At IMHA-RVIC

Mark Bowersox, executive director of the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council (IMHA-RVIC), has resigned his position effective Sept. 5, announced association President Ken Eckstein. Bowersox, who has been with IMHA-RVIC for more...

These RV Parks Go All Out For Guests' Pets

A little more than two years ago Lake George RV Park in upstate New York opened Charlie’s Bark Park, a 2 1/2-acre off-leash dog run that just might be the standard by which all other dog parks are measured. Among its space, Charlie’s Bark Park features a large open...

Guests Mark Wis. Campground's 20 Years

A team of dedicated campers at Rainbow’s End Campgrounds in Reedsville, Wis., banded together to honor the campground’s owner, Norman Gill, for the property’s 20th anniversary, the Herald Times Reporter reported. Kathy Stein and the other 39 owners of seasonal...

Sunrise: Five Tips For Effective Advertising

Campground Automation Systems, the company behind Sunrise campground software, offered its take on five of the best ways to advertise your campground to get the best bang for your buck. 1. Have an effective website. Giving your website a checkup for things like SEO...

Hey, Boo-Boo — Being Yogi Is A Challenge

The following is an excerpt from a piece on Vox.com written by Joel W. Vaughan. For the entire story from inside the suit of the mascot of the Leisure Systems Inc. Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort franchise chain, click here. Scattered across the United...

Site Names 'Most Beautiful' RV Park In U.S.

Campgroundviews.com has named South Shore RV Park in Sodus Point, N.Y., as the most beautiful private RV park in the United States, according to an announcement from the website. Specifically the park was chosen because of 12 back-in and pull-through full-hookup sites...

RV Park Ruling Gives Minn. City A Black Eye

Judge Jennifer Fischer’s July 27 ruling went beyond siding with Litchfield, Minn., businessman Dale Fenrich, who sued the city in January after officials denied him a conditional-use permit, the Litchfield Independent Review said in an editorial. Fischer roundly...

Kan. Campground Plans Christmas Contest

Lovewell State Park in Jewell County, Kan., will sponsor its 13th annual Campground Christmas competition Saturday (Aug. 15), the Hastings (Neb.) Tribune reported. Campers at the state park are encouraged to decorate their campsites in a Christmas theme. Those...

Tennis Ball Hail Slams Minn. Campground

Hail, some nearly the size of tennis balls, crashed through windows and pounded dents into vehicles about 10 miles south of Brainerd, Minn., Wednesday night (Aug. 12), the Brainerd Dispatch reported. Crow Wing Lake Campground, just off Highway 371, received warnings a...

British Columbia Fire Evacuates Hundreds

Hundreds of people have fled an aggressive fire in British Columbia’s southern Interior, including stunned campers who ran from a park with only the clothes on their backs, the Times Colonist reported. Campers had no time to collect their belongings as crews...

These RV Parks Go All Out For Guests’ Pets

A little more than two years ago Lake George RV Park in upstate New York opened Charlie’s Bark Park, a 2 1/2-acre off-leash dog run that just might be the standard by which all other dog parks are measured. Among its space, Charlie’s Bark Park features a large open...