Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) today released the state-level Outdoor Recreation Economy Report featuring economic data for all 50 states across the United States, the largest and most comprehensive state-by-state report of its kind. The data underscores a growing...
A middle-aged man wearing khaki cargo shorts, flip-flops and a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap wheeled a golf cart into the parking lot of The Outpost and disappeared inside. He emerged a few minutes later carrying two bags of ice and a small sack of groceries....
Bill Sycalik, a 45-year-old former New York City-based management consultant, quit his job last year in pursuit of a new challenge: running a marathon in all 59 U.S. National Parks, a journey spanning 1,546.9 miles across 29 states. “Two things can happen in New...
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill that authorized the addition of 2,900 acres in southern McDowell County and two other properties to the state parks system as state natural areas. The McDowell News reported that the bill authorizes the addition of Bob’s...
Oregon hotel and motel rooms in the path of the eclipse have been full for a couple years, but you and 30 to 40 others can rent a farm and stay in an RV for $35,000. The Capital Press reported that depending of who you ask, every single hotel and motel room in Central...
Photographer Scott Sheffield’s series Frontiers, explores the tourist culture surrounding small towns in America that are situated at the entrances of its National Parks. These towns were initially developed as a means to provide food and shelter, but over the decades...
Invasive insect attacks continue to sweep across northern Michigan, laying waste to park trees. The Record-Eagle reported that Leelanau State Park is losing all its ash trees due to the invasive emerald ash borer said park supervisor Kasey Mahony. Arbutus State Forest...
If you love to camp or you like to road-trip to cool spots in a camper van, you know that finding a great place to set up for a night or two can be difficult. Mother Nature Network reported that public campgrounds are often filled months in advance, and private...
With a focus on improving sales and ultimately the bottom line, Ocean City, Md.-based Real Hospitality Group is now setting its sights on the campground industry with the official launch of Camp Anytime Management. Applying a sophisticated business model that yielded...
On July 18, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, members of the House and Senate RV caucuses and outdoor recreation industry leaders met and agreed on ways to leverage public-private partnerships to improve visitor experiences in public campgrounds, while also helping to...
A fool’s folly come Aug. 21 might consist of rolling out of bed at the normal hour and cruising up to Grand Teton National Park on a quarter-full gas tank with no food, water or particular destination in mind to view the total solar eclipse. The Jackson Hole New &...
Beginning Aug. 1, the price for entering North Dakota state parks will increase. According to the Bismark Tribune, as part of a fee hike the North Dakota Legislature passed during this year’s legislative session, the cost of a daily vehicle pass will increase to $7...
