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Louisville will Spotlight Emerging Industry Trends
The 2017 National RV Trade Show, the largest industry gathering of RV manufacturers and their component parts suppliers, will showcase some of the leading and emerging trends impacting the $27 billion-dollar RV industry. Hosted by the Recreation Vehicle Industry...Calif. Park Requiring Reservation on All Vehicles
In an attempt to reduce traffic jams and overcrowding, California’s Muir Woods National Monument will become the first national park unit in the United States to require reservations year-round for all vehicles to enter the park. Managers of the Marin County...New Jersey Parks Introducing a Smartphone Tool
The New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry has launched a new smartphone tool that spotlights the state’s parks and forests, giving users maps of trails within those areas as well as other nearby activities within the parks. According to the New Jersey...New York State Parks Discount Empire Pass Card
The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (State Parks) announced it is offering a 4 1/2-month sale on the 2018 annual Empire Pass Card. HudsonValley360.com reported that the card, currently available online, is a better and more cost effective way to...Artifacts Returned to Jack London Park After Fire
A sense of normalcy returned to Jack London State Park in California’s Sonoma County on Thursday (Nov. 16) morning as staff and volunteers moved hundreds of priceless artifacts evacuated in the face of the Nuns fire back to their rightful home inside the cottage...Tucson Casino Resort Plans to Build New RV Park
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe in Tucson, Ariz., plans to build a 150-room hotel, an RV park and enlarged convention space at its Casino del Sol Resort, Spa and Conference Center. Tucson.com reported that the $130 million casino resort, which opened in 2011, already has a...Popular 120-Acre N.H. Campground is Being Sold
A popular local vacation destination in Brentwood, N.H., for more than 50 years, 3 Ponds Campground is being sold to a developer planning a 55-and-over housing project. As reported by the Union Leader, the campground will remain open for one more season before...'Celebrity Ambassadors' Spotlight National Parks
The National Park Service, which partied hard during its centennial last year, is back with a PSA: Life after 100 can still be a walk — or a hike — in the park. As reported by the Washington Post, for its 101st birthday, the NPS and National Park Foundation...Florida Park is Being Sued for Adults-Only Policy
An RV park in Carrabelle, Fla., is in hot water after a Maryland man files a lawsuit against the owner. WTXL TV reported that Ho-Hum RV Park is adults-only, but a lawsuit filed on Nov. 7 says banning children violates the U.S. Fair Housing Act. The U.S. Fair Housing...Texas State Parks Slow to Recover From 'Harvey'
While the rest of Goose Island State Park remains closed to visitors as it has been since the final days of August, the boat ramp in the popular bayside state park near Rockport, Texas, will reopen to the public this Saturday for the first time in almost three months....Canada's Largest National Park is Facing Threats
Canada’s largest national park – established 95 years ago to protect the last herds of northern bison – is deteriorating and faces significant threats from climate change and industrial development, says an international agency that monitors world heritage...
