News Archives
PCOA’s York RV Show Set To Run March 9-11
The 40th Annual York RV Show is set to run March 9-11 at Pennsylvania’s York Expo Center, encompassing 128,000 square feet and featuring over 175 RVs on display from 12 independent dealers. The show was founded in 1978 and purchased in 1994 by the Pennsylvania...Noccalula Falls Will Open Season On March 1
Noccalula Falls Park and Campground in Gadsden, Ala., reopens Thursday (March 1) for the 2018 season. The spring season kicks off with the Smoke on the Falls Barbecue Festival and Black Creek Archery Tournament in April, according to The Gadsden Times. May will be a...Funding Stream Allows Conn. Parks To Open
State officials are making plans to reopen shuttered campgrounds, expand lifeguard coverage and hire more seasonal workers, thanks to a new funding stream for Connecticut’s 110 state parks. It will mark the first time in two years the Department of Energy and...Great Smoky Campers Will See Fees Increase
Campground fees in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which straddles the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, will go up starting March 1. The increase is meant to align campground fees with the rising costs of operations, help reduce a maintenance backlog...Campground Plans Faces Appeal From Group
The fight is not over for foes of a planned 130-site RV campground at the south entrance to Jacksonport in Door County, Wisc. Town residents Kathy Navis and Gay Pustaver, representing the larger opposition group, have filed an appeal of the Door County planning...Campers Fuel Delaware State Parks Spending
Delaware state parks with camping attract the most visitors, and those visitors spend the most money, accounting for $319 million – 80% – of the total system-wide impact. It comes as no surprise that the top two parks in attendance and visitor spending are connected...Flood ‘Wipes Out’ Mid-Michigan Campground
A mid-Michigan campground was practically wiped out from last week’s flooding. Now its owner is dealing with the cleanup, according to WNEM. The knee-high water from the Rifle River damaged everything in its path this week, including more than 60 campers. “First time...Mich. ARVC Readying For Conference & Expo
For most Michiganders, the first signs of spring are grass poking through melting snow, robins looking for nesting material and fishing shanties breaking through thin ice. For Michigan campground owners, the first sign that spring is just around the corner is the...Oregon State Parks Designate Scenic Bikeway
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (ORPD) and Travel Oregon announced today (Feb. 23) that the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved the designation of the Crooked River Canyon Scenic Bikeway. The bikeway is rated at moderate difficulty and stretches...Mo. RV Park Plan Turned Down After Concerns
An abandoned yurt resort south of Sunrise Beach came into view at the Thursday (Feb. 22) Camden County (Mo.) Commission meeting, according to lakenewsonline.com. Ray Anderson, now owner of the 31-acre property on Thongtree Road off Highway 5, requested a rezoning from...Alberta RV Park To See $30 Million Renovation
If anyone is going to be whistling while they work this winter, it’s them. Parks Canada officials last week said they expect the contract for the retrofit and renovation of Alberta’s Whistlers Campground just south of the Jasper townsite by the summer, according...
