Editor’s Note: Ocean City, Md.-based Blue Water Development began making waves in the RV resort sector in 2009 when a planned shopping center investment property turned into Castaways RV Resort and Campground in Berlin, Md. Owned by Jack and Todd Burbage, Blue...
The northern Sacramento Valley was well on its way to recording the hottest July on record when the Carr fire swept into town Thursday (July 26), according to the Los Angeles Times. It was 113 degrees, and months of above-average temperatures had left the land...
Editor’s Note: This article appeared as a blog post from Cottage Grove, Ore.-based Pacific Yurts. In our 40 years of building yurts exclusively, we have found that some of our potential customers are concerned about the idea of setting up a yurt on their own....
Tourism is generating record revenues and numbers of visitors in New York state, including in the Adirondacks, according to The Post Star. In 2017, more than 12.4 million people visited the Adirondack region and generated more than $1.4 billion in direct visitor...
Oregon’s Long Hollow Fire has prompted campground closures and access to the Deschutes River leaving some questioning rafting trips on the popular stretch of water, according to erienewsnow.com. River guides said this has been a bad fire season in their area....
Some campers at Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in late July found themselves in the presence of a scavenging black bear, according to the Record-Eagle. A single bear has repeatedly been spotted throughout July at Platte River Campground within...
Stage one fire restrictions will be in effect in Washington’s Colville National Forest beginning August 3, according to KREM. Officials said campfires will only be allowed in approved campgrounds and smoking will be prohibited outside of the vehicle, with the...
Officials with the Sawtooth National Recreation Area announced that construction of a new campground loop at the Stanley Lake Campground in Stanley, Idaho, will be complete on or around Monday (Aug. 6). Construction activities will then move to the Stanley Lake Inlet...
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) announced the launch of FMCA University, an online education resource that puts trusted information at RVers’ fingertips, and allows them to take their learning on the road. “Information exchange has been a...
The Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC) announced that it has finalized an endorsement program with United Leasing & Finance for their asset purchases exclusive to CCRVC members and affiliate campgrounds. Highlights of the program include: Financing on...
California’s deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, officials warn, despite thousands of firefighters battling it. “Erratic winds” and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow early on Sunday (July 29), firefighters said, according to...
Early bird registration is set to end tomorrow (July 31) for the National Association of RV Parks and Campground’s (ARVC) Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo. The conference is set to take place at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., from Nov....
