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PG&E Files For Bankruptcy After Wildfire Claims
Pacific Gas and Electric has filed for bankruptcy protection after coming under pressure from billions of dollars in claims tied to deadly wildfires. California’s largest power company said in a statement Tuesday (Jan. 29) that it had submitted a Chapter 11...Experts Are Assessing Damage To Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park is a special place for many Californians, with a landscape unlike almost any other on earth, according to Los Angeles Magazine. During the government shutdown, when U.S. National Park Service staffers were unable to provide their usual...Mass. Officials Seeking To Purchase Campground
The Campground Evaluation Committee (CEC) has agreed to draft an article for a May meeting that will ask voters to approve buying a 33-acre campsite on Old County Road in Westport, Mass., according to The Herald News. CEC Chairman Joseph Ingoldsby, following the...Lodge & RV Park Now Open For N.M. Oil Workers
There’s no place like home, especially when you’re far away from it. Just ask anyone who works along the Permian Basin for days, weeks or even months at a time. With the recent opening of the new Ellipse Global Lodge and Quahada RV Park...Blog: Georgia State Parks Offer Camping Cabins
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared in The Champion and was written by John Hewitt. Georgia has an impressive collection of state parks in all areas of the state. Outdoor and nature enthusiasts have for decades enjoyed parks with tent and RV camping,...Blog: Ohio Park Is More Than A Place To Park An RV
Editor’s Note: This article orignally appeared on Mobile RVings’s blog The Buzz. Camping is one of the great American pastimes and sometimes it is well worth going back to what camping actually is — all the campfires, swimming, nature, family,...Fire Destroys A Dozen RVs At N.Y.’s ‘Battle Row’
A dozen trailers went up in flames Friday (Jan. 28) at the county-owned Battle Row Campground in Old Bethpage, N.Y., according to the Nassau police. The trailers — 11 house trailers and one recreational trailer — were unoccupied, and no one was hurt,...Tenn. Assoc. Is Seeing Higher Demand For Guide
The 2019 Tennessee RV Camping Guide is now available free of charge and may be requested by visiting www.CampInTennessee.com, which also provides a digital version of the guide, according to a press release. “Demand is rising for our camping guides,” said...Dec. RV Shipments Fall 21.7%, Off 4.1% For 2018
The RV Industry Association’s (RVIA) December survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments finished the month with 28,363 wholesale shipments, a decrease of 21.7% from the 36,227 units shipped last December. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel...Not All National Parks Ready To Welcome Visitors
Shifting gears in national park operations after the lengthy partial government shutdown is not quickly done, and so not all parks are fully ready for visitors to return, according to the National Parks Traveler. At Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, several rock...Washington Park Standoff Ends Without Injuries
A standoff in Richland, Wash., ended with an arrest instead of an injury after law enforcement were able to de-escalate a man armed with a gun, according to KEPR. It happened on Saturday (Jan. 26) at Wright Desert Gold Motel and RV Park on Columbia Park Trail...
