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Ohio Campgrounds Find Ways to Deal With Challenges
The nature of summer fun in 2020 will take a variety of forms from sitting on a back deck sipping a lemonade, or something stronger, to watching Little League games, but area campgrounds are open and dealing with a whole new world of social distancing, according to...Groundbreaking Held For First Phase of S.C. RV Park
On June 12, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for Lake Thurmond RV Park in McCormick County, S.C., which is being developed by Angels Three Development, LLC. in partnership with Vital Spaces, LLC. “I never imagined I would be developing an RV Park,” said Angela...‘Unprecedented’ Fire Starts in Wash. Due to Pandemic
The number of wildfires burning across Washington has risen steadily over the past two years, but the 2020 core fire season is looking to pull way ahead in wildfire starts., according to OPB. And this year’s unprecedented uptick in the number of fires has an...Ariz. Wildfires Have Burned Nearly 500,000 Acres in ‘20
More than 432,000 acres of land have burned in wildfires in Arizona this year, according to KTAR. Three of those fires — the Bush Fire, Bighorn Fire and Mangum Fire — rank in the top 10 largest blazes in the state’s history. Here’s a look at where the biggest active...12 States Pause Reopening Plans Amid COVID Surge
Washington is the latest state to pause its reopening plans after a spike in the number of new cases of coronavirus across the country, according to CNN. “We all want to get back to doing all the things we love in Washington during the summer, and fully open our...Janine Pettit Launches Quarterly ‘Girl Camper Magazine’
Janine Pettit, the founder of GirlCamper.com, the largest multi-media site for female campers in the country, announced Thursday (June 25) the launch of both a print and digital version of Girl Camper Magazine for delivery in July. “The Girl Camper motto is,...
Wisconsin Dells Jellystone Park Celebrates 50th Year
Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. — the third oldest Jellystone Park in the United States — is celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday (June 27) with a laser light show, free cake and champagne, a golf cart parade and a big-screen video with...Outdoorsy Introduces New Digital Gift Cards For RVers
Encouraged by a 4,300% surge in RV rental bookings in light of COVID travel restrictions, Outdoorsy recently announced the launch of gift cards just in time for July 4th weekend festivities, according to a release. Designed to feel like a dose of the outdoors has...PRVCA Cancels ‘America’s Largest RV Show’ in Hershey
After careful consultation with the industry, the Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) announced today (June 26) it has cancelled of the 2020 Hershey America’s Largest RV Show, which had been scheduled for Sept. 16-20 at the Giant Center in...Electricity Looks to be Cause of Tent Fire at Maine Park
An electrical issue may have caused a fire that consumed a tent and its contents at Duck Puddle Campground in Nobleboro, Maine, on Wednesday (June 24), according to The Lincoln County News. Nobleboro Fire Chief Richard “Moose” Genthner said no one was inside the tent...Trash Piles Lead to Weekend Restrictions at Texas Park
Canyon Lake, Texas, visitors will be greeted with tighter restrictions and closed access to parts of the lake this weekend, according to KENS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says large crowds on the weekends have led to issues on public and private land. Lack of...
