The “KOA Monthly Research Report – June Edition,” indicates that 48% of campers plan to get out and camp this summer, including 19.8 million that intend to camp over the Fourth of July holiday. Following the release of Kampgrounds of America Inc.’s...
Another Margaritaville island-inspired escape is open in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., according to a report by The Knoxville News. Camp Margaritaville RV Resort and Lodge, the first of its kind, opened its RV sites and amenities Thursday (June 17). Although its only feet from...
How many RVs are too many RVs? That’s the question being asked in Midway, Ky., right now as residents and city council members grapple with a proposal to build an enormous RV park just outside the tiny town, according to the Herald-Leader. “The Kentucky Bluegrass...
While hopes were high that the new oceanfront RV park in Avon, N.C., would be open in time for the summer season, the “Avon by the Sea RV Park” will not open to the public until the fall of 2021, per property owner and pier operator, Joe Thompson. The delay is due to...
After hearing from neighbors who raised concerns about the plans, as well as developers who responded to many of those concerns, the Carteret County (N.C.) Planning Commission gave its recommendation of approval to preliminary plans for a proposed RV park off Lake...
Editor’s note: This column was written by Astra Lincoln, a graduate student at the University of Victoria’s School of Environmental Studies, and first appeared at undark.org. Across the U.S., vaccine vacation season has begun. In April, The Atlantic reported...
Consultants for Selwyn Township in Ontario are recommending Lakefield Campground operations be outsourced to the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority, remaining available for camping use, instead of being turned into public parkland accessible for use by all, which...
Editor’s note: This story was written by Cy Wood for RV Magazine. For a good lot of us in life, we’ll never own a slice of oceanfront property. But when you own an RV, you can get a little slice of beach living any time you want (campground reservations permitting, of...
Under step one of Ontario’s reopening plan, campgrounds were able to reopen on June 11, according to The Wellington Advertiser. Local campgrounds have been frustrated with the fact that they have had to close over the past few months, after remaining open for most of...
When 46 new drive-in campsites open at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in Two Harbors, Minn., this fall, the Department of Natural Resources will nearly double its electrical offerings for North Shore camping visitors, according to Yahoo News. The $7.5 million...
Campground reservations are up from the previous year, holiday and festival weekends are sold out and midweek camping is on the rise, according to the Huron County (Mich.) Road Commission. The Huron Daily Tribune reports that county parks closed down for six weeks...
The United States Senate on Wednesday (June 16) declared June 2021 Great Outdoors Month by passing Senate Resolution 273, according to a release. This is the fifth year in a row the Senate has recognized Great Outdoors Month, which began in 1998 under President Bill...
