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Oct. Issue of ‘RV Camping Magazine’ Now Available
Published by Mike Scarpignato and Susan McDonald, the October issue of RV Camping Magazine is now available. RV Camping Magazine is a monthly digital/video magazine created to entertain and inform RVers about all sorts of RV-related topics. It’s perfect for full-time...Pump Prices Edge Higher, Oil Prices Under Pressure
Gas prices rose two cents to $3.20, a level not seen since October 2014, according to AAA. The probable causes for the increase are a slight uptick in demand and the high price of crude oil, which is stubbornly staying above $73 bbl. “Global economic uncertainty and...Outdoor Ind. Assoc. Supports ‘Outdoors For All Act’
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) has announced its support for the bicameral, bipartisan “Outdoors for All Act,” which would create a dedicated source of funding for outdoor recreation opportunities in urban and low-income communities. The legislation is...Outdoorsy’s Roamly Partners with Spinnaker Ins. Co.
Outdoorsy, a global online recreational vehicle rental and outdoor travel marketplace, has announced the partnership of its insurtech business Roamly with Spinnaker Insurance Company, a national property and casualty insurer licensed in 50 states and rated A-...Port Lavaca KOA Wins TACO Accommodation Award
Port Lavaca/Matagorda Bay KOA Holiday has been awarded for Small Accommodations of the Year by the Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO). Selected for the honor from dozens of submissions, the campground was recognized for its unique Deluxe Cabins that offer...RV Ind. Makes the Best out of a Tough ‘Open House’
The North American RV industry, by and large, seems to have done a pretty good job of making the best of a tough situation this week after the annual Elkhart RV Open House – now the industry’s only national-scale trade show – was cancelled for the second year in a row...Construction Underway at New Utah Jellystone Park
After selling RVs for the last 24 years, Scott Nielsen was looking for his next adventure, according to the St. George News. That adventure is now well underway on an open plot of land in Hurricane, Utah, across Sand Hollow Road from Diamond Ranch Academy. Tractors...Seasonal Changes Coming to Bryce Canyon Nat. Park
Changes to campground operations, and other visitor operations, are coming to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah as a result of the end of summer, according to a report at National Parks Traveler. The park’s Sunset Campground remains open for camping by...Minn.’s Superior National Forest Reopened After Fires
The Superior National Forest rescinded nearly all of the remaining wildfire-related closures on Friday, Oct. 1, including reducing the Greenwood fire closure area to just the perimeter of the nearly 27,000-acre fire, according to a report in the Bemidji Pioneer. The...Fire Danger Level at Oregon’s Crater Lake Reduced
The fire danger level within Crater Lake National Park has dropped from extreme to high, due to recent moisture and predicted cooler temperatures, according to a report by KQEN News Radio in Roseburg, Ore. Marsha McCabe of the National Park Service said fire...Fall Colors Peaking in Coconino Forest Near Flagstaff
As fall colors start to peek in the Coconino National Forest, Forest Service personnel will begin managing vehicle access to Lockett Meadow over the next few weekends to ensure visitors can safely travel the forest road leading to this popular destination, according...
