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CONY’s Bennett is Focused on COVID, Operating Park
Like every state campground association director, Don Bennett, Jr. has been as busy as he’s ever been these past few months. A third-generation campground owner and operator of Conesus Lake Campground in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York, Bennett is...
Rafting Outfitters Offer Lodging, More to Cater to Guests
Many private park operators with lakes and frontage on rivers offer canoes, kayaks and other watercraft rentals. Some river rafting outfitters, for their part, find it makes tremendous business sense to complement their guided rafting tours with campgrounds that...Colo. RV Park Shutting Its Doors Due to COVID-19
Editor’s note: Woodall’s Campground Management had originally planned to run a profile of this park, but unfortunately after our first interview we were informed that the park was closing due to a decrease in business during the COVID-19 crisis. After...California KOA Adds Zipline/Ropes Course, Labyrinth
Ventura Ranch Kampgrounds of America (KOA) Holiday in Santa Paula, Calif., was mostly destroyed by the Thomas Fire, which swept through the mountains of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties in early Dec. 2017. But park owner Scott Cory has not only rebuilt the park, but...Camp Gulf, Others Sue Over Shutdown of Private Beach
Several state governors ordered the closure of public beaches last spring to try to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. But do counties have the authority to close private beaches as well? That is one of the legal issues contained in a lawsuit filed by Miramar...
Arlington Uses Personal Experiences to Help Owners
Like many state campground association directors, Mary Arlington has been working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that campground operators can open their parks and offer the traveling public a place to camp this summer. Her challenge is...
Built on Historical Island, KOA Adapts to Flooding, COVID
Throughout history, the often-repeated stories of immigrants coming to the U.S. from foreign lands to pursue their dreams in business and in life has been the embodiment of the American Dream. But while the U.S. campground industry is filled with examples of...
Full-Time RVers Hunker Down as Many Wait Virus Out
While campground associations across the country work to have campgrounds and RV parks declared “essential businesses,” snowbirds and full-time RVers are hunkering down wherever they have spent the past few weeks or months Many fear if they leave their current...California Authorities Search Park For Transient RVers
Sheriff’s deputies surprised occupants of a Northern California RV park in late March as they searched for overnight travelers hailing from other areas of the country. The unannounced inspection took place at 9 p.m. Friday (March 27) at Aurora RV Park, a 63-site park...Lawyer/Doctor Park Owner, May Challenge County Ban
Park operators who are wondering how the various coronavirus restrictions affect their business need to check with their state associations. They also need to contact their county health officer to determine if their park qualifies as an “essential business,” which...