Month: March 2012

(March 27, 2012) -- The campground at Lake D’Arbonne State Park near Farmerville is closed until May 25 due to renovations of the campground bathhouse. Renovations to the bathhouse, constructed in 2002, include new interior and exterior paint, floor tile, plumbing fixtures and shower partitions.

(March 27, 2012) -- Today, 65 to 70 percent of Sioux Falls Jellystone Park’s business is families who live within 100 miles of the park. Business is strong, too. Last year, the park surpassed its 2010 revenues by 11 percent, and this year looks to be just as strong as last year, if not stronger, Aljets said.

(March 27, 2012) -- Despite the rain and storms, campers started rolling into the campground at the Martinsville Speedway over the weekend. Over 250 campers have already set up, reports WSLS.

(March 27, 2012) -- Stephen Hume, a Vancouver Sun columnist, writes that he's camped just about everywhere in British Columbia. So for those who have yet to discover the province beyond the city limits, he offers a few camping destination suggestions for newcomers.

(March 27, 2012) -- The Associated Press reports that visits to Great Smoky Mountains National Park are ahead of last year's traffic. February saw an 11.6 percent increase in visitors over Feb. 2011, according to the National Park Service.

(March 27, 2012) -- Dale and Cheryl Lesh have their next two years of vacations planned and booked at Destin West RV Resort on Okaloosa Island. The park opened March 9 and has been registering a steady flow of guests, reports The Northwest Florida Daily News.

(March 27, 2012) -- Road Bear RV announced today the company has been recognized as the No. 1 Class C RV dealer in California as well as the No. 1 Class C dealer nationally in 2011 by Statistical Surveys.

(March 27, 2012) -- According to a recently released survey dubbed the Alaska Visitor Statistics Program, commissioned by the Alaska Department of Commerce every five years, the once-common sight of an RV-driving summer tourist is becoming more of a rarity in Alaska, reports the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

(March 27, 2012) -- On Monday, Madison County commissioners learned that Oglethorpe County leaders have agreed to chip in $5,000 for expenses this year at Watson Mill State Park, writes the Madison Journal TODAY.

(March 27, 2012) -- The Marin State Parks Association and its subgroups, Friends of China Camp and The Olompali People, have sent a letter of intent to state officials saying they are willing to operate China Camp and Olompali state parks to keep them open, reports the Marin Independent-Journal.