Month: October 2012

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- In California, officials are talking about reincarnating a shuttered correctional facility as a public campground, opening up new access to an alluring patch of woods in the middle of Pescadero Creek County Park.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- South Carolina’s state parks must become self-supporting by July 1, 2014, despite generating a record $21 million in revenue this year, The State reported today.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Xantrex Tech Doctor Don Wilson solves the puzzle surrounding the use and effectiveness of automatic generator start (AGS), an integral part of today’s sophisticated electrical system that is one of the least understood, but one of the most versatile and powerful, accessories available on the market today.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 6-7 in Tillamook.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Writing to the readers of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Ruthie and Mike Gmeinder of the Gull Lake Resort said their golden retriever dog, Hunter, was taken Saturday, Sept. 29, from the campground at 2 p.m.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Labelled as the wettest summer in 100 years, it’s been a difficult few months for domestic tourism. But with Christmas just 63 days away, The Camping and Caravanning Club is experiencing an influx of festive campers, according to a press release from the Club.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Keith Lindmark, 83, who owned and enjoyed running the Sundown Resort RV Park in Texas, died Oct. 19, 2012.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Fire destroyed part of Shady Oaks RV Resort, a longtime popular Jackson County RV resort near Lake Texana in Texas on Tuesday night, reports the Victoria Advocate.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- More than 70 Boy Scout troops and more than 1,000 guests attended the Jamboree from New York State, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. The event was hosted by Herkimer Diamond Mines and KOA Campground.

(Oct. 24, 2012) -- With RVs increasingly being used during the winter for full-time living or recreation and at work sites, users previously needed makeshift solutions to maintain proper refrigerator operation at temperatures below 32 F. So, Norcold is now producing Cold Weather Kits that allow RV refrigerators to operate in ambient temps down to 0 F.