Month: November 2012

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Located 13 miles from Anaconda, Mont. in an isolated canyon, Lost Creek State Park is a hidden gem, reports the Great Falls Tribune.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Reg Garner, an avid outdoorsman from Sanford, recently purchased a teardrop camper with the intention of rambling the countryside and photographing his travels. Last month, Garner used vacation time to take a photographic journey, reports Mysanfordherald.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Despite challenges, RV parks and resorts across the Rio Grande Valley are finding that they can continue to grow their business base for the winter season if they offer lots of organized activities and continue to invest in new amenities for their parks, said Brian Schaeffer, executive director and CEO of the Texas Association of Campground Owners.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- “We are excited to expand into an additional location within the state,” stated Jim Walters, President of La Mesa RV, “and now, with our Fort Myers location, we have strategically placed facilities that will be near the majority of RV owners and RV visitors coming to Florida.”

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Campgrounds and RV parks that cater to Winter Texans in South-Central Texas anticipate a stronger winter season than last year, thanks in part to the Eagle Ford shale oil pipeline project, which has brought scores of construction workers into the area.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Construction on the Jacksonville Auto Mall began in 2008. But after the first building went up, construction stalled. Now the building is getting a new tenant: Camping World will move in next spring, opening an RV dealership, reports the Florida Times-Union.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Georgia has opened eight backcountry platforms for backpacking and canoe trips, reports The Warner Robins Patriot.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- The Belleair Bluffs City Commission had appeared ready to replace the rules on parking of boats and RVs with a “weekends only” policy, but the change was dropped at the Nov. 5 meeting, reports Tampa Bay Newspapers.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- A 63-acre wildfire burned just outside of Morehead more than a week ago, and according to Paul Finke from the U.S. Forest Service office in Winchester, an abandoned campfire has been identified as the likely point of origin, reports WKYT.

(Nov. 8, 2012) -- The Hamilton Spectator writes that a recreational vehicle parked in a Stoney Creek driveway has two neighbors fuming mad. Larry Pearce is fed up with seeing and smelling his neighbor's large RV.