Month: February 2013

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- More than 20 city workers were in attendance as operations of Beavermead Campground in Peterborough were officially handed over to the Otonabee Regional Conservation Authority (ORCA), writes the Kawartha Media Group.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- On Wednesday, a $75,000 measure to begin work on an RV campground near the Elk River was approved by a divided Limestone County Commission, writes the News Courier.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- The Merced Sun-Star reports that Tioga Road, a popular east-west crossing in the Sierra Nevada, will soon be rehabilitated, the National Park Service has announced.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- West Virginia officials say the bridge that spans Glade Creek at Babcock State Park is being replaced, reports WVNS-TV.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- Walnut Point State Park, north of Oakland, and Lincoln Trail State Park, south of Marshall, have temporarily stopped taking reservations for campsites due to a staffing shortage, says the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- State officials are on the hunt for a “significant” piece of land to turn into a new state park that could be opened in 2016, the same year the state will celebrate its bicentennial and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will celebrate the centennial of the state park system, reports The Herald-Times.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- The Hiawatha National Forest is seeking public comment on a project that will bring several changes to Island Lake Campground, located about 10 miles south of Munising, reports the Marquette Mining Journal.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- A Northland rural commercial property that was previously planned as the site of a motorhome village has been put up for sale, reports the New Zealand Herald.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- The Parks at Chehaw, a park and zoo located in Albany, Ga., is planning to add 50 to 70 new spots for campers thanks to special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) funds, reports WFXL FOX 31.

(Feb. 5, 2013) -- The 6th Beijing International RV and Camping Exhibition will be held March 21-24 at the Beijing RV Expo Center in Fangshan, Beijing. After five successful shows, it has become the largest and best known RV show in China, says 21RV.