Month: March 2013

(March 11, 2013) -- The Battle Creek Camper & RV Show, sponsored by the Michigan Association of Recreation Vehicles & Campgrounds (MARVAC), experienced a 20 percent increase in attendance over the 2012 show, MARVAC announced today.

(March 11, 2013) -- Ocean Canyon Properties, a privately owned membership camping resort company, announces the appointment of Bryan Reed as chief financial officer.

(March 11, 2013) -- National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis issued a memo Friday detailing the scope of a 5 percent across-the-board budget cut and the damaging effect it will have on the already beleaguered agency, The Missoulian reports.

(March 11, 2013) -- Gov. Jay Nixon last week announced that attendance at Missouri’s State Parks increased in 2012, another sign of Missouri’s economic recovery. More that 18 million guests visited Missouri’s State Parks in 2012, the fourth consecutive increase in attendance since Gov. Nixon took office, reversing a 10-year decline in parks attendance.

(March 11, 2013) -- Everything Summer Camp has launched its new interactive website to better showcase its trunks, footlockers and camping supplies, the company announced last week.

(March 11, 2013) -- The Sunshine Coast Daily reports despite having more than a meter of rain dumped on it so far this year, country retreat Gordon Country in Australia is still open for business.

(March 11, 2013) -- The Charlotte Observer says nationally and locally, the camps that focus on a specific activity, whether it’s sports, the arts or nature, are thriving.

(March 11, 2013) -- Last week, the Sidney Herald Leader reports it was clear the developer, Richland Partners LLC, has some hurdles to clear – from the state right down to neighboring residents – before a project near Sidney, Mont. can move on.

(March 11, 2013) -- An organization has filed a federal lawsuit in Tennessee seeking to overturn the new backcountry camping fee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, reports the Asheville Citizen-Times.

(March 11, 2013) -- Can-Can girls, dressed in blazing pink, emerald green, or flashy glittery dresses, were part of the entertainment Tuesday at Fun N Sun RV Park’s annual Western Days in San Benito, writes the Brownsville Herald.