Month: May 2013

(May 28, 2013) -- The Las Vegas Sun reports that the popular Red Rock Canyon Campground in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is scheduled to close for the summer beginning today.

(May 28, 2013) -- Visitors to Caplinger Woods Campground and RV Park in Stockton may be seeing a few changes this summer, as new owners James Ratti and his wife Stacy take over the business, reports the Cedar County Republican.

(May 28, 2013) -- The Sangre de Cristo Chronicle reports that construction on the first phase of a luxury RV resort at the Angel Fire Resort could begin in 60 to 90 days, according to Angel Fire Community Development Director Mark Rivera.

(May 28, 2013) -- Dozens of people gathered at Philpott Lake Wednesday afternoon for a special groundbreaking for the lake's new marina and campground, writes WSET.

(May 28, 2013) -- During the recession, Indianhead Resort in Plymouth, Mass., saw an influx of locals who could not afford the getaways they had enjoyed in previous summers. Now that the economy is recovering, vacationers might be expected to ditch the camping scene, but that’s not what's happening, writes the Boston Globe.

PRYOR, Okla. -- A 36-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was run over by a driver while lying in a field on the campgrounds of Rocklahoma early Friday morning, the Dallas Observer reported.  After describing the campers as being loud and drunk, the reported noted some people in no shape to drive got behind the wheel and others piled in the back of whatever vehicle they could as concert-goers attempted to self-police each other.  People were paying hundreds of dollars to camp, drink and watch music. Some freedom should be given. Still, an open camp space is not a road, and it shouldn't be used as one, the Dallas Observer noted in a blog. To read the full story in the Dallas Observer, click here.

(May 28, 2013) -- On Monday afternoon, the family of a missing toddler released balloons as a way to say "Happy Birthday" and “we’ll miss you,” writes CBS Minnesota. Daisy Jo Holland disappeared from the Wapiti Park Campground in Elk River Friday night while on a camping trip with her family.

(May 28, 2013) -- Valley Auburn RV has opened a second location in Kent and it comes with a new name: Valley RV Supercenter. The new facility is five times larger than the Auburn store and features an indoor showroom, an expanded parts department and 20-plus service bays, the dealership announced today.

(May 28, 2013) -- Consumers’ assessment of current business and labor-market conditions was more positive and they were considerably more upbeat about future economic and job prospects," said Franco. "Back-to-back monthly gains suggest that consumer confidence is on the mend and may be regaining the traction it lost due to the fiscal cliff, payroll-tax hike, and sequester.”

(May 28, 2013) -- Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. is recalling 27 model year 2013 Canyon Trail, Sedona, Ridgeline, Kingsport, and Trail Master recreational vehicle trailers. The vehicles are equipped with Weatherpro and 9100 series power awnings. Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear.