Month: June 2013

(June 7, 2013) -- Only a dozen of the more than 80 campsites are currently occupied in the resort valued at $1.2 million, Seacoast Online reported, noting the resort was among seven campgrounds Morgan used as collateral toward a $38 million loan from Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance.

(June 7, 2013) -- Americans' spending climbed into the $80-per-day range last December and has stayed at or above that level after hovering in the low $70 range through most of 2012. The May 2008 figure of $114 per day is the highest average spending figure Gallup has found in any month since it started tracking spending daily in January 2008. 

(June 6, 2013) -- Avida Managing Director and Co-founder Bruce Binns recently handed the keys of the 10,000th motorhome manufactured by the company to customers Michael and Lucy Davis, reports The Ridge News.

(June 6, 2013) -- The Billings, Mont., KOA Campground will become the Billings KOA Holiday Campground on Friday, June 7. Over the next few years, KOA campgrounds across North America will be re-branded as either a KOA Journey, a KOA Holiday or a KOA Resort campground.

(June 6, 2013) -- Gadget Review says that with the QUQUQ Campingbox: Car Camper conversion kit, you can convert any ordinary van or SUV into a feature-packed camper-ready kitchen, complete with storage compartments and sleep gear.

(June 6, 2013) -- As part of National Get Outdoors Day, the Shoshone National Forest is offering one night of free camping at some of its campgrounds on Saturday, June 8, the National Forest announced Wednesday.

(June 6, 2013) -- Silver Palms RV Resort in Okeechobee is giving away a free stay and sunset cruise to one lucky winner. To be eligible, guests must be staying at Silver Palms during summer’s first official weekend—Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23.

(June 6, 2013) -- NBC Montana, curious about RV and boat sales amid news that Americans are spending again, headed to Gull Boats & RV in Missoula on Tuesday afternoon, where owners report more and more customers are considering big item purchases.

(June 6, 2013) -- Despite warnings, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests personnel found over 70 illegal campfires while patrolling Memorial Day weekend.

(June 6, 2013) -- Hazardous Materials personnel with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded Tuesday afternoon to the scene of a death in a car at the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area north of Pyramid Lake, writes SCVNEWS.com.