Month: July 2013

(July 1, 2013) -- “We’ve made a quick check with our members and identified several campgrounds that still have vacancy for the holiday weekend, some of which still have cabins available,” said Brian Schaeffer, executive director and CEO of the Texas Association of Campground Owners.

(July 1, 2013) -- Grandparents.com is celebrating National Camping Week by sharing its list of the best U.S. campsites to spend time with the family, reports the Huffington Post.

(July 1, 2013) -- "You can still have fun while celebrating with friends and family, even if you're being safe. The best way to avoid risk is to attend public fireworks displays and leave the lighting to the professionals."

(July 1, 2013) -- Staff members at Pettibone Campground in La Crosse are praying for the grounds to dry before the Fourth of July weekend. Heavy rainfall has caused the Mississippi River to overflow, and as of Friday, 50 of the 300 RV sites were taken out, reports WXOW.com.

(July 1, 2013) -- Last week, someone threw fireworks inside the vault toilet at the Blodgett Campground in the Bitterroot National Forest. Besides creating a huge mess for Forest Service employees to clean up, the explosion also put the toilet out of commission for a few days, reports The Missoulian.

(July 1, 2013) -- On Tuesday, Cummins Inc. is expected to ask the Columbus City Council to approve property tax breaks for the major remodeling of an office building and a new $15 million warehouse, reports FOX19.

(July 1, 2013) -- The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is inviting people to submit both contemporary and historic family photos of recreation on the Oregon shore throughout the month of July for a chance to win two nights' stay in a state park yurt.

(July 1, 2013) -- The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner writes that a hungry and strong bear has figured out a way to open what were thought to be bear-proof trash cans at the Ophir Creek Campground in the White Mountains National Recreation Area north of Fairbanks.

(July 1, 2013) -- Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board spent most of the long weekend combing over wreckage from a mid-air collision that left four people dead and sent debris raining down on a busy campground at Nairn Falls Provincial Park in British Columbia, reports Castanet.net.

(July 1, 2013) -- A classic 1960s red convertible with a matching vintage camper adorn the cover of the July/August issue of AAA Colorado EnCompass. This ensemble was created by Vicky and Richard Nash, owners of Retro Trailer Design in Glenwood Springs, Colo.