Month: July 2014

(July 9, 2014) -- A volunteer group, Keepers of the Kern, are cleaning up what campers left behind over the Fourth of July weekend on the Kern River in Bakersfield, Calif.

“What’s Behind Your Yellow Sign” is the focus of this year’s Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) convention and exposition, keying on the KOA “What’s Behind The Yellow Sign” marketing campaign. The event moves to Charleston, S.C., for 2014 and will run Nov. 12-15. The theme, according to Jenny McCullough, director of training and events for KOA, is […]

(July 9, 2014) -- New Hampshire's forest rangers are cautioning visitors to this weekend's NASCAR race: If you're camping, buy the firewood locally or have a certificate showing it's been heat-treated.

(July 9, 2014) -- Berwick Lions Club provided shelter to 150 campers from United Church campgrounds displaced by hurricane Arthur. The campers were gathered for a weekend long yoga festival that continued at the Apple Dome.

(July 9, 2014) -- Campers lined up as the gates opened Tuesday at the Craven Country Jamboree in Craven, SK. Organizers said 200 additional camping spaces were created due to high demand.

Canadian Class B builder Pleasure-Way Industries Ltd. announced the launch of its first Sprinter-based wide-body motorhome, the Pleasure-Way Plateau-XL. According to a press release, the Pleasure-Way Plateau-XL motorhome is built on the Mercedes-Benz dual rear wheel cab chassis and features the first non-slideout Sprinter to feature a queen-sized Murphy bed. “Our design team developed an open concept […]

(July 9, 2014) -- A suspicious fire that has been burning for nine days in the Kimberley, Australia is possibly threatening lives and homes as it continues to burn. The fire is a threat to campers at Quondong campsite.

(July 9, 2014) -- A reader of Dickinson County News asked Iowa State Patrol Office Vince Kurtz if it is illegal for passengers to ride in a fifth wheel camper as it is being towed down the road.

(July 9, 2014) -- Monsoon season is the busiest time of the year at Mount Charleston, Nev.'s recreation areas. Campers are braving the storms while groundskeepers worry about heavy rainfall.

(July 9, 2014) -- A boy was killed by a tree knocked over by powerful wind from the severe storm that swept across a Carroll County campground in Maryland Eight other children suffered injuries.