Month: February 2015

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- Six miles of Pacific Coast Highway closed since a Dec. 12 storm reopened Tuesday, allowing people as far as Point Mugu State Park in Malibu, Calif.

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- At Bennett Spring State Park on Tuesday, Gov. Jay Nixon announced Missouri state parks drew a record 18.5 million visitors in 2014 — up 6 percent from 2013 and reversing a 3.6 percent visitor decline in 2013.

The latest issue of RVBusiness, due on the street this week, showcases the naming of Winnebago Industries Inc.’s retro-styled, Brave/Tribute Class A motorhome as “RVBusiness 2015 RV of the Year,” a designation announced earlier that the novel Class A motorhome earned on the heels of an exhaustive review of new model year product by RVB’s […]

While Airstream’s Interstate and Interstate EXT Class B motorhomes have shuttled people back and forth in high-end style, customers who wanted a vehicle more capable of extended stays oftentimes were left behind. So, Airstream added the Grand Tour, which is essentially a new floorplan for the 24-foot, 4 1/2-inch long Interstate EXT built on the […]

Despite a winter storm that all but wiped out the last day, the 55th Annual Fort Wayne Wonderland RV & Camping Show reported a 19% increase in attendance over last year and was deemed a success by organizers. The show, sponsored by the Indiana Manufactured Housing Association-Recreation Vehicle Indiana Council Inc. (IMHA-RVIC), ran Jan. 29 to […]

Lazydays RV is once again the presenting sponsor of the Florida State Fair Heroes Day, which honors military, first responders, law enforcement and firefighters with free admission to the fairgrounds. According to a press release, Lazydays will also honor a “lucky hero” selected through random drawing with a one-week stay at the Lazydays RV Resort, complete with RV, […]

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- The director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking permission from lawmakers to allow corporate sponsorship as a way to bring in money for the state's park system.

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- A nonprofit land preservation organization in upstate New York, Saratoga Preserving Land and Nature, is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to add property at a former state prison to a neighboring state park

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- Attendance was up at South Carolina state parks last year. Nearly 800,000 more people visited the parks last year, compared with 2013.

(Feb. 4, 2015) -- Winnebago Industries has announced that their retro-styled Brave and Tribute have been named as RVBusiness 2015 'RV of the Year.'