Month: June 2015

(June 4, 2015) — When Harvey Mickelson purchased a campground in northern Arizona with his wife, Jo Ann, 33 years ago, he never thought he would also find a way to help couples keep their marriages intact, a press release from the organization stated.

(June 4, 2015) — Field & Stream and Outdoor Life magazines’ Camp Country will return to this year’s CMA Music Festival within the AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X in Nashville, Tenn., from June 11-14. The booth will also feature face-painting, games, prizes and the brand-new 2016 Outlaw Class C 29H toy hauler for fans to explore.

(June 4, 2015) — When one of their campers had to be rushed to the hospital because of health problems caused by second hand smoke, Jo Ann and Harvey Mickelson took a bold step: They banned smoking at their park, making J & H RV Park one of the first in the nation to ban smoking outright.

(June 4, 2015) — The Arizona Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (Arizona ARVC) recently recognized Mesa Spirit RV Resort with the Mega Park of the Year Award at the 2015 Arizona ARVC Annual Outdoor Hospitality Conference and Expo.

(June 4, 2015) -- Bontrager also commented that he is excited to work with Hugelmeyer saying, “He is passionate about and loves the outdoors and is a strong advocate for all outdoor recreation segments working together, along with our legislators, to protect and enhance the consumer experience.”

(June 4, 2015) -- The four-week moving average of initial claims, which attempts to smooth out some of the weekly volatility in the measure, rose to 274,750 from 272,000 the previous week. Continuing claims for the week ending May 23 fell 30,000 to 2,196,000, the lowest level since 2000.

(June 4, 2015) -- Outside of Pennsylvania State Parks, there are some private campgrounds suggested by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds found in the midstate.

(June 4, 2015) -- So the next time you hear someone complaining about a visitor’s fee, or worse yet encouraging another person to cheat or to avoid paying a visitors fee, remember that it is you, the RVer or camper, who will ultimately pay for that visit.

(June 5, 2015) -- In April, Clay County, Mo., began offering an online reservation system for its 415 camp sites at Crow's Creek Campground and 362 sites at Camp Branch Campground. The digital bookings drew immediate response

(June 5, 2015) -- Jennifer Schwartz, vice president of marketing for the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, found that the No. 1 reason camping is popular is people can spend time with family, reconnect and enhance relationships.