Month: December 2015

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Montana State Parks will sponsor free, guided hikes in eight state parks across the state on New Year’s Day 2016 as part of America's State Parks First Day Hikes.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- In 1916, on Indiana’s 100th birthday, the state got its first flag and a state park system, The Journal Gazette reported. The yearlong bicentennial celebration kicks off Friday on Statehood Day, and the coming year will include a massive torch relay, key capital projects, some big ol’ parties and local events in every county.

Now that we’re all back in the saddle from a busy week at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) 53rd Annual National RV Trade Show, Dec. 1-3 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, a quiet debate continues to simmer among industry insiders regarding the viability of the venerable “Louisville Show.” Of course, the debate’s been […]

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Storm damage canceled a fundraising winter activity in Spokane, Wash., this year. The Bowl and Pitcher at Riverside State Park was hit the hardest from the windstorm. While park employees and volunteers have made a lot of progress in the clean up efforts, it's not enough to be able to put on their biggest fundraising event of the year.

Black Book reported that November represented the eighth month in a row that the values of motorized and towable units have moved in different directions. Last month motorhomes declined nearly 12%, while towables increased roughly 9%. “The motorhome segment is behaving exactly as I would expect it to this time of the year, but the towables […]

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Seven weeks after state funding closed Paul Grist and Florala State Park, the park near Selma, Ala., opened up under local government.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Thrillist, in an attempt to give state parks their proper due, asked locals from across the country to name the grandest of all their state's parks. These are the 50 they picked.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department was called to the Kohler Andre State Park after a ranger found a woman in a vehicle, identified as Strade, and determined she was drunk.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Terrace, British Columbia, City council has denied a man’s request to keep a mudroom built alongside his recreational vehicle residence, because zoning regulations for the Rest Inn RV Park in which he lives don’t allow for permanent structures.

(Dec. 7, 2015) -- Winnebago Industries is recalling one model year 2008 Aspect, one model year 2010 Vista and one model year 2012 Vista recreational vehicle, each equipped with wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.