Month: April 2016

(April 11, 2016) -- Sheriff's officials said California Fish and Wildlife wardens found the man's body Sunday at a campsite near Kern Canyon Road and Borel Road. Sheriff's officials said there were signs of trauma on the body, but didn't specify where.

(April 11, 2016) -- Wekiva Falls is actually a sulfur spring that is capped, channeling the water up through a conduit that “falls” into a manicured lagoon for swimming. It even has a sandy beach on one end, and the water runs out the lagoon on a sandy-bottomed stream to the nearby Wekiva River.

(April 11, 2016) -- Tim Chamberlin with Alberta parks said reservations are up for provincial park campsites. Chamberlin said repairs after the 2013 flood are close to 100 percent done, with two more sites in the south due to reopen this summer.

(April 11, 2016) -- One of two improvement projects at Lake Manawa State Park in Iowa is moving forward, while a second – creation of a new camping area – could be dead in the water.

(April 11, 2016) -- After a stormy winter, staff at Olympic National Park are working to clean, prepare and repair park facilities for the warmer season.

(April 11, 2016) -- The Fourth Annual Camp Out Jam Out (COJO), a free festival, is scheduled to begin April 14, and will continue through April 16, at the Laurel Lakes Family Campground, in Salemburg, N.C.

(April 11, 2016) -- Smithville, Mo., Board of Aldermen has set the campground rate at Smith's Fork Park at $25 per night. The rate reflects a recent electrical upgrade, reflective of the growing popularity of large recreational vehicles.

(April 11, 2016) -- Parker Dam State Park’s annual Woodsy Owl Weekend is scheduled for April 22-24 at the park. This annual event, which began in 1984, attracts many volunteers to the park for the weekend and also to the Saturday morning and afternoon volunteer work sessions.

(April 11, 2016) -- Located near Corning, Iowa, Lake Icaria has several renovation projects that are in various stages of completion for the upcoming camping and fishing seasons. Adams County Conservation Director Dan Carl said campgrounds at the lake are scheduled to be opened soon.

(April 11, 2016) -- A group of campers could find their weekend trip to Inverleigh will cost them more than a five-star hotel room, with police investigating a campfire that was left unattended.