Month: May 2016

(May 13, 2016) -- A local nonprofit campground is one step closer to expanding its facilities thanks to a $10,000 contribution from the Hancock County, Ind., Tourism Commission.

(May 13, 2016) -- Gunbarrel resident and camping expert Dawn Bitz doesn’t want you to worry. In fact, the whole reason she founded GH Outdoor Inc., and its lifestyle brand Grasshaven, is to make camping accessible to everyone.

(May 13, 2016) -- “I’ve lived through a couple of these busts,” laughs Bill. Today he is the owner of Roaming RV Repair with his wife Dora. “I figured it would make a pretty good career choice.” And he was right.

(May 13, 2016) -- Flooding and root rot have set back plans to open all campsites at the Buck Creek and Sulphur Creek campgrounds up the Suiattle River Road Darrington, Wash.

(May 13, 2016) -- A New Hampshire man is facing assault charges after he allegedly hit another man in the head with a brick during a fight Thursday afternoon at a York, Maine, Beach campground.

(May 13, 2016) -- New Zealand Prime Minister John Key today announced a $12 million fund for small communities to build toilets, signs and van parks to cope with freedom campers in particular.

(May 13, 2016) -- "The stronger than expected rise in April retail sales was consistent with our view that consumer spending growth will rebound in the second quarter of 2016 after slowing to a 1.9 percent pace in the first quarter," Janzen said.

(May 13, 2016) -- Some outdoor enthusiasts said that making a reservation for a B.C. Parks campsite has become so competitive that it's sparked reservation scalping, sneaky tricks and calls for change.

(May 13, 2016) -- Someone stole a TV from a camper at Camping World after getting through the same place in the fence that was accessed in a previous burglary, an April 24 report said.

(May 13, 2016) -- On May 20 and 21, the National Park Service and the National Geographic Society will team up for a nationwide National Parks BioBlitz, a fast-paced expedition to discover and document the species that thrive in national parks.