Month: April 2017

(April 14, 2017) -- The Sierra National Forest is proposing to replace an existing toilet building located in the Granite Creek Campground on the Bass Lake Ranger District. The existing toilet building is currently not functioning to standard due to deterioration, and is the only toilet facility available for the upper and lower level of the campground.

(April 14, 2017) -- Staff there is set to open up sometime next month, but there is still plenty of work to be done, clearing tree branches, and getting the facilities up running. They’re also tying up a few loose ends left after the flood that hit Moose Lake last year, including the replacement of several docks.

(April 14, 2017) -- The park hired a Klamath Falls-based mosquito control company led by Edward Horvath following an increase of camper complaints last year. He and his son, Jacob, will apply larvicide to smaller standing-water sources around the park’s 530 campsites through August.

(April 14, 2017) -- On April 1, approximately 120 vintage camper trailers and recreational vehicles parked inside Campland on the Bay. This was the 4th Annual Pismo South, a camper trailer rally which originated up in the central coast.

Year-over-year Canadian towable sales fell 8.1% in February while showing a 5.6% decline for the first two months, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI). Results by segment showed: • Sales in the travel trailer sector decreased 5.3% in February and 4.7% year-to-date. • Canadian fifth-wheel sales retreated 15.3% for the month and 6.7% through February. […]

Editor’s Note: The following column by Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) Chairman Darrell Friesen, appearing in the April issue of RV Executive Today, tout the importance of state dealer associations. I recently got back from the California RV Dealers Association (CalRVDA) convention and was excited to see dealers attending for education and learning about local […]

(April 14, 2017) -- Easter weekend is upon us and many visitors flock to a southern Utah hot spot, Sand Hollow State Park. But some visitors could be surprised to find a lack of available spots for them to camp and lounge.

(April 14, 2017) -- Red Hook Outdoors, a new, full-service outdoorsmen and nature-related products platform designed to provide outdoor equipment and accessories available today at incomparably low pricing, this week announced they have expanded their camping gear shopping section to provide an even greater spread for campers serious about obtaining tactical gear before the weather starts to warm.

(April 14, 2017) -- West Warwick council considered but ultimately tabled a motion Tuesday night to amend the town’s zoning code of ordinances to allow campers, travel trailers and mobile homes to be stored on a property up to the boundary line.

(April 14, 2017) -- For many seasoned vacationers their recreational vehicle or camper trailer is their home away from home. In the city of Hannibal, those who try to utilize such vehicles as an extension of their home could soon find themselves being penalized, according to Building Inspector Joey Burnham.