Month: August 2018

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Good luck getting in to Golden Ears Provincial Park this B.C. Day long weekend, unless it pours rain. Environment Canada was predicting a 30 per cent chance of rain Friday, with a high of 23 degrees.

At a historic event in Denver, Colo., on July 25, eight states ratified the Confluence Accords to create a partnership around the shared values and practices within the multi-billion dollar outdoor recreation industry. Outdoor Recreation Industry Office delegates from participating states met in early July in Asheville, N.C., to finalize the principles and language for […]

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Now, campers at Richardson Campground on Fern Ridge Reservoir and Camp Lane on Highway 126 are allowed to have campfires in already established fire pits.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- The CSRD and Interior Health advise that until further notice, all users of the water system are warned to boil their water at a rapid boil for at least one minute, or add two drops of fresh household bleach per litre of water or use an approved alternative source of potable water (bottled water.)

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Officials with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge had closed Lower Ohmer, Upper Skilak, and Engineer campgrounds July 21 after reports that a black bear had damaged a camper’s tent and scratched the person inside.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Since arriving in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday, I’ve been both totally paranoid about bears and obsessed with spotting one.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Shades of Sherwood owner Mike Thoreson defended his business on Friday after The Minnesota Department of Health sent out a press release stating they were investigating an “outbreak” of cryptosporidiosis at the campground.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- If you like the sound of glamping, but don’t want to do all the planning yourself, there are now several campsites that will cater luxury and comfort. Here are a few of them.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- A large group of angry glampers, outraged by what they considered substandard treatment, stormed the administrative offices of the campground, and the Kozy Korners’ management was forced to call the police to bring the crowds under control.

(Aug. 6, 2018) -- Parts of Yosemite National Park will be closed "indefinitely" due to ongoing wildfires in and around the scenic valley, the National Park Service said Sunday.