Jeff Crider The National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) estimates that more than 53,000 new RV sites will be built across the country this year. The estimate was based on a survey of 516 campground and RV park operators across the U.S. While Woodall’s Campground Management has not conducted a similar survey, WCM has verified […]
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Jo Anne Mickelson and David Schenck, co-directors of the Arizona Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (Arizona ARVC), plan to retire at end of this year. “It’s time,” said Mickelson, a co-owner of J & H RV Park in Flagstaff who has served as executive director of Arizona ARVC for 10 of the association’s 46 […]
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A surge in COVID-19 cases prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to re-impose regional stay-at-home orders in many areas of the state in December, prompting at least a few parks to temporarily close. But unlike previous stay-at-home orders that were issued at the beginning of the pandemic on a county-by-county basis, the latest orders encompass entire […]
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Girl Camper, the RVing community founded by Janine Pettit, is offering a Relic Custom Travel Trailer for its Third annual Charity RV Raffle. Tickets can be purchased for $10 each at www.GirlCamper.com/Raffle and will benefit HoldYou Foundation. “As a mother, I can only imagine the impact it would have on our family if one of […]
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This week’s Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa may not draw as many people as it normally does because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but looks could be deceiving. “Demand for RVs and the RV lifestyle is at record levels,” said Bobby Cornwell, executive director and CEO of the Florida Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (Florida […]
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Shane Devenish is in a position to have an unusually comprehensive perspective of what’s happening across North America, both in the RV and campground businesses. Devenish is president of the Canadian RV Association (CRVA), the Canadian version of the RV Industry Association (RVIA), in addition to being executive director of the Canadian Camping and RV […]
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Private park operators in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama say they are busy cleaning up fallen and missing fences, broken tree limbs and making other repairs after Zeta hit the Gulf Coast earlier this week just 1 mile per hour short of a Category 3 hurricane. But while many parks were still without power on Thursday […]
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VacationIdea.com features three Alabama ARVC member parks in its listing of top RV parks in Alabama. The travel planning website, which says it has 3 million unique monthly visitors, posts a variety of articles each week about things to see and do across the U.S., from romantic getaways to weekend retreats and family vacations. “This […]
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After initially bracing for economic catastrophe as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of New York’s private campground and RV resort operators have had their best year ever as families have embraced camping and the Great Outdoors in record numbers. Year-to-date business levels at some New York campgrounds are up by as much as […]
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Jellystone Park locations are famous for their Halloween theme weekends and the good news for kids of all ages is that the Halloween fun and games will continue this year with adjustments made to align with social distancing and sanitation best practices. “Our franchisees have adjusted their activity plans so they can still offer as […]
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