Jeff Crider As the weather heats up, growing numbers of families are enjoying the water slides, splashgrounds, lazy rivers and other amenities and activities at the seven Jellystone Park locations across Texas. “We’re getting busier!” said Steve Stafford, general manager of the North Texas Jellystone Park in Burleson, near Fort Worth.. The park’s two 65-foot tall, 350-foot-long […]
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Throughout history, the often-repeated stories of immigrants coming to the U.S. from foreign lands to pursue their dreams in business and in life has been the embodiment of the American Dream. But while the U.S. campground industry is filled with examples of native-born entrepreneurs, husband and wife teams and families who have built successful campgrounds […]
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While occupancies vary at campgrounds and RV parks across Florida, some park operators say they will be busier than normal this Memorial Day weekend because of COVID-19. Some parks are also sold out for the holiday weekend. “People are want to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and physical activity, even if it’s just going […]
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Oklahoma’s two Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts are sold out for Memorial Day weekend, but campsites are still available at both parks in June, according to managers at both parks. “People want to get out and enjoy quality time with their families,” said Beth Ryan, who co-owns and operates the Jellystone Park location at Keystone Lake, a […]
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Twin Lakes Camp Resort in Defuniak Springs, Fla., offers lots of wide open spaces, mature shade trees and two huge lakes. Its RV and tent sites are also spaced far apart from each other as well as its fully furnished glamping tents. “People can de-stress here,” said Patrick O’Neill, who co-owns and operates the campground […]
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While campground associations across the country work to have campgrounds and RV parks declared “essential businesses,” snowbirds and full-time RVers are hunkering down wherever they have spent the past few weeks or months Many fear if they leave their current campsite for another city, they may have a hard time finding another park willing to […]
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Few things are more devastating to parents than to learn that their child has cancer. Over the past 35 years, Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA) Care Camps has established itself as the campground industry’s largest coordinated effort to raise money for children and their families to attend oncology camps, where specially trained medical staff and […]
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RV servicing and repairs used to be pretty much the exclusive domain of RV dealers, independent garages and mobile RV service technicians. But some entrepreneurial park operators have found that they can develop an entirely new profit center and improve guest satisfaction by providing their own RV service facilities, employing their own mobile RV service […]
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Industry insiders acknowledge that most private park operators and RV dealers do not do as much as they could to develop reciprocal marketing relationships. But park operators and dealers who take the time to cultivate such relationships can develop close ties that not only produce referrals for each other’s businesses but enhance guest experiences by […]
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Campground operators across North America are increasingly investing in canvas “glamping” tents, which they furnish to varying degrees with household amenities, typically found in a furnished cabin. But while consumer interest in canvas tent glamping is on the rise, most campground operators invest in only a handful of glamping tents, which they use to complement […]
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