Rebecca Smith

Park employees have been busy preparing for this season by picking up leaves, mowing the grass and cleaning the bath house and cabins. Source

The McDonald’s restaurant at 37 Meadow St. said goodbye to a long-time fixture, the train caboose located at the rear of the building. It had made McDonald’s its home for close to 40 years. Source

Hosts do everything from checking in campers and selling firewood to cleaning fire pits and replacing toilet paper in bathrooms. In exchange, they get to camp for free for a month in some of Wisconsin’s most beautiful places. Source

The Genesee County Board of Commissioners gave tentative approval May 1, to a contract with Rowe Professional Services Company to design and assist in bidding to extend electric and water service to 34 lakefront sites at the campground, which is scheduled to reopen for the season on May 22. Source

Whether you’ve enjoyed camping in Colorado’s foothills recently or it’s been a while, the U.S. Forest Service is hoping you’ll give back by volunteering to help clean up some of their dispersed camping areas. These are the designated areas where people are allowed to camp but there aren’t established facilities like toilets or fire rings. Source

Camping season is nearly here, and with it comes kids that need to be entertained. After all, you don’t want them to feel bored when the rain hits or you just want to spend a day at the campsite. Source

Michiganders have always loved their parks. Initially, the state was dependent on gifts of lands by donors. However, by the 1920s, if expansion was to continue, there was a realization that the state would need a long-term funding source to purchase more land. Financing these lands was not always easy. Source

Fulltime RV travel with kids can be a very rewarding lifestyle. You get to spend a lot of quality, family time together, probably more so than you would while living a traditional lifestyle. Source

The really great aspect of Delaware Seashore State Park is your close proximity to the water. The park is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian River, and Indian River Bay. Source

Have you ever just fallen into a deep, relaxing sleep when your phone starts chiming that you have notifications? Especially if you’re part of a group chat, with members around the world, your phone could be beeping all night long. Source