RV Daily Report

(April 30, 2013) -- The decision on a proposed RV campground on Love Creek near Lewes, Del. is on hold as Sussex County officials await a traffic impact study review by state transportation officials, reports the Cape Gazette.

(April 30, 2013) -- Healthy & Happy Outdoors, or H2O, is an initiative to connect Iowans with outdoor resources as a way to reduce stress and improve their health. The program is being launched by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in partnership with several state, county and nonprofit organizations. Iowa outdoor recreation organizations, retailers and tourism destinations are invited to be prize sponsors.

(April 30, 2013) -- Campgrounds across Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest are scheduled to open in May, kicking off the summer recreation season, but the extended winter season may push National Forest campground opening dates back. Forest visitors are encouraged to call for updates on campgrounds and boat accesses before traveling.

(April 29, 2013) -- NewsOK.com shares the story of how Robbers Cave State Park in Oklahoma acquired its equestrian facilities.

(April 29, 2013) -- The Texas Association of Campground Owners launched its Spring Meeting Sunday with a legislative update that highlighted the association’s efforts to protect park operators from arbitrary utility fees and unfair taxation, while strengthening their ability to implement evictions.

(April 29, 2013) -- Brian Schaeffer has a larger than life presence in the Texas campground business, having served as executive director and CEO of the Texas Association of Campground Owners for nearly two decades. With the help of his wife, Schaeffer has helped TACO become one of the biggest US campground trade associations, while also shaping their privately held company into a marketing powerhouse. But anyone who has seen Schaeffer over the years knows he has also fought an ongoing battle with his weight.

(April 29, 2013) -- The goal of the “GoosInator,” a $2,800 DayGlo orange drone of foam, plywood and plastic is to “have parks that are usable, where people can put down a blanket without getting goose goo everywhere,” reports the Wisconsin State Journal.

(April 29, 2013) -- Responding to strong public opinion against the idea, the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho is leaning away from a proposal to farm out campground management along the Lochsa River to concessionaires, reports The Lewiston Tribune Online.

(April 29, 2013) --  Park officials have announced the Elkmont Firefly Viewing event in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will take place from Thursday, June 6 through Thursday, June 13.

(April 29, 2013) -- In De Pere, Wis., the manager of Apple Creek Campgrounds tells WGBA-TV the campground is starting to get busier with the warm weather.