RV Daily Report

(April 12, 2013) -- After extensive repairs and renovations, the water playground at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, located outside of St. Martinville, La. will reopen today.

(April 12, 2013) -- The Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO) has testified on behalf of State Senate Bill 1268, which would prevent water utilities from arbitrarily assessing fees on RV parks on a site-by-site basis.

(April 11, 2013) -- One of the founders of Parkbus told CBC.ca he recognizes there have been some parks in the north that have shut down or ended overnight camping because of declining numbers.

(April 11, 2013) -- he Associated Press is reporting N. Gunter Guy, Alabama State Parks conservation commissioner, announced Wednesday that money will be restored in 2014 that may stave off closures and layoffs during that budget cycle.

(April 11, 2013) -- Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary, reports The Huffington Post.

(April 11, 2013) -- Plumas County Newspapers reports folks at Caribou Crossroads in California are ready to celebrate the trout opener, held annually on the last Saturday in April.

(April 11, 2013) -- ADP, a provider of human capital management services, today announced that The Jackson Companies, a family-owned enterprise of golf course and campground establishments in South Carolina, has selected the ADP Vitality wellness program to help combat a top business challenge: rising healthcare costs.

(April 11, 2013) -- Blue Mounds State Park, near Luverne in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, has closed its campground through Sunday, April 21, due to ice storm damage.

(April 11, 2013) -- In Colorado, an 18 percent budget cut for the White River National Forest this year will impact the seasonal work force at area campgrounds and along trails this summer, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports. The 18 percent is not related to the sequestration.

(April 11, 2013) -- To advance the priority objectives of the National Park Service as it thinks more creatively about its next century of service, the National Park System Advisory Board enlisted the involvement of a group of 100 outside subject matter experts to help address specific work. A 2013 report looks at engaging independent perspectives.