RV Daily Report

(March 22, 2013) -- Some Alabama state parks could be in trouble, WAFF reports, explaining a bill drafted by the House would take money from the parks and put it in the general fund instead.

(March 22, 2013) -- Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed legislation yesterday that creates the first new state park in South Dakota since 1972.

(March 21, 2013) -- The Parks and Trails Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected Jeremy Losinski, who has until recently been the manager of Lac qui Parle State Park in Montevideo, to oversee outdoor recreation in eight west-central counties.

(March 21, 2013) -- According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Willard Bay State Park officials closed down the facility on the northeastern edge of the Great Salt Lake and evacuated two campers and the park manager’s family this week after diesel fuel leaked from the pipeline just north of the park.

(March 21, 2013) -- The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation invite everyone to get to know their national parks during National Park Week. This year’s dates are April 20-28, with free admission to all national parks April 22-26.

(March 21, 2013) -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission celebrates its centennial this week. As part of its 100th year birthday celebration, the commission announces the launch of the first Official Washington State Parks Smartphone App.

(March 20, 2013) -- The Utah House overwhelmingly passed a bill last week to create an office to draw in more tourism dollars by coordinating with state leaders and the federal government to promote outdoor recreation.

(March 20, 2013) -- The Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal reports Sun Communities has plans to improve the seawall at two Mathews County, Va. campgrounds, as well as upgrade the swimming pools and clubhouses.

(March 20, 2013) -- Managers at the two Kansas state parks closest to Wichita told the Wichita Eagle they actually found some good from the bad conditions left from last year.

(March 20, 2013) -- With a camp operating at an annual lost of tens of thousands of dollars for more than five years, The San Luis Obispo Tribune says Los Padres Council of the Boy Scouts of America leaders were faced with a decision: raise fees or seek donations. They are trying to raise $75,000 by the end of April.