RV Daily Report

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- The Meadville KOA Campground in Pennsylvania is celebrating 35 years of serving camping families. Located 7 miles east of Meadville on Route 27, this one-time fish hatchery and auction barn is now a highly rated, award-winning KOA Campground.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- There’s nothing like a good winter storm to get people in the mood for camping. By 11:30 Monday morning, more than 60 percent of Iowa's state park campsites for Memorial Day weekend that offer electricity or full hook ups had been reserved.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- According to a peer-reviewed report released by the National Park Service yesterday, Grand Canyon National Park's 4.3 million visitors spent $467,257,000 and supported 7,361 jobs in Arizona in 2011. Until  you can get there yourself, the Huffington Post shares a little bit of the Grand Canyon for you to enjoy.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- According to CNN, the impact on the overall federal budget and deficit reduction is miniscule, but the meaning of cuts to local businesses in and around treasured landmarks that host nearly 300 million visitors a year is all too real.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- KXAN reports Monday’s strong winds fueled a fire that destroyed several small cabins at Camp Lost Pines in northern Fayette County, Texas.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- “In 2012 there were 60,000 online reservations made, with 13,500 booked on opening day of the reservation service,” Saskatchewan Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Kevin Doherty said. “This year, to improve the system and to spread out website traffic, we are opening the site with staggered launch dates.” To prepare for the Reserve-a-Site launch, campers should take the time now to log on, update their profile and check out the campgrounds that they are planning to book.

(Feb. 27, 2013) -- Everything Summer Camp, an online camping supply retailer, announces new outdoor footwear has been added to the retailer's growing inventory of camping gear.

(Feb. 26, 2013) -- Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan is selling its York Township site, which had been losing money. reports AnnArbor.com.

(Feb. 26, 2013) -- California State Parks has finalized 10 matching fund partnership agreements to keep 11 state parks open and operating for the next two years. The agreements are made possible by the AB 1478 Match Program, which appropriated $10 million back to the department to be used for matching funds in donor and operating agreements.

(Feb. 26, 2013) -- The Produce News says every child that has received a grant from Katie’s Krops, a non-profit focused on empowering kids to plant vegetable gardens and donate the harvest to the underserved in their communities, is eligible to apply for a spot at the first-ever Katie’s Camp.