Breaking News

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- Tread Lightly! and its strategically designed messages remind recreationists to help respect their access and keep it open by picking up litter, driving only on designated routes, shooting only at appropriate targets, respecting private property, reducing the spread of invasive species, and continuing other positive behaviors.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- Today, Go RVing Canada launched its second annual 'Stuff the RV and Feed Someone's Tummy' national holiday campaign, which serves to benefit The Salvation Army.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- On May 31, 2011, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. entered into purchase and other agreements to acquire a portfolio of 75 manufactured home communities and one RV resort. The Company closed on seven of the Acquisition Properties yesterday.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- The San Jose Mercury News reports that the Portola and Castle Rock Foundation said this week that it wants to raise $500,000 in an effort to keep Castle Rock and Portola Redwoods state parks -- which are slated to close on July 1 -- open through the next three years.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- The Department of Environmental Management has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funds from the RI Office of Energy Resources to install solar panels at nine DEM facilities throughout the state, such as at Fisherman's Memorial State Park and Campground in Narragansett.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- During this week's Town Council meeting, questions and concerns about the purpose of an upcoming Fort Getty work session sparked plenty of debate. Many fear that council plans to use the work session to permanently allocate most of the land at Jamestown's park to the RV campground, reports the Jamestown Press.

(Dec. 9, 2011) -- The Houston Chronicle reports that the woman who shot her two children and then killed herself -- residents of the Towne North Mobile Home and RV Park in Laredo -- in a food stamp office on Monday, uttered words two weeks ago that seemed to have foretold her actions.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- Warners Group Publications, which publishes Britain’s best-selling motorhome magazine, has launched Buying Your First Motorhome, a new guide to help buyers make the right decision when choosing a motorhome, reports 3D Car Shows.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- A man was hospitalized this morning after receiving serious burns while trying to escape an RV that was on fire in Ocean Beach. He was found a block away after running down the road with his clothing on fire, reports KGTV San Diego.

(Dec. 8, 2011) -- After an outcry from grey nomads, the Tasmania State Government has promised to preserve low-cost camping options for motorhome users, reports the Tasmania Mercury.