(Dec. 5, 2012) -- Managers of the Honey Creek Resort State Park at Lake Rathbun are asking for a state bailout as it struggles to make payments on its loans, writes Radio Iowa.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- Piggly Wiggly and the South Carolina Park Service are teaming up this Christmas season to give their customers a great deal on an annual State Park Passport, South Carolina Parks and Recreation announced today.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- The Chinook Observer writes that "The Suffering and Celebration of Life in America" is a book and movie of Shane and Amy Bugbee's search for the true heart of America and for an ideal place to explain what they discovered.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- Registration will open on Saturday, Dec. 8, for Allagash Wilderness Waterway campgrounds in northern Maine, reports NECN.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- On Monday, the Fortuna City Council met to discuss a draft ordinance designed to tackle public camping, reports the Times-Standard.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- The Fort McMurray Rotary Park Campground is closing its doors, evicting campers and laying off staff, in order to accommodate a future golf course and residential area, writes Fort McMurray Today.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- The Back Country Horsemen of Northwest Georgia are scheduled to host a trail familiarization ride on Dec. 8 at the 26-mile Dry Creek Trail System located within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, reports the Calhoun Times.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- The Custer National Forest is proposing to reconstruct the Greenough Lake Campground south of Red Lodge and add additional spaces, reports the Billings Gazette.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- With two Park of the Year honors, nine “A” GuestReviews ratings, and a state association President of the Year Award, Best Parks affiliates captured more awards than any park group or brand.

(Dec. 5, 2012) -- The Chelan County Public Utility District could change the way many of its Columbia River camping parks are operated amid continued uncertainty over state funding, writes The Wenatchee World Online.