(Jan. 4, 2012) -- America's best idea - the national parks - gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- Several Kentucky State Park campgrounds also remain open during winter months. They include: Carter Caves, Columbus-Belmont, Fort Boonesborough, General Butler, Levi Jackson and Pennyrile Forest.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- Nineteen-year-old's Keith J. Marshall and Derek Wampler of Beaver Lake, both accused of theft from an RV at Beaver Lake, waived their right to a preliminary hearing in Cass County Court, reports WOWT.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- Salop Leisure, a Shropshire-based motorhome and caravan dealership, has employed two 16-year-old apprentices after just two weeks of work experience, reports Out & About Live.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- Recently, about 30 people attended a meeting at Chattahoochee Bend State Park to discuss the possibility of building horse trails. The outcome, according to Park Manager Trint Wicklund, was to move forward with the planning process, reports the Newnan Times-Herald.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise reports that a propane stove may be to blame for a fire that sparked inside a mobile home at Guadalupe County's Geronimo RV Park Monday morning.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- The Desert Trails New Year's Day Parade returned this year. Residents of the Desert Trails RV Park in El Centro lined its roads to greet the parade as it snaked through the park on Sunday, reports the Imperial Valley Press.

(Jan. 4, 2012) -- "Our customers are truly evangelists for the teardrop camping lifestyle and for the Little Guy Line of lightweight campers. They've traded-in 6 miles per gallon and a forty foot ball and chain for a 500 pound camper that sets up in sixty seconds and can be towed by the smallest car on the market."

(Jan. 3, 2012) -- Myron Bowling Auctioneers, based in Hamilton, Ohio, posted on their website this weekend that they will be handling the auction of Carriage RV's assets by order of a secured creditor. The auction is set for Feb. 9 at 9 a.m. with inspection of materials taking place Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(Jan. 3, 2012) --  The first course, held online through Northampton Community College in partnership with the Pennsylvania RV and Camping Association, delves into the workings of a typical RV dealership service center and exposes the student to the skills necessary to function within a dealership environment.