Mecomber Family Promotes Camping in N.Y.

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Editor’s Note: The following story is republished courtesy of Campground Owners of New York (CONY), which first distributed the story in its e-newsletter. The Mecomber* family lives in and travels around New York State, and they chronicle their many adventures in a blog that tells short stories about the interesting places they go and experience. What makes the blog interesting is that the stories are told in... Read more

Baird: 25% RV Sales Bump in March Skewed

Sales of Class C motorhomes to rental agencies may account for the big jump in retail motorhome sales in March. Editor’s Note: The investment firm of Robert W. Baird & Co. issued a client newsletter after this week’s release by Statistical Surveys Inc. of the summary of retail sales of motorhomes in the month of March. Excerpts from the Baird newsletter follow. U.S. Motorhome retail +25%. According to data from Statistical Surveys, motorhome (Class A & C) retail increased 25%... Read more

Latest Briefs for RV Parks and Campgrounds

  Richard Curtin, forecaster for the RVIA WASHINGTON, D.C. From RVIA Today Express: Richard Curtin, director of the Consumer Research Center at the University of Michigan, will provide the initial outlook for RV wholesale shipments in 2014 during remarks at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association’s (RVIA) Committee Week at the Joint Committee Luncheon, taking place from 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3. His presentation will also include the latest projections for year-end 2013... Read more

Canadian Camping Season Beginning Today

New “tent-like” structure available through Parks Canada, one of the new features this season. Peter Kent, Canada’s environment minister and minister responsible for Parks Canada,  on Thursday (May 16)  launched the 2013 Parks Canada vacation season, which opens this coming weekend in most Parks Canada locations, according to a news release. “This year, exciting new projects like Parks Canada’s collaboration with Google Street View are being spearheaded across the country and... Read more

Greeley, Colo. RV Park Adds 50 New RV Sites

Greeley RV Park is adding 50 RV sites for the 2013 season. Greeley RV Park near Greeley, Colo., is adding 50 more RV sites this year on top of the 96 sites (all full hookup) it already has, owner Marlin Ness reports. That’s on top of last year’s improvements, which featured road paving, Camp Colorado reported in this week’s e-newsletter. The year-round park, which also has 10 tent sites, is close to attractions that include the Freight Museum (with a model-train display rated the country’s... Read more

Wash. Campers Pick Lincoln Rock State Park

Lincoln Rock State Park is an 80-acre camping park on the east side of the Columbia River, four miles north of East Wenatchee. The park, a popular place for swimming, water-skiing and respite from the hot sun, was named for a basalt outcropping across the river said to resemble the profile of Abraham Lincoln. Seattle Times readers have spoken­­­ on their favorite Washington state parks. And the newspaper created an interactive map with their picks. If you’re looking for somewhere to camp, picnic,... Read more

Pa. Kills Gypsy Moths in Campgrounds/Parks

The gypsy moth caterpillar — object of aggressive spryaing in Pennsylvania this month. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has developed an interactive, web-based map enabling users to track progress of gypsy moth spraying operations across the state. “This new website will enable visitors to zoom into their county and township to determine if treatments are planned, in progress or have been completed,” DCNR Secretary Richard Allan said in a news release.... Read more

Winnebago Chooses Rand McNally GPS Unit

Rand McNally GPS system Winnebago Industries Inc. has selected Rand McNally as its exclusive provider of mapping and routing services for its 2014 motorhomes. According to a news release, Rand McNally’s award-winning RV GPS navigation will be featured as part of the new X1 family of “Infotainment” systems from XiteSolutions North America, available in Winnebago, Itasca and Winnebago Touring Coach motorhomes. Winnebago Industries has chosen the new X1S 6-inch and X1DM 10.4-inch “Infotainment”... Read more

New Canadian RV/Campground Group Debut

Maryse Catellier Joss Penny Three major players in the Canadian RV and camping industry have joined forces to create a new association: the Canadian Camping and RV Council (CCRVC). According to a press release, CCRVC represents the Canadian Recreation Vehicle Association (CRVA), the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA of Canada) and the campground owners associations from across Canada. The mission of this new organization is the betterment and support of the camping and RV industry in Canada. A... Read more

SSI: March Motorhome Sales Post 25.5% Rise

Year-over-year motorhome registrations jumped 25.5% in March while sales for the first quarter increased 23.5%, according to the latest report from Statistical Surveys Inc. (SSI), according to RVBUSINESS.COM. Thor Industries Inc. held the No. 1 spot in year-to-date motorhome registrations with a 25.9% market share followed by Winnebago Industries Inc. (17.4%), Forest River Inc.’s Coachmen RV division (13%) and Forest River (11.5%). In the Class A category, March sales climbed 10.8% compared with... Read more

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