(April 4, 2018) -- The City of Dubuque announced its Miller Riverview Campground will open for the 2018 season on Sunday, Apr. 15, weather and river levels permitting. Read More »
IL: Dark sky park
(April 4, 2018) -- Matt and Heather talk to Lisa Sprinkle from Champaign County Forest Preserve about the first park to apply to be a Dark Sky Park in Illinois. Read More »
OH: Toledo campground opens for the season
(April 4, 2018) -- The Toledo East/Stony Ridge KOA Journey campground is now open for the 2018 summer camping season. Read More »
N.M.: Mountain men take over campground
(April 3, 2018) _- For the past few days, in a campground off N.M. 35 near Skates Canyon, men and women dressed in wool, buckskin and moccasins to celebrate the 37th annual Blue Moon of the Crow Rendezvous. Read More »
Nova Scotia park reservation systems crashes
(April 3, 2018) -- Reservations for the season opened at 9 a.m. local time, but many people who tried to reserve a site in one of Nova Scotia's 20 camping parks by phone or online were unsuccessful. Read More »
TN: ‘Tiny homes’ bring glamour to camping
(April 3, 2018) -- "Glamping is being outdoors and enjoying the outdoors with your family and your friends but having all the comforts of home, plus a little extra," said Carmen Simpher, one of the owners of the Little Arrow Outdoor Resort. "You have air conditioning, you have a bed, you’re very comfortable." Read More »
OR: Wallowa Lake State Park moves up in popularity
(April 3, 2018) -- Nightly stays at the park climbed in 2017 to 83,783, a 1.3 percent increase from the 2016 season. Park specialist Shawnae Stanton said the increase in 2015 -2016 was 5.6 percent. Read More »
N.C.: Marston campground goes glamping
(April 3, 2018) -- Bob Drakeford, owner of Oasis Campground on Palmer Road, has recently added a glamping pod to his family’s campground which also offers a yurt and tiny houses. Work on the pod began over the weekend. Read More »
AZ: Night sky exploration at Chiricahua National Monument
(April 3, 2018) -- April 14 park rangers in partnership with members of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) will be hosting a night sky party. April 29, there will be a ranger-led full moon hike. Both programs are free but subject to cancellation due to inclement weather. Read More »
Ten things you didn’t know about Big Bear Lake Trail Center
(April 3, 2018) -- You may know that Big Bear Lake Trail Center is the home of Dirt Rag Dirt Fest West Virginia. But how much do you really know about this magnificent mountaintop milieu? Read More »
Planning ahead for summer camping in Manitoba
(April 3, 2018) -- It may not feel quite like camping weather, but that didn’t stop Manitobans from making summer plans and booking sites. Read More »
Texas campground owners add amenities, activities
(April 2, 2018) -- Texas campground owners, for their part, are doing everything they can to provide RV, tent and cabin camping enthusiasts with great places to stay with lots of organized activities and attractive amenities, Schaeffer said. Read More »
N.J.: Go camping at Turkey Swamp Park
(April 2, 2018) -- Spring into the season by spending a night under the stars at the Monmouth County Park System’s family campground located in Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold. Read More »
MA: Cape Cod Rail Trail expansion on track
(April 2, 2018) -- “They came to us a long time ago,” Paine’s Campground owner Robert “Bud” Paine said of state Department of Conservation and Recreation officials approaching him in 2012 about the purchase. Read More »
MT: Skidway Campground will stay closed in 2018
(April 2, 2018) -- The Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest announced today it will keep the Skidway Campground closed for the 2018 season. Read More »