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Campground Crowding: Two campground owners speak out, offer their side

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Do campground owners think we LIKE to be squashed together?

RV Travel -
By Nanci Dixon Do campground owners think we like to be squashed together? For the second time in a row, we are piled in like...

This Minnesota campground is a hidden gem

Nanci Dixon -
Swan Lake Resort—what an unexpected gem in Fergus Falls, Minnesota! I had read all the reviews and the exceptional ratings and thought it sounded...

Today’s RV parks: ‘Camping’ gives way to ‘Resortainment’

Andy Zipser -
To the extent that the RV park industry increasingly draws inspiration from its hotel-and-resort big brothers and sisters—which is to say, a great deal—looking...

Your thoughts invited: RV park? Trailer park? Campground? 

Chuck Woodbury -
In this feature, we ask our RVtravel.com readers a question to see what they think about a particular issue. Today, we'd like your opinion about...

Campground Crowding: This type of campground should be rezoned as a ‘trailer park’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Bighorn National Forest asks community for help with dispersed camping squatters

Jeff Clemishaw -
For years, the National Forest Service has been dealing with a growing issue—careless dispersed camping squatters dropping off their RVs in the forest for...

Operating an RV park: Oktoberfest and House Whiskey in the house!

RV Travel -
By Machelle James If I could capture the events of last weekend in pictures it would look like a tornado for three days, then a...

Your thoughts invited: Have Walmart ‘campers’ changed?

RV Travel -
In this feature, we ask our RVtravel.com readers a question to see what they think about a particular issue. Today, we're asking about Walmart. The...

News for RVers Issue 1068, Sunday edition

Newsletter Editor -
Welcome to RVtravel.com, the most-read consumer website about RVing in North America. At RVtravel.com, you will learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and...

Campground Crowding: Some campgrounds becoming all about profit, less about care

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Make your voice heard: Ways you can take action against RV and camping industry

Nanci Dixon -
An email came in this week from reader Will K. Will wrote, “I read your article about advocating for more places to RV/camp. I...

RV Checklists: Everything you should pack

RV Travel -
By Gail Marsh There’s almost nothing worse than arriving at your campsite only to realize that you’ve forgotten something. That’s where RV camping checklists can...

Ways to “winterize” the plants in your RV

Gail Marsh -
My grandma was an expert gardener. She also had a very green thumb when it came to house plants. Come fall each year, she’d...

Campground chain adds retro trailers to accommodation options

RV Travel -
The parade of campgrounds morphing into "Glampgrounds," where the camping is comfy and convenient but no RV is required, continues. In the case of...

KOA offering workshop in buying and operating an RV park

RV Travel -
Learn everything you need to know about purchasing and operating a prosperous campground by attending the latest Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) Buyer’s Workshop....

Campground Crowding: ‘Truck stops are more inviting than some campgrounds!’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Operating an RV park: We have a new RV!

RV Travel -
By Machelle James The last article we left off with us having a massive leak in our RV’s roof. Well, it is worse than we...

The long, long RV trip, Week 12: Summersville Lake camping—Almost Heaven, West Virginia

Cheri Sicard -
This Week’s Stop: Summersville Lake Camping in West Virginia After leaving Brewery 33, I knew I eventually wanted to end up at my friend John’s...

Controversial 10-year-RV rule explained

RV Travel -
Have you heard of the “10-year rule” at RV parks? If not, you've probably not been an RVer very long. Here's the rule, as it...

Campground Crowding: Reader says RV parks becoming ‘trash bins of humanity’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

RV Checklists: Everything to do before leaving the campground

RV Travel -
By Gail Marsh Inside Secure all cabinets and drawers for travel. Check to see that the TV is securely in place. Empty all garbage cans...

Why coyotes pose a threat to your pet in campgrounds

Chuck Woodbury -
National parks require pets to be leashed to protect the local wildlife. But where coyotes roam it's the pets that need protection. As in...

Coyote camping: Your RV at home on the open desert

RV Travel -
By Bob Difley Boondocking around Quartzsite on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and called Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVA) is an...

Campground Crowding: More extreme weather will alter course of reservations

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

If overnight RV stays at Walmart and similar stores were banned, would it affect your RVing?

RV Travel -
Our reader surveys through the years have revealed that many of our readers spend at least an occasional night in a Walmart parking lot...

Operating an RV park: The weather is changing; and we discovered a leak in our RV!

RV Travel -
By Machelle James Well, AJ and I are pleased to say that our Campground has definitely been noticed in the RV world. We are full...

RV Checklists: Campground setup

RV Travel -
By Gail Marsh Check-in Check in at campground office. (Call ahead if you’ll arrive after office hours.) Request a campground map and receive your RV’s...

Is it safe to camp in a desert wash?

RV Travel -
By Bob Difley Setting up your boondocking campsite in a desert wash is considered by many RVers to be foolhardy and should be avoided. Many...

Campground Crowding: Readers say, ‘Nope, not crowded’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Campground Crowding: RVers cheat the system, use different names to book prime sites

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Operating an RV park: Rain, rain, go away! But our weekends are booked solid!

RV Travel -
By Machelle James I never thought I would complain about the weather, but the rain this past week has been horrendous! We had 4.5 inches...

California State Parks campground closing due to drought

RV Travel -
California State Parks will close the campground at Portola Redwoods State Park due to lower water flows in Peters Creek, the park’s primary water...

Campground Crowding: Longtime work camper says this year is ‘out of control’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Spot a moose at the 12th annual Grand Mesa Moose Day

Emily Woodbury -
Did you know moose can run up to 35 miles per hour and are excellent swimmers? Or that a bull moose's antlers can grow...

Campground Crowding: More people buying land to ‘camp.’ Would you?

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Operating an RV park: 4th of July recap, and we messed up!

RV Travel -
By Machelle James I feel bad for missing my deadline to write two weeks ago. Our lives were truly chaotic and I just could not...

1,600 comments and 1.5 million views. Article a hot topic among RVtravel.com readers

Nanci Dixon -
Last week I wrote an article titled "Reserved but empty campsites: The campground's side of the story." If you haven't read it yet, click...

RVers, these poisonous plants could be lurking nearby. Look out!

Dale Wade -
With all of nature’s beauty, it has a nasty side. Along with the myriad of beautiful plants come a few of which you should...

KOA direction is ‘luxury and rustic camping’—Really?

Andy Zipser -
By Andy Zipser  KOA is marking its 60th anniversary this summer, long enough to become the camping industry’s big dog. Over those six decades it...

Campground Crowding: ‘Every nook and cranny of the woods are full!’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Are you finding more available campsites in the last few weeks?

Chuck Woodbury -
We've written about crowded campgrounds for a couple of years now. The situation has seemed to worsen with each passing month. But, wait! Is...

Reserved but empty campsites: The campground’s side of the story

Nanci Dixon -
By Nanci Dixon There are two sides to every story, right? Well, that means there's another side to why there are so many empty campsites....

These easy-care plants will help purify the air in your RV

Dale Wade -
Certain pollutants may be released inside your RV. If you have the room, you can minimize the presence of these with a good air...

With boondocking freedom comes responsibility

RV Travel -
By Bob Difley If you don't boondock, you might think that when you are truly boondocking—camping out away from any hookups or other amenities, not...

Campground Crowding: ‘We camp during the week, stay in motels on the weekends’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Utah free campgrounds to charge up to $20 a night

RV Travel -
Get ready to pay $10 to $20 a night to stay in 16 Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campgrounds that are currently free....

We’re ruining our special places

Chuck Woodbury -
By Chuck Woodbury Many years ago, when I was beginning my writing career, I wrote occasional freelance articles about places to visit in Northern California...

New campground company adds 10 locations in first year of operation

Mike Gast -
Ali and Eric Rasmussen were looking for an exciting entrepreneurial opportunity two years ago. They figured Eric’s commercial real estate and capital markets background...

Campground Crowding: ‘Costs are getting prohibitive’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...
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