Camping & Parks Archives

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

Chuck Woodbury - July 8, 2022

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 - July 8, 2022

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....

With boondocking freedom comes responsibility

RV Travel - July 4, 2022

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...

Utah free campgrounds to charge up to $20 a night

RV Travel - July 2, 2022

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 - July 1, 2022

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 - June 25, 2022

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...

Camp in a ‘LoveStream’ or covered wagon

RV Travel - June 24, 2022

Many "glamping" opportunities these days involve staying in RVs, some of them very beautiful, luxurious or funky, and often in unique settings. Considering the...

The campground was crowded, noisy, smoky… and wonderful

Nanci Dixon - June 24, 2022

The campground was crowded, noisy, filled with campfire smoke ... and just plain wonderful! We joined the ranks of the weekend warriors, at least...

Why you can’t get a campsite at a state park

Andy Zipser - June 18, 2022

By Andy Zipser If you do any amount of RVing in state or national parks, you know what to expect: You drive in after a...

Operating an RV park: We passed the health inspection, and more updates

RV Travel - June 17, 2022

By Machelle James AJ and I were pacing the floor waiting for the Health Inspector to arrive. AJ had installed the plumbing, per their specs,...