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Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 25, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 958

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Nature: What’s the name of this wild bird?

RVers see a lot of wildlife in their travels — big animals like bear and moose, and little critters like squirrels and lizards. And...

Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 4: What’s holding you back?

By Dave Helgeson My wife and I are in the age bracket that places us at increased risk for severe illness if we were to...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 18, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Building an RV park: Septic skeptic, road “feathers” … and more issues

By Machelle James These last two weeks have either been full-fledged panic or a constant stream of phone calls. While we celebrated getting the approval...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 11, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 956

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 3: Freedom and civility

By Dave Helgeson Last week we celebrated Independence Day and the freedom we enjoy in the United States. One of the freedoms we enjoy as...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 955

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, July 4, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Building an RV park: We met with the Board of Supervisors – Good news!

By Machelle James (June 23) Here we are in Holbrook, waiting to speak at our Final Approval hearing with the Navajo County Board of Supervisors....

Let’s talk about poop!

By Terri Nighswonger Let’s be honest here, poop isn’t generally a topic we hear discussed around the campfire unless maybe you need advice on your...

It’s checkout time, your RV has a problem, won’t move. What to do?

By Chuck Woodbury EDITOR I have wondered what would happen if it were time to check out of my site in a packed RV park, but...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, June 27, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 954

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 953

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, June 20, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

RV park owner Andy Zipser: My park’s open, but campers are angry!

By Andy Zipser WALNUT HILLS CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK STAUNTON, VIRGINIA It has been three months, more or less, since the world got turned upside down, three months...

Building an RV park: Our beautiful state is on fire!

By Machelle James Our beautiful state is on fire – LITERALLY! The Bush Fire began on June 13, due to a car fire. It is...

Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 2: Stops along the way

By Dave Helgeson In my last entry (Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 1: Why?) we looked at the definition of boondocking (dispersed camping on...

From these options, select where you’d most like to camp for a week…

Everyone has a picture of what their "dream" campsite might look like. Maybe it's right on the beach with beautiful water views - the...

Will the Pandemic ruin our RVing future?

By Chuck Woodbury In yesterday's newsletter, we asked readers if they believe the worst of the current pandemic is now behind us. As I write...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 952

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, June 13, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

How to make the most of your stay in full-service campgrounds

By Dave Helgeson There's much debate about staying in full-service campgrounds versus no-cost locations like Walmart, Flying J, etc. Often, RVers en route to a...

Look for variety in your travels and you’ll find it

By Greg Illes A friend of mine has a luxurious 38-foot class A motorhome and it sits, parked, at the back of his property. When...

New York State Parks now taking camping reservations

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation is now accepting camping reservations at state parks. The earliest reservation window for...

Yosemite to increase visitor access

In accordance with guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local public health authorities, Yosemite National Park...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, June 6, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DATELINE: June 6, 2020 DISCLAIMER: This blog is for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 951

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Building an RV park: We had visitors!

By Machelle James With our state beginning to open up again, we have been able to see our friends again! Living up here, out of...

Boondocking in a coronavirus world. Part 1: Why?

By Dave Helgeson I have touted the many benefits of boondocking for years. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I have discovered even more reasons to choose...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 950

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, May 30, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 949

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, May 23, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

Building an RV park: WE WERE APPROVED!

By Machelle James Imagine having someone sitting on your chest. You are paralyzed and you can’t breathe. When AJ and I were getting ready for...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, May 16, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news for...

RV park reopens: Owner says “Be careful what you wish for!”

By Andy Zipser WALNUT HILLS CAMPGROUND AND RV PARK STAUNTON, VIRGINIA To that notable curse “May you live in interesting times,” we now can add the warning,...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 948

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Readers tell us: Have you cancelled camping reservations for the summer?

By Emily Woodbury When we published this poll on May 3rd, we dreaded asking you this question: Have you cancelled your camping reservations for this...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 947

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, May 9, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DISCLAIMER: This blog is for late-breaking news about...

Building an RV park from scratch: It’s an emotional roller coaster!

By Machelle James I think I have had more stress in the last two weeks than I care to admit. We have had many back...

Have you cancelled camping reservations for the summer? 

We're dreading asking you this question because we know our hearts will sink with the answer. Have you cancelled any or all of your...

Campground Chatter with Janet Groene, May 2, 2020

The latest news about camping and developments in North American campgrounds and RV parks from Janet Groene. DATELINE: May 2, 2020 DISCLAIMER: This blog is for...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 946

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

RV parks (and other locations) with storm shelters

UPDATED April 11, 2022 Where do you go when you're in an RV park and a dangerous storm is headed your way – a tornado, hurricane...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 945

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...