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What’s new at campgrounds and RV parks for April 26, 2024

RV Travel -
Compiled by Janet Groene We scan the web, including local news and industry sources, for information about campgrounds and RV parks across North America. Those...

Boondocking: A comprehensive how-to guide for a great trip

RV Travel -
By Nanci Dixon Every camper needs a boondocking how-to guide. Boondocking is so underrated! Even among ardent campers, boondocking is often viewed as a last...

Free South Carolina National Forest camping!

Video Editor -
By Cheri Sicard https://youtu.be/i7QRoAKmv1Q?si=W8rLh3iKSGfR94TR In the video above we join Lou and Melody from Living Our Dream Now (one of the winners of our 2024 RV...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, April 21, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we share information taken from our Facebook group, Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our staff’s...

New RV park owner asks, ‘What do RVers want?’ Help him build the perfect RV park!

RV Travel -
Reader Scott left this comment on a recent Crowded Campgrounds post, and we know you can help him out with his new RV park....

RVer says, ‘Campgrounds have forgotten their mission as campgrounds… The RVIA has failed campers as a whole’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

What’s new at campgrounds and RV parks for April 19, 2024

Janet Groene -
Compiled by Janet Groene We troll local news and industry sources for information about campgrounds and RV parks across North America. Those listed here are...

What are the BLM camping rules?

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By Cheri Sicard https://youtu.be/6uxnIS6fBsQ?si=39sfi4Lt4G3ZeOdF The video above from Zach on SmallCarCamp covers the BLM camping rules that anyone and everyone camping on BLM land need to...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, April 14, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we share information taken from our Facebook group, Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our staff’s...

Bobcat Creek RV Park is what a small, family-run RV park should be!

Nanci Dixon -
We couldn’t have been more pleased with our stop at Bobcat Creek RV Park right on the edge of Sayre, Oklahoma. This is what...

Local parks feeling more like ‘housing’ areas than RV parks; plus, RVing long-term is just ‘not financially feasible now’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Make money filming campgrounds

RV Travel -
Campground Views, a membership service that allows RVers and other campers to drive virtually through campgrounds and RV parks (just like with Google Street...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, April 6, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we share information taken from our Facebook group, Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

SaddleHawk Ranch, an unexpected Harvest Hosts gem for horse lovers in Deming, NM

Nanci Dixon -
SaddleHawk Ranch was such an unexpected Harvest Hosts gem. It is located just east of Deming, New Mexico. We have been Harvest Host members...

RVers and camp hosts share a trick to getting around the 14-day stay limit. It works, but are the consequences worth it?

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Zion National Park campground gets major makeover

RV Travel -
Utah's Zion National Park has received National Park Service funding from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund, disaster recovery appropriations, and visitor entrance...

Best places for free camping in California

Video Editor -
By Cheri Sicard https://youtu.be/kDx3tpviYgE?si=tKYv0SCMyOZpLOU- The video above, produced by my personal RVing app Campendium, shows some of the multitude of camping in California options available to...

Majority of RVers haven’t paid $100/night for a campsite, but will that change?

RV Travel -
In a recent RVtravel.com poll, we asked you, our readers: Have you spent $100 or more on a campsite in the past year? The...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, March 31, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column we share information taken from our Facebook site, Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

‘An Airbnb for a month is cheaper than our campsite!’ Plus, a tip for getting around lock-in fees

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

A state-by-state guide to outstanding but affordable RV parks

Gail Marsh -
In our weekly column, we share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include...

RV park oddities: The crazy things that happen in RV parks

Video Editor -
By Cheri Sicard https://youtu.be/ZItxRb8feOA?si=k-fHbWHZlBWEA4LL RVing is amazing, but sometimes it can be strange! In the video above, Jared Gillis from All About RVs (one of the...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, March 24, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column we’ll share information taken from our Facebook site, Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

Campground worker explains the 10-year rule and why campgrounds enforce it

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Are 1-star RV resort reviews merited? Florida resort investigated!

Video Editor -
By Cheri Sicard The video below from Less Junk More Journey (winner of our readers’ #1 favorite RV Lifestyle YouTube channel award for 2024) is...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, March 17, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our staff’s...

RVer claims weekend campers are the problem; plus, the difference in amenities and space at RV resorts and state parks

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

The Dyrt’s 2024 report reveals surprising new trends and wake-up calls for campground owners

Andy Zipser -
Overworked though it might be, the parable about six blind men describing an elephant—each varying wildly from his companions, depending on what his hands...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, March 10, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

Disabled veteran writes of being turned down at campgrounds, judged, and snubbed; plus, are campgrounds really ‘handicap-accessible’?

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

RVer says, ‘To get a site at crowded parks you gotta know somebody.’ Plus, expensive lock-in fees pay for campground fraud scandal?

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, February 24, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this column, we’ll share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but affordable RV parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

‘Permanent full-timers don’t have to follow the same rules they give us—junk lying around, more pets and vehicles than allowed…’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

California’s new law could deter late cancellations and ‘no-shows’

Gail Marsh -
It’s official. A new California law (Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s bill, AB 618) went into effect as the calendar flipped from 2023 to 2024. The...

KOA reports increase in bookings for 2024 season

RV Travel -
BILLINGS, Mont. (Feb. 21, 2024) – Kampgrounds of America, Inc.'s (KOA) latest monthly report showcases a significant uptick in travel bookings for the 2024 season, particularly...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, February 18, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this new column, we’ll share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but affordable RV Parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: An RV destination and campground for animal lovers

RV Travel -
By Nanci Dixon An RV Travel reader, Karen Gunderman, wrote us about an amazing animal sanctuary located in Kanab, Utah. She wrote, "Have you always...

RV ‘resorts’ are ‘packed shoulder to shoulder, have lots of noisy kids, and zero natural beauty’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, February 11, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this new column, we’ll share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but Affordable RV Parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include our...

A list of excellent RV service centers, shops and mobile techs, as recommended by our readers

RV Travel -
Each week in Nanci Dixon's column, RV Service Centers and Repairs Report, our readers write in and share their horror, and not-so-horror stories of...

‘Then he went on social media and told the WORLD about it! It’s the internet that’s ruining RVing!’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Idaho BLM campground now offers 50-amp service; reservations now accepted

RV Travel -
Modernization of the electrical system at Idaho's Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Huckleberry Campground is complete and reservations for summer camping can now be...

Outstanding but affordable RV parks, February 4, 2024

Gail Marsh -
In this new column, we’ll share information taken from our Facebook group Outstanding but Affordable RV Parks. Also, from time to time, we’ll include...

RV expenses rising faster than inflation rates; housing crisis vs. RVers is ‘a nationwide, silent, untold story’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Ever wonder why Yogi Bear is the mascot of popular campground chain?

Gail Marsh -
Yogi Bear campgrounds (also known as Jellystone Parks) have a rich history that dates back to their conception in the 1950s. These campgrounds, known...

Full-timer regrets selling house. ‘RVing is not what everyone tells you. Think twice before hitting the road.’

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

Don’t be a statistic. Stay alive and unhurt when visiting the parks

Russ and Tiña De Maris -
A highly popular social media site, TouronsOfYellowstone, brings home the antics of "stupid" Yellowstone National Park visitors. Scores of film clips show human beings...

RVer suggests ‘multi-level’ campsite fees and says some RV resorts are ‘definitely NOT’ resorts

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

No crowding, but high gas prices, poor RV and tow-vehicle quality, and ‘sketchy service centers’ among RVers’ greatest concerns

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...

RVer notes camp host jobs no longer paying, now on volunteer basis. Plus, how one full-timer RVs for cheap!

Nanci Dixon -
RV sales have slowed and fewer people are buying RVs than has been the recent trend. Has that changed campground crowding? Is it easier...
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