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Campground Crowding: Parks take advantage of canceled reservations and get paid twice

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: They paid in person, but a later online reservation got them kicked out

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

Rising fuel prices could lead to camping cancellations—and opportunities for some RVers

Record fuel prices that are approaching or exceeding $5 a gallon have arrived in certain cities and states, and those high costs will undoubtedly...

Campground Crowding: They called one campground 121 times for a reservation

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: Add extra $100 for each night a camper “no-shows”?

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: Should there be a snowbird tax?

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: First-time campers with lofty expectations are tough on workers

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: Stop selling RVs to folks under 50

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: Actually, is “crowding” really a problem?

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: “l resent snowbirds for taking over everything”

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

Want to reserve a specific campsite? Then pay up!

You wearily pull your 40-footer and toad into one of your favorite parks. All you want is to set the stabilizers down at that...

Campground Crowding: Need a site? Run an ad for one – it worked for these readers

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: Memberships not worth it, and they don’t help get you a reservation!

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 wanted to leave campsite early, give site to another. Office staff said “no,” and ‘We have dozens of lawyers'”

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: “Campground bullies” are jealous of your site. Have you experienced them?

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: “Camping in the backyard was not the plan!”

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: Is it too early to book for 2023? Campgrounds offer “Early Bird Special”

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: Reader says some campers should lose campground privileges… for life!

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: “Am I supposed to employ a bot or two to make my reservations?”

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

No problem with reservations here. Is overcrowding a regional problem?

Well, we did it! It took a little less than 15 minutes to make reservations at two RV campgrounds along our annual route to...

Campground Crowding: A hidden way the cost of RVing is increasing. Have you experienced this?

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: Lots to debate in this one…

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: Reader says “Sites like this one” are ruining it! – But we’re only trying to help…

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

Several of my friends are quitting RVing. You can probably relate to why they’re doing so 

The end. Yes, I know that’s a strange way to begin an article, but it fits! Many of our friends are choosing to throw...

Millions of acres of public lands could be used as campgrounds. The federal government won’t take the initiative, but you can

The pandemic year 2020 marked the beginning of the great upsurge in RV travel, and with it came the endemic of RV camp spot...

Campground Crowding: I never set out to camp. I set out to travel.

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: A well-written grim look at the future, and an explanation: Why is it so bad?

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: Last week’s comment sparks debate: Are we campers or travelers?

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 industry leaders meet to explore improving RVers’ experiences

A quiet meeting held two weeks ago outside Denver could lead to significant impacts on your future RVing lifestyle. The RV Industry Association brought together...

Campground Crowding: Having an RV the size of a house is NOT camping

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: What will it be? Higher deposits? Stricter cancellation fees?

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: Camping “has turned into a Disneyland-on-wheels business with very long lines”

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: Consider an email alert to confirm reservation or face stiff fees

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 owners are thriving, and there’s little incentive to change things

While 2021 has been a year of frustration for many RVers in search of an elusive open campsite, campground owners are tired ... but...

Campground Crowding: “The point is to be in nature, not crowds!”

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

We can’t keep a good thing to ourselves. Expect many, many more new RVers in 2022

This question is for all of you longtime RVers out there – Did you really think you were going to be able to keep...

Campground Crowding: Should popular campgrounds go to lottery reservation system?

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

Phantom Reservations II: Are extended booking windows making it worse?

Two weeks ago, we looked at a phenomenon called “phantom” reservations. It’s the practice by some unethical campers of making multiple reservations for the...

Campground Crowding: Camp host says, “There are more campers than spaces!”

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

Ready to camp with 28.5 million households? Labor Day weekend crowds could set new records

If you’re planning to go camping over the Labor Day weekend – or any other weekend this fall – and you don't have a...

Are “phantom” campers stealing your campsite?

By Mike Gast Last spring, I wrote an article about how little strings of computer code called “bots” were beating you to the punch when...

Campground Crowding: Wow! This reader is really angry!

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

Campground Crowding: Reader suggests part-timers stay at resorts, full-timers get state parks

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: Should boondocking sites have a reservation system? Yikes

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: Good camping news, bad camping news, and one cranky reader

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: Campgrounds are splitting sites. So much for personal space!

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: Old newsletter shows crowding was an issue long ago

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: “The industry is taking full advantage!”

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: State park policies holding RVers “hostage”

More people than ever are taking up RVing. These newbies have determined that RVing is the safest way to travel in our pandemic times....

Campground Crowding: Even the camp hosts are throwing in the towel!

More people than ever are taking up RVing. These newbies have determined that RVing is the safest way to travel in our pandemic times....

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