Tag: National Parks
RV Shrink: RVing in COVID-19 summer – Can we visit Glacier National Park?
Dear RV Shrink:
What a crazy travel season. We thought this was all going to blow over so we stuck with our plans to spend...
RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Issue 1358
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
RV Daily Tips. Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Issue 1348
Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...
RV Short Stops: Public parks reopening gradually
By Julianne G. Crane
Most of us are ready to get back to camping, especially in our favorite public park. We yearn for the open...
RV Short Stops: Visit America’s treasures “virtually” during National Park Week
By Julianne G. Crane
Each April, National Park Week is set aside for America to celebrate our national treasures. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, April...
National Park Service suspends entrance fees. Free admission for now
(March 18, 2020) – After careful consideration, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt directed the National Park Service (NPS) to temporarily suspend the collection...
Breaking News: Controversial “parks” committee shut down
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
When the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, the brainchild of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, recently brought forward...
Amazon deliveries to your National Park campsite?
The world it is a-changin'.
The Trump administration is considering proposals to privatize national park campgrounds, black out senior discounts during peak season periods and...
National Park Service announces free admission days for 2020
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2020. On each of these significant days of celebration or commemoration,...
How do full-time RVers keep busy?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Some folks, unfamiliar with the RV lifestyle, wonder just what fulltimers do to “keep themselves occupied.” After all, there’s...
National Parks may slash benefits to Senior Pass holders
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you have a senior pass for the national parks, you could be in for surprises. Seniors already received...
Three distinct ecosystems define Washington’s vast Olympic National Park
By Bob Difley
The imposing Olympic Mountain Range rises from the Pacific’s continental shelf like a great wall, whose presence affects the entire Olympic Peninsula,...