Brisk Business Reported at U.S. Campgrounds
At the Battlefield KOA Campground in Gettysburg, Pa., you can catch up on e-mail at your campsite, take in an evening movie on a 9-foot inflatable outdoor screen, lounge by the pool, play a round of...
View ArticleRetailers Attend to Emerging ‘Glamping’ Trend
The idea of “roughing it” has taken on a new meaning. The Coleman outdoors company sells air mattresses with built-in alarm clocks and night lights, and tents outfitted with “integrated lighting...
View ArticleGlamping: In Its Infancy but Its Time is Coming
When it comes to vacations, Americans have always loved the great outdoors. Fishing, camping and just driving around are great American pastimes. But now, welcome to the early stages of the era of...
View ArticleCamping is No Longer Just Pitching a Tent
These days, camping isn’t just pitching a tent in the wilderness on a long hike, or stopping at a campground far from home on a road trip, ABC News reports. Instead, for many leisure travelers, camping...
View ArticleMany Campgrounds Adding Luxurious Amenities
When Matt and Tracy Hawkins opened the Spur Campground two years ago on 20 acres in Piedmont, S.D., they tried to make it a destination in itself, rather than just a place to sleep, the Rapid City...
View ArticleTaking the ‘Rough’ Out of Roughing It
Those of you who wiggle out of family camping trips by claiming you’re just not into roughing it will have to find another excuse. A range of camping options and innovations have made it far more...
View ArticleTent Camping Gains Traction in Alaska
Click here to watch a video on the following story. More and more Alaskans are choosing to pitch tents instead of renting RVs while enjoying the nation’s largest state, according to KTVA-TV, Anchorage....
View ArticleCamping Surge Chronicled in Michigan
A slowing economy, predictions of a temperate summer and long-term gas price concerns are prodding consumers to look toward their tents, pop-ups and recreational vehicles to get away from it all for...
View ArticleARC Applauds Jewell Nomination to Interior
The American Recreation Coalition (ARC) has endorsed President Obama’s nomination today (Feb. 6) of Sally Jewell as the new secretary of the interior, succeeding Ken Salazar. In a statement, ARC...
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