Meet Larie Dowdy – Chapter Guide for Arizona!
With so many camping places to find, rivers and lakes to lazily float or paddle around, I’ve spent more time outdoors than inside!
Iowa News: Maquoketa Caves Reopen!
From Chapter Guide, Resa Leppert: My favorite part is being able to walk through Dancehall Cave from one side of the park to the other. I love to start on the south side and walk through to the north side. See her complete article here:...
Rug and Basket Weaving with a Hoola Hoop
From Chapter Guide, Teresa Willis, a fun and useful craft you can do at the campground. On a recent road trip to visit my grands in Colorado, I brought along instructions from a 2011 Family Fun magazine issue for Hoola Hoop Rug and Basket Weaving. It was great because...
Robbers Cave State Park – Southeast Oklahoma
The caves, yes real caves, were once the hideout for the likes of outlaws Jesse James and Belle Starr. We visited the nature center and there were exhibits including detailed history of the good guys and bad guys during those times.
Camp on the Beach in Texas: Blue Water RV Resort
Located right along the beach outside of Lake Jackson on the gulf, in between surf side beach and the Galveston island. Beach and bay-front resort location with all sites having views of the beach or wetlands.
Camping Memories
I had just moved to a new town and was invited by a classmate to join her Senior Girl Scout Troop. I’d been in Girl Scouts since I was a Browne, but the troops I was in had never really camped a lot. That all changed when I became a member of Mrs. Boyd’s senior troop! My life as a Girl Camper had begun!
Uncommon Camping With Harvest Host
Has it been worth it? Yes!! The experience, meeting locals, and coming home with goodies from the sites I traveled to, totally makes up for the annual membership fee. I would not trade them for anything!
First Time RV Buyer Questions
This is an interview I had with Andy from General RV and we discuss some of the important questions you should consider when you are a first time RV buyer.
Wild Safari Park is open!
Drive through with your vehicle. Get comfortable and prepare yourself for 3.5 miles of driving, Ooooh, Look! and Awwwww, experiencing hundreds of animals.
Founder, Janine Pettit, on the Today Show!
The pandemic rush on RV sales continues. Campgrounds are full and people are on wait lists to purchase RV’s. The Today Show turned to our Camper-in-Chief, Janine Pettit, for insights on camping in 2021 and 2022. See the Today Show segment here:...
Let’s Talk Safety
This little alarm packs a 130db siren and a seriously bright, flashing strobe light.
The Wyoming State Park Campground the Locals Don’t Want You to Know About
I now know why my Wyoming gal pals never encouraged us to camp here…..they wanted to keep it all to themselves. And I don’t blame them.
Country Roads Motorhome & RV Park Reviews – Wisconsin
“This campground worked well and is very close to all the attractions of the Wisconsin Dells without being in the middle of things. “
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
They host festivals, family events, educational tours, and more. It is referred to as “living laboratory” and boosted as one of the “most pristine and healthiest forest in the country”.
The 40 Most Scenic Drives in America
Open up your camping apps and plot your next road/camping trip on one of these scenic drives recommended by Reader’s Digest: https://www.rd.com/list/most-scenic-drives-in-america/
Maple Park Cape Cod Campground Field Report
In business for 50 years, Maple Park has a ton of loyal families who return year after year, as well as plenty of seasonal renters, who spend full summers parked here.
Tombstone Dry Camping RV Park, Arizona – Field Report
We can comfortably accommodate 30 campers. It is our hope to have ample room between each camper so everyone can stretch out and enjoy their stay.
How to Light Your Camper without Electricity
Many vintage campers don’t have much lighting or outlet options, mine certainly didn’t being an ’88. This becomes a convenience problem. Where do I plug in this lamp? Or more of a problem, where do I put a lamp in such a small space? Or I have no electricity there, now what do I do? I would love a light right there, just like a chandelier but how?
Cades Cove in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains
It’s a beautiful—and often busy—slice of earth. Flashing signs on summer and autumn days often advise four hours for driving the eleven mile loop road.
How to Choose the Best Tent for Your Next Adventure
You use a 3-season tent in three seasons and a 4-seasons tent in all four seasons. But is that really what it means? The right answer is no, it has nothing to do with the season in which you go camping. It’s more about the conditions at your destination and what you expect your tent to handle. The seasons of a tent do not so much indicate the time of year, but rather its suitability for sun, bad weather, rain, wind and cold. Which one you need depends entirely on what the camping conditions are at your destination.
Tahoe Valley Campground – South Lake Tahoe, California
“Whether you prefer the luxuries of an RV or the excitement of tent camping, you’ll be surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of towering pines and mountain vistas at Tahoe Valley RV Resort. You’ll enjoy the beaches or a stroll by the river from this South Lake Tahoe RV park.”