April 29, 2011
Planning a camping road trip? Save gas with our tips!
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Welcome back to AllCampgrounds! Camping season has begun, and you might think the biggest question on everyone’s mind is which great park or camp grounds to visit.
Sad to say, though, gas prices are making a big impact on whether your local camp grounds are seeing a boom or a bust!
Now, RV campers have known for a long time that fuel prices make a difference, but for those more used to tent camping, $4-a-gallon gas makes for a tricky balancing act.
Here are some tips on saving gas on camping trips! (more…)
April 22, 2011
“Happy campers” might be more than a cliché ...
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Here on AllCampgrounds, we’ve taken plenty of tent camping and RV adventures in camp grounds throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Though we don’t go overseas much, now is a great time to point out the camping craze that’s hit our good friends over in the United Kingdom. In fact, an international camping outfit called The Camping and Caravanning Club – which offers member benefits to locals and campers from afar, very much like our own camping associations here in the States – is a major player in the new craze and has some things to say about camping that just might surprise you! (more…)
April 15, 2011
Yosemite National Park ... closed for business?
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Howdy, all, and welcome back to AllCampgrounds!
Last week, I promised to talk about how you can help your favorite public parks and camp grounds weather the storm as states and the federal government wrangle over spending.
As we learned last week, the National Park Service, which operates 58 national parks around the country, is considered “non-essential” – and if the government shuts down, both tent camping and RV camping opportunities at these sites will shut down, too.
But fear not! Campers can get involved to help keep all campsites humming. (more…)
April 8, 2011
Gather ‘round the campfire for more AllCampgrounds ...
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Howdy, campers, and welcome back to the AllCampgrounds blog!
After an invigorating rest stop, it’s time once again to plunge into the latest and greatest in the world of camping.
Once again, we’ll be taking a close look at RV parks and campgrounds, tent camping grounds, and all the information you need to get camping quick. All campsites are welcome here at AllCampgrounds!
Now, it’s been quite a while, so let’s hit the trail and see what’s new out there.
We’ll be back in the swing of things before you know it. (more…)