Trailer Camping Near Hot Springs National Park
November 29, 2011
Trailer campers looking to relax are advised to park their trailer near the Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. The Hot Springs of Arkansas have been used for over 200 years to alleviate pains and illnesses, and continue to draw people today. The park dates back to 1832, meaning the Hot Springs... Read more »
Trailer Camping Near Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
November 29, 2011
Trailer campers thinking big may want to take a trip to Alaska, not Texas, to visit Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The park is the largest in the United States. It’s a staggering six times larger than Yellowstone, and four separate mountain ranges connect within the park. And nine of the sixteen... Read more »
Trailer Camping Near Kenai Fjords National Park
November 29, 2011
Trailer campers looking for a peek into the ice age should take a trip to the pristine Kenai Fjords National Park. Glaciers, earthquakes and ocean storms are constantly reshaping the park land. For wildlife seekers, the park offers bears and whales, as well as scores of other Alaska wildlife. The park... Read more »
Trailer Camping Near Denali National Park
November 29, 2011
Anyone looking for a rugged campsite or some serious mountaineering should pack plenty of warm clothes and point their rig north to Denali National Park. Denali became an official national park in 1980, it combined the smaller Mount McKinley National Park — established first in 1917 — and... Read more »
Trailer Camping Near Gates of the Arctic National Park
November 23, 2011
Trailer camping in Alaska is a great way to experience nature in its most primal state — and the Gates of the Arctic National Park is one of the most untouched parks around. The remote Gates of the Arctic National Park first became a protected area in 1978, gaining status as a national park in... Read more »
Florida City Looks for Ways to Welcome RVers
August 23, 2011
Hundreds of Dunedin, Fla., residents recently fought to keep RV camping out of Honeymoon Island State Park — and won. But, according to a report in the St. Petersburg Times, with all the hubbub, the city wants to make sure it doesn’t come off as unfriendly to RV users. To that end, officials... Read more »
Yellowstone Reports Record Visitation in 2010
September 9, 2010
It has been a record-breaking summer for Yellowstone National Park. More than 2.5 million people visited Yellowstone National Park over June, July and August, a figure that has shattered previous records for the summer season. Visitation for the first eight months of the year was almost 2.87 million. Yellowstone... Read more »
Jamestown, North Dakota
August 1, 2008
Driving into Jamestown off Interstate 94, I could see the giant buffalo on a hilltop, but I couldn’t see how to get to it. Ahead was a mini-mart. Surely, someone there would know. The girl behind the counter was busy. At a table, a man sat alone with a cup of coffee. He wore a sweat-stained cap... Read more »
