KOA Study Sees 3.4M New Camping Households

April 4, 2017

by: Woodall’s Campground Management The 2017 North American Camping Report became public this morning (March 15), and it’s got a lot of good news for the camping and RVing sector, both in the short-term and over the long haul. Today’s report is the third edition of the North American Camping Report, and while each has […]

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10 Things not to Miss in Central Oregon

March 28, 2017

story courtesy of Central Oregon Visitors Association (Bend – Sunriver – Redmond – Sisters – La Pine – Madras – Prineville) “We’re here for a few days. What should we do?” And it’s always the toughest question we get. With so much to do and see and experience in Central Oregon, it’s difficult to layout […]

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Guaranty Receives Newmar Mahlon Miller Award

March 22, 2017

via RVBusiness.com Guaranty RV Super Centers held a March 16 celebratory gathering at its Motorized Showcase facility in Junction City, Ore., marking the dealer’s acceptance of the Mahlon Miller Service Excellence Award and 2016 Platinum Dealer Award from Nappanee, Ind.-based builder Newmar Corp. According to a press release, the event was attended by Guaranty employees and […]

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Forest River Expanding West Coast Production

March 14, 2017

via RVBusiness.com Forest River Inc. recently purchased a 25-acre property in Sheridan, Ore., with plans to beef up West Coast production capacity with the addition of the former Liberty Homes facility, including expanded assembly of Surveyor and R-pod towable lines, spokesmen confirm. Forest River’s new Northwest Oregon plant — the Berkshire Hathaway Inc subsidiary’s sixth […]

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Spring Break RVing on the South Coast

March 9, 2017

by Robbie McClaran (Travel Oregon) My wife, Lydia, and I spent the first few years of our courtship road tripping around Oregon. As we’d drive around the state, she would wield the map and give me turn-by-turn directions. We were searching for that perfect campsite. You know, those sites smack in the middle of Oregon’s […]

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Oregon’s State Parks shatter visit record in 2016

March 7, 2017

by Zach Urness (Statesman Journal) For the fourth year in a row, Oregon’s state park system attracted a record number of visitors. Officials estimated there were 51.7 million visits to the state’s parks, historic sites, waysides and natural areas in 2016. An additional 2.7 million camper nights were recorded at the 57 sites where people […]

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Off-Season Family Adventures on the Oregon Coast

March 1, 2017

story by Jen Anderson (Oregon Coast Visitors Association) The winter-spring shoulder season is a stunning time at the Oregon Coast. Fewer people are out and about, leaving the 363 miles of often sunny and sparkling beaches — as well as trails, parks and rivers — clear for all sorts of exploration. Much of it, in […]

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Guaranty’s RV Park – an RV Destination

February 22, 2017

via RVBusiness.com Shannon Nill’s vision of a “true RV destination” is close to fulfillment as Guaranty RV Sales moves into the final stages of a $7 million expansion project that will effectively beef up service operations while adding a 55-site, eight-acre RV park on the dealer’s sprawling Junction City, Ore., campus. “The RV park will […]

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Winnebago brings its rich history to Oregon

February 21, 2017

content & photos provided by: Winnebago Industries Winnebago Industries, the giant RV manufacturer based in Iowa, is heading out West for the first time and will soon begin building diesel vehicles at the former Country Coach plant in Junction City. The company expects to hire as many as 200 workers over the next 18 months. […]

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Recreation Vehicle Industry at Inaugural Festivities

February 16, 2017

via RVBusiness.com The U.S. recreation vehicle industry was well represented on Capitol Hill during the festivities surrounding the Friday (Jan. 20) inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States – the most significant moment being the Indiana Association of Washington’s Inaugural Ball at the Grand Hyatt Washington at which the […]

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