April 18, 2024

Celebrate Earth Day by Planning a Truly Sustainable Outdoor Adventure

McCALL, ID (Thursday, April 18, 2024)/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – Outdoor enthusiasts looking to turn their good intentions into meaningful action have a new tool to offset the impacts of their camping trips and outdoor adventures. In honor of Earth Day 2024, the revolutionary Lodestar outdoor adventure app is dropping its subscription...

April 11, 2024

Kick Off Camping: Free Entry at All National Parks on April 20

National Parks Week starts on Saturday, April 20, this year, and entrance fees to all National Parks will be waived. With more than 400 National Parks across all 50 states, there are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of that free pass. And that is just to kick things off. The...

April 11, 2024

RV Dealers Association and CSI Announce Webinar on Improving RV Customer Retention

Fairfax, VA/OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – RV Dealers Association (RVDA) and Customer Service Intelligence (CSI), Inc. will hold a 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, April 24, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. The webinar titled “Help Me Solve…the Mystery of Customer Retention and Improving Net Promoter Scores (NPS)” will focus on the power of customer...

April 10, 2024

Forbes: Millennials are Redefining Success With Luxury RVs

The average RV owner today is not planning retirement; at 32 years old, they are more likely planning their next “workation” spot. This age group, often bogged down by skyrocketing housing costs, interest rates and a thirst for work-life balance, is leading a seismic shift toward RV living. The RV Industry...

April 2, 2024

First-Come, First-Served Campgrounds Are Increasingly Full

PORTLAND, Ore., April 2, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, has found that first-come, first-served campgrounds are increasingly full. The Dyrt’s 2024 Camping Report presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma revealed that campers encountered full first-come, first-served campgrounds twice as...

March 29, 2024

A wildly popular RV-rental company is pivoting to luxury ‘glamping’ — see inside its new $350-a-night tents in the Texas Hill Country

Outdoorsy is one of the US' most popular RV-rental platforms. But nine years in and almost $3 billion in sales later, it's ready to expand. The company now wants to become the go-to destination for $350-a-night luxury-tent camping or something close to it. Outdoorsy is going all-in on "glamping" — a portmanteau of "glamour"...

March 26, 2024

California Campgrounds Are the Second-Most Competitive in the U.S.

PORTLAND, Ore., March 26, 2024 /OUTDOOR SPORTSWIRE/ – The Dyrt, the No. 1 app for camping availability, photos and reviews, found in its 2024 Camping Report presented by The All-New Toyota Tacoma that California campers were nearly 30% more likely than campers nationwide to encounter sold-out campgrounds. California is among...

March 25, 2024

February RV Shipments Increase by 17.8% YOY

Results for the RV Industry Association (RVIA)’s February 2024 survey of manufacturers found that total RV shipments ended the month with 31,024 units, an increase of 17.8% compared to the 26,326 units shipped in February 2023. Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, ended the month up 24.4% from last February with...

March 19, 2024

Campspot Unveils the Top Campgrounds across the U.S. and Canada in 2024

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 19, 2024  -- Campspot is excited to announce the winners of its highly anticipated third annual Campspot Awards, celebrating the most outstanding campgrounds in the U.S. and Canada. Organized by 15 diverse categories, these award-winning destinations offer a range of experiences for outdoor enthusiasts, from picturesque tent sites...

March 18, 2024

Irate visitors sue National Park Service over cashless entrance fees

Three disgruntled visitors are suing the National Park Service (NPS) over its policy to only accept card payments for entrance to some of its sites. They filed the lawsuit earlier this month with the District Court of Columbia after being told on separate occasions that banknotes wouldn’t be accepted for...