WCM's Daily News Update: June 12, 2024

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OHI Wraps Up DC Visit Focused on Campground Issues

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Members of OHI (formerly National ARVC) leadership and campground owners wrapped up an important visit to Washington last week advocating on issues important to RV parks and campgrounds, meeting with more than 30 key members of Congress and strategizing with other associations that share similar goals, according to a release.

The meetings with Congressional offices were focused primarily on legislation that would lower taxes and fees levied on small businesses, including the Credit Card Competition Act, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act and the Death Tax Repeal Act. In addition, the OHI public affairs team is working closely with North Carolina Senator Ted Budd’s office to draft and introduce legislation that would provide a 90-day cure period to allow small businesses to remedy website-based Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance issues before a lawsuit could be filed.

“OHI did a great job of strategically putting us in front of the Senate offices most important to these pieces of legislation, giving us the freedom to tell our stories as campground owners,” says Mike Gurevich, owner of Cherry Hill Park Campground in College Park, Maryland. “The experience was so rewarding for me and valuable to my business and our entire industry.”

British Columbia ‘Super Camping’ Directory Now Available

PORT MOODY, B.C. – British Columbia Lodging and Campground Association has released its 2024/2025 Super Camping/Select Lodging British Columbia Directory (SCBC).

Published annually since 1989, the directory offers over 200 listings of private campgrounds and RV parks, national parks, lodging, glamping sites, cabin, yurts, RV rentals, RV dealers and winter campsites, and features a pull-out map of British Columbia.

Click here to view the digital flipbook version of the SCBC. Campers can also check out the Super Camping British Columbia app video and look for the SCBC logo in the App Store on IOS or the Play Store on Android and download today. App users can receive notifications throughout the year to keep up-to-date on happenings.

The printed guide can be picked up at British Columbia Visitor Centers.

High Water Creates Tiresome Problem for WV Campground

PARSONS, W.V. – High water on the Shavers Fork River has been causing an influx of used passenger and truck tires to collect on the banks near the Five River Campground in Parsons, W.V., according to a report by Lydia Crawley for?The Parsons Advocate.

Campground owner John Bowers spoke to the City of Parsons Council during their regular June 4th meeting about the issue.? “Every year after there’s high water we clean them up,” Bowers said.? “But it is causing me an inconvenience.”

According to Bowers, there are currently upwards of 14 tires marooned on an island in the river near the campground.? “There’s 14, I think, on the island across from my park which I will get as soon as the water recedes enough that we can get over there to get them,” Bowers said.

Bowers said he has been taking the matter of cleanup on himself, but since the Campground is a considered to be a commercial entity, the option of free tire disposal is not available to him.? “I have to trailer them myself and pay to get rid of them because I am a commercial entity,” Bowers said. ? “They will not accept free tires from me.”

Turtle Beach Wins Award From Florida Campground Association

SARASOTA, Fla. – Turtle Beach Campground has won a Best Park Award from the Florida RV Park and Campground Association, according to a press release.

The Sarasota County campground won a Best Park Award in the size category for parks with less than 50 sites.

“We are very pleased to receive this statewide recognition,” said Greg Steinberg, campground and permit program manager for Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources.

Located on Siesta Key, the campground features 39 RV and tent sites and is just south of Siesta Key Beach, which was rated the number one beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice in 2020, while placing number two in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Best Park Award recipients must have standards for their business, their staff and the way they treat their customers, all of which should be reflected in the park’s reviews and ratings. Award-winning parks must also be well maintained, feature quality facilities, amenities, and guest services, and demonstrate a track record of guest satisfaction and increased occupancy. These parks must also show the implementation and use of new technology or innovations or recently completed updates or improvements that enhance the park and the guest experience.

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