Florida's Sun-N-Fun RV Resort Marks 50th Year
When the first two groups of campers came to the Sun-N-Fun park on Fruitville Road in Sarasota, Fla., original co-owner Dick Hysell feared it would become another failed business venture. One camper...
View ArticleGulf Coast Campgrounds Coping with Oil Spill
Campgrounds and RV resorts along the Gulf of Mexico — along with the communities in which they are located — are fighting the perception that the BP oil spill has fouled beaches to the point that they...
View ArticleFlorida's RV Parks Step into High Gear to Accommodate Snowbirds
As Florida heads into its peak winter season, many RV parks and resorts are reporting growing numbers of snowbirds who are showing up at the last minute without reservations, while others are splitting...
View ArticleAmerica's Snowbirds are Getting Younger and More Active
A generational change is underway in the nation’s snowbird population. You can hear it in the music that’s being played at RV parks and resorts across the Sunbelt. Sounds of the “Big Bands” are...
View ArticleBreast-feeding Causes Stir at Sun-N-Fun RV Resort Pool
In a show of maternal solidarity, a dozen or so mothers staged a "nurse-in" and breast-fed their babies at a local pool Tuesday morning to protest what they labeled a local campground's...
View ArticleDebby Fells Trees at Florida's Sun-N-Fun RV Resort
A few downed branches, trees and areas of fencing (in photo at left) provide visible damage from Tropical Storm Debby which struck Sun-N-Fun RV Resort and Campground in Sarasota, Fla., this past...
View ArticleCarefree Communities Expands RV Footprints
David Napp is on the road again, looking for choice RV parks and manufactured housing communities to add to the growing portfolio of Carefree Communities Inc., a new company formed on June 2 when...
View ArticleSun-N-Fun Named ARVC's Mega Park of Year
Sun-N-Fun Resort and Campground in Sarasota, Fla., was named Mega Park of the Year by the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) during its annual hospitality conference held Nov. 5-8...
View ArticleRVIA: Million+ Snowbirds Head South
Snow in 49 of the 50 states is good news for the sun belt. Campgrounds in southern California, Texas, Florida and Arizona are seeing a boom in occupancy for December-March with travelers seeking a...
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