Category: Development News

New 100-Site RV Park Proposed for Bald Hill Road in Wells, ME

A local developer’s long-held vision of building and opening a new RV park in Wells is making its way through the town’s planning process. The Wells Planning Board accepted a site plan pre-application Monday for a proposed RV park with 100 campsites at 548 Bald Hill Road. Richard Bois of Bald Hill, LLC is the owner of the property and the applicant. Currently, the 75-acre parcel is the site of a residence and a mix of cleared and uncleared land. An unpaved roadway, with a granite post for mailboxes, leads…

Planning Commission Backs Plans for RV Park in West Duval County, FL

Plans for a proposed RV park in west Duval County are moving forward after actions Dec. 5 by the Jacksonville Planning Commission. The commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of a rezoning (Ordinance 2023-0326) and small-scale future land use map amendment (Ordinance 2023-0325) for the project, which is along Brandy Branch Road north of Interstate 10 and west of the I-10-U.S. 301 interchange. Plans call for a park with up to 418 RV parking sites on the 33.95-acre parcel. The land was zoned Planned Unit Development in 2007 for a…

County OKs Special Exception for Rex Groves RV Park in Winter Garden, FL

Commissioners approved the special exception request for the RV Park in the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement. A decision on the Rex Grove RV Park led all November action taken by the Orange County Commission. After months of debate, the Rex Groves RV Park on Nov. 19 finally earned its special-exception approval — albeit with one major concession. The applicant Robert Ziegenfuss, represented by Old Florida Groves leaders Preston Hage and Jake Schrimsher, agreed to lower the campsites from 249 to 199. The project is located at 5872 Rex Drive, Winter…

A New High-End RV Resort Plans to Open in the Spring or Early Summer of 2025 Near Blanding, UT

A new high-end resort is under construction at mile marker 53 on Highway 191, approximately a mile and a half north of Blanding. ‘The Look RV Resort’ is a project of Sage Innovations LLC, under the supervision of Jared Berrett. The resort is projected to open in the spring or early summer of 2025. The 22 acre park is being built on land once owned by Genie Shumway. The resort is named after Genie’s uranium mine, the “Look” and will have a mining theme as a nod to the rich…

RV Park Gets Green Light in Llano Quemado, NM

An RV park proposed at the intersection of NM 68 and County Road 110 in Llano Quemado got another green light after the Taos County Commission rejected an appeal and upheld the special use permit developers were granted in August by the county Planning and Zoning Commission. The decision came in a 3–2 vote at the commission’s regular meeting Tuesday (Nov. 19). District 3 Commissioner Darlene Vigil, in whose district the project lies, and District 4 Commissioner AnJanette Brush voted to grant the appeal, which was led by Ranchos de…

Island Resort Campground Plans Expansion in Newark, NJ

Owners of a local campground say they plan to expand with dozens more campsites after Worcester County authorities cleared the way with an agricultural rezoning of the property. The Ewell family successfully petitioned the Worcester County Board of Commissioners to rezone 33 acres of Island Resort Campground, located off Croppers Island Road in Newark, going from an A-1 to an A-2 zoning designation. Once the commissioners finalize the zoning update, which is scheduled for the board’s Nov. 19 meeting, the Ewells plan to add 53 campsites to the campground’s existing…

Claystone, Arrowhead Parks at Lake Tobesofkee Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Improvements in Lizella, GA

Grab your camping gear as more renovations are currently underway in Macon-Bibb County. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday at Claystone’s Campground at Lake Tobesofkee, located at 6600 Moseley Dixon Road in Lizella, for the start of an improvement project at Claystone and Arrowhead Parks. According to a press release, there will be a variety of major and minor improvements worth $600,000 funded by SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax). It’s just that one penny that you don’t think about that makes a huge difference in all of our…

Marble Springs Campground’s New Owners Plan Revitalization in Allen, MI

Marble Springs Campground in Allen will soon be brought back to life after being recently bought by the Joswiak family. Ken and Stacy Joswiak, also owners of Southern Michigan RV in Hillsdale, said that they are excited at the opportunity. “We’ve been in the RV business for just over four years now,” Ken said. “Stacy has always wanted to own a motel or a bed and breakfast, but since we’ve been in the RV business that dream changed to a campground.” He said they had been searching for one to…

Luxury RV Resort Coming to Lumpkin County, GA

The RV resort will be on 110 acres in Lumpkin County, Georgia, near the City of Dahlonega, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A new luxury RV resort, DiVine Village, is coming to north Georgia. Construction is set to begin in early 2025. The RV resort will be on 110 acres in Lumpkin County, Georgia, near the City of Dahlonega, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. According to a news release from DiVine Village, the resort will feature luxury motorcoach pads, a heated pool, hot tubs,…

Love’s Expands Footprint With New RV Hookup Location in Missouri

Love’s Travel Stops continues to work at offering a lower-cost alternative to RV parks for RVers needing an overnight spot. Now five more “RV hookups” are coming online in Southwest Missouri. The Missouri Love’s hookups join an already large network of the outfit’s offerings. A release from Love’s Travel Stops says it’s growing its network along Interstate 49 in Missouri with the addition of a new travel stop in Jasper, which recently opened. This store is Love’s second new location in Southwest Missouri this year, following the opening of a…