Category: Development News

Roam America officially launched today as a new outdoor adventure hospitality brand offering a modernized RV and campground experience. Roam America is dedicated to meeting the changing needs of today’s travelers with stylish facilities, pet-friendly accommodations, tech-forward features, and curated local experiences. With amenities for everyone from experienced outdoor adventurers and full-time RVers, to digital nomads and glampers who are used to the comfort and convenience of hotels, Roam America welcomes all to adventure and enjoy the outdoors on their terms. As a proof of concept, the brand successfully soft-opened…

Pearl Lake Campgrounds and RV resort is planning an expansion, which will offer more recreational vehicles and vacation home sites. The South Beloit City Council on Monday approved the first reading of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) agreement as well as a special use permit for the planned expansion. Pearl Lake owner Lance Beatch plans an expansion on the west side of the lake, adding 142 sites for recreational vehicles and vacation homes. Pearl Lake, at 1220 Dearborn Ave., already offers lots for RVs and camping, as well as swimming,…

A campground – complete with RV hookups, cabins, tents and yurts – is being planned next to Lookout Creek in Lookout Valley. Roamstead is planned at 2815 Cummings Highway near a former Cannon towel outlet. A bar also operated nearby. Allen Jones, who represents Thomas Connolly of Connolly Development, said, “Roamstead was established to be a bridge to the outdoors. They welcome all adventurers to experience the magic of the outdoors through genuine hospitality and elevated design. “Roamstead is a modernized campground that focuses on hospitality, elevated amenities, and beautiful…

Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) is looking forward to a year of significant expansion in 2024. In 2023, KOA elevated the total number of operating KOA parks to 511 by the end of the year. A key factor in KOA’s success has been the sales team’s progress, with 12 conversions of independent parks and the signing of eight new construction contracts, resulting in 20 agreements in 2023. This effort marked a significant rise from 14 agreements in the previous year. “KOA is the go-to partner for conversion and new build…

The city of Hibbing will soon begin the development of a 41-unit recreation vehicle campground on elevated terrain west of Carey Lake. The campground will include the extension of water and electrical services to each site, group tent campsites, a shower building, restrooms, campsite fire rings and picnic tables. Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation awarded the city $1,500 in Grant Writing Assistance to hire a professional grant writer to prepare and apply for a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recreation Grant, which provides matching funds to local units of…

  The Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission approved the applications for an RV Park and an Airstream dealership and denied a zone change application at their January meeting. The commission unanimously approved the preliminary development plan for a 75-stall RV Park with an entrance at 3036 Paris Pike, between Patriot RV and Bluegrass RV Storage. One of the conditions for approval is that the final development plan must have a lighting plan, and that all lighting needs to be directed away from the properties adjoining it, planner Elise Ketz said. No…

Cole Vernon and his father Craig Vernon, who is co-owner of White River AG Products and Northern Clearing, are developing plans to build a campground geared towards off road vehicle enthusiasts in the town of Kelly. How much it would cost, how many spots it would have and other details are still being worked out, but the father-son duo have what they think is the perfect spot for the campground picked out on Yderstad Road at White River AG. It would be owned by the company that created the Concert…