Cedarline Outdoor Announces the Acquisition of the Jonestown/Hershey KOA Campground

Cedarline Outdoor, a Halmos Capital Partners portfolio company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Jonestown/Hershey NE KOA Campground located in Jonestown, Pennsylvania. This KOA park features 86 RV sites, three cabins and 12 tent sites. This marks Cedarline’s third acquisition in the Northeast along with its Twin Mountain and Littleton KOA parks in New Hampshire. This acquisition furthers our disciplined strategy of acquiring parks which have a demonstrated history of well-executed operations and customer satisfaction. We look forward to building upon the existing legacy with select improvements identified…

Hospitality Firm Buys Iconic Surf City Campground for $21 Million

Lanier’s Campground in Surf City recently changed hands in a $21 million deal with buyer TRG Resorts, an outdoor hospitality company based in Florida. TRG officials said they plan to modernize and improve the landmark property, now called The Inlet at Lanier Pointe RV Campground. RV Boom TRG Resorts owns nine properties, four of them within 30 minutes of The Inlet at Lanier Pointe. The RV Industry Association estimated in a 2022 report that the industry the group represents had a $140 billion impact on the US economy. The COVID-19…

Gorges State Park Opens 13-Acre Campground

Thanks to funds from the Connect N.C. Bond Project, Gorges State Park will open a family campground on Saturday, Oct. 29, according to the Division of Parks and Recreation. The 13-acre campground features five camper cabins, 14 campsites and 16 tent campsites. The campground also has a modern bathhouse. Brantley Construction began work on the campground in August 2020, but material and labor delays slowed the project, according to a news release from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The new campground, completed this fall, will help meet…

Western Reserve Park RV Resort Sold for $1.65 Million

The Western Reserve Park RV Resort & Campground has sold to a Tennessee outfit for $1.65 million, according to records from the Mahoning County Auditor’s office. Records show that Empire Properties 10 LLC, based in Winchester, Tenn., purchased the 69-acre site from Chris Pater LLC on Oct. 20. The park markets itself as a “family-owned campground offering fun activities for all ages” according to its Facebook page, and provides outdoor recreation such as swimming, camping, fishing and sand volleyball. Calls to the park seeking comment were not returned in time…

Work on New Love’s RV Park Likely to Begin in 2023

Construction of a new Love’s RV Park slated to begin this year likely will be pushed into 2023 after some late-coming input from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Local officials, however, are doing everything within their power to continue to push the project to the finish line. The nearly 52-acre lot located at the eastern entrance to Cañon City is slated to include an RV park, hotel and travel plaza. There are several phases that must gain approval from the city, and the city requests input during each phase from…

194-Acre RV Park Coming to Horry County

Property records show that a developer intends to build an RV park on a land parcel about one mile from the intersection of Hardwick Road and U.S. 501 in Horry County, SC. Timbervest sold 394 acres of land this year to 501 Holdings, LLC. for $2,759,400 and they split the land into two tracts with 194 acres dedicated to an RV park project. The land use allows for a variety of entertainment businesses, including ports facilities, paintball centers, batting cages, theaters and outdoor venues. Source

Lancaster County Could Get a New Campground

The owner of a large property in Lancaster County, SC has plans to put a new campground there. The property is 78 acres on the south side of Cedar Creek Road, across from Dry Branch Lane. It’s in southwestern Lancaster County, near the Chester County line. The site is a little east of the Catawba River. Plans for the undeveloped site include 166 camp sites with water, electric and septic hookups. A dog park is included. The property needs a special exception for its campground use. The proposal is on…

New Galveston-Area Beach Club and RV Resort Adds Texas-Sized Pool, Restaurant, Dog Parks and More

An RV resort near Galveston Island is getting a major upgrade. After a comprehensive series of renovations, the property currently known as Bolivar Beach Club & RV Resort will become Camp Margaritaville RV Resort Crystal Beach. We’ve seen incredible success and excitement around our existing Camp Margaritaville RV Resort locations and are thrilled to expand our presence in the state of Texas.” Located on Bolivar Peninsula, the 150-acre property features ocean views and over 200 RV parking spots. The facility also features a concert venue, “Texas-sized” pool with swim-up bar…

$76,324.9 Million Camping and Caravanning Global Market Is Expected to Grow a CAGR of 4.7%

The camping and caravanning market consists of sales of camping and caravanning services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders or partnerships) that operate sites to accommodate campers and their equipment, including tents, tent trailers, travel trailers and RVs (recreational vehicles), as well as those that operate sites with holiday camps, parks with chalets, static caravan accommodation and associated facilities such as toilets and showers, laundries, restaurants, convenience stores, swimming pools, patio sites, games, horse riding, fishing, entertainment complexes, fairgrounds and others. The lodging options at campgrounds can include…

Owner Wants to Convert Conneaut Lake Park Lands into RV park

The owner of Conneaut Lake Park apparently wants to make it into a family recreational vehicle (RV) park. Keldon Holdings LLC is proposing to add more than 460 recreational vehicle sites to property plus related facilities as well as recreational facilities. But, to do the expansion the way Keldon has proposed, it needs approval from the Summit Township Zoning Hearing Board. A public hearing on Keldon’s request for a variance is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. before the board at the Summit Township Building, 10956 Plum St., Harmonsburg. Keldon…