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Nearly 50 private campgrounds and RV parks from San Diego to Crescent City plan to offer two nights of camping for $50 on the first weekend of October.

“Our members offer this promotion to boost shoulder season camping and to entice consumers who have never camped before,” said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, which organized the promotion.

Parks that are participating in the Oct. 1st to 3rd promotion can be located through a special section on the association’s website at www.Camp-California.com. Simply click on the $50 weekend link on the lower left hand section of the home page to find listings of parks offering the $50 promotion. Here’s a sampling of participating parks by region:

Here’s a sampling of participating parks by region:

San Francisco and the North Coast

• Crescent City Redwoods KOA, Crescent City
• Kamp Klamath RV Park & Campground, Klamath
• Mirabel Trailer Park & Campground, Santa Rosa
• Novato RV Park, Novato
• Sportsman’s RV Park, Fort Bragg

Shasta – Cascade Region

• Fawndale Oaks RV Park, Redding
• Mountain Gate RV Park, Redding
• Old Lewiston Bridge RV Resort, Lewiston

Central Valley

• Bakersfield Palms RV Park, Bakersfield
• Flag City RV Resort, Lodi
• Merced River RV Park, Delhi
• New Horizons Mobile RV Park, Fresno
• Two Rivers RV Park, Manteca
• Vineyard RV Park, Vacaville

Gold Country and High Sierra

• Bridgeport Reservoir RV Park & Marina
• Clio’s Rivers Edge RV Park
• Coachland RV Park
• Frandy Park
• Meadowcliff RV Resort
• Movin’ West RV Park
• Paradise Shores RV Park
• Tahoe Valley Campground
• Wishon Village

Los Angeles

• Acton Los Angeles North KOA
• Valencia Travel Village

Inland Empire

• Anza RV Resort, Inc., Anza
• Golden Village Palms RV Resort, Hemet
• Pine Tree RV Park, Big Bear Lake

Deserts

• Big River RV Park, Big River (near Parker, Ariz.)
• Black Meadow Landing, Parker Dam
• Emerald Desert Golf & RV Resort, Palm Desert
• Fountain of Youth Spa, Niland
• Shadow Hills RV Resort, Indio
• The Springs at Borrego, Borrego Springs

San Diego Area

• Bernardo Shores, Coronado
• Champagne Lakes RV Resort, Escondido
• Circle RV Resort, El Cajon
• Escondido RV Resort, Escondino
• Oak Creek RV Resort, El Cajon
• Rancho Los Coches RV Park, Lakeside
• Sacred Rocks Reserve, Boulevard
• San Diego RV Resort, La Mesa
• Vacationer RV Resort, El Cajon

AUBURN, Calif., April 27, 2010 – CrossRoads RV has agreed to provide the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds with a 2011 Slingshot RV Travel Trailer to award as a grand prize in a sweepstakes competition designed to promote camping and RVing.

Cal-ARVC Executive Director Debbie Sipe and CrossRoads RV President Mark Lucas announced the promotion last week during the association’s annual convention and tradeshow in Reno, Nev.

“I can’t tell you how excited we are to have a partnership with CrossRoads RV,” Sipe said. “They understand the importance of promoting RV and camping options in California. Our members and the camping public will benefit from this partnership for years to come.”

Lucas, for his part, said he, too, is excited about the promotion. “The California State Fair is a great opportunity to showcase the family friendly activities available throughout the state and we’re thrilled to have our Slingshot as the grand prize, he said, adding, “Just as camping is accessible to all types of families, this trailer, the lightest in the industry, can be towed by all types of vehicles. There is no need for a special heavy duty truck because fuel-efficient minivans, small SUVs and crossovers are the perfect tow vehicle for this unit.”

The Slingshot travel trailer to be awarded at the State Fair will be provided by Happy Daze RV’s in Sacramento. “We think this is a great opportunity. RVing is about spending time with family. It’s also a great way to see California,” said Ronnie Radigan, general sales manager for Happy Daze RV’s.

The CrossRoads Slingshot Travel Trailer and other RVs will be on display along with other camping equipment during a four-day period at the California State Fair from July 24th to 27th at Cal Expo in Sacramento.

Campgrounds, RV parks and resorts and travel destinations will also be featured at the State Fair, which will include a 2,500-square foot display that shows people how they can camp in different parts of the state. “We’ll have hands on activities, such as geocaching, demonstrations on how to set up a tent and use a Coleman stove as well as classic outdoor games, such as sack races and water balloon tosses,” Sipe said.

Consumers can obtain RVing Rewards! Scratchers to participate in the competition by camping at least one night at one of nearly 30 campgrounds and RV parks that are participating in the promotion. The winning ticket will be selected July 27th at the California State Fair in Sacramento.

Monthly drawings are already being held to determine the semifinalists who will compete for the Slingshot Travel Travel in the drawing that takes place on the final day of the California State Fair. Scratchers will also be available at the fair. All finalists will be invited to appear on stage July 27th at the California State Fair and all finalists will receive a cash award. Other prizes, including free camping opportunities and camping equipment, will also be awarded to contest participants whose scratchers are selected.

For a list of campgrounds and RV parks that are participating in the RVing Rewards! Scratcher Program as well as other rules and restrictions governing this promotion, please visit www.Camp-California.com.

Headquartered in Topeka, Indiana, CrossRoads manufactures a wide variety of travel trailers, fifth wheels, and park models at five plant locations.

Its products are distributed by dealers throughout the United States, Canada, France, Japan, and Australia. CrossRoads is a division of Thor Industries. More information on the company and its full products line can be obtained online at www.crossroadsrv.com or by calling 888-226-7496.

California Assemblyman Bill Monning, D-Santa Cruz, has introduced legislation that would force the state to ban the use of six RV holding tank chemicals that have proven to be capable of damaging various types of septic systems while posing significant threats to groundwater supplies.

The legislation, AB 1824, would ban the use of holding tank products containing bronopol, dowicil, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde and para-dichlorobenzene, according to a news release.

“We fully support this legislation and think it will encourage businesses to step up their marketing and distribution of environmentally friendly holding tank products in California,” said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC), which has spent the past five years trying to find ways to protect its members’ septic systems and nearby groundwater supplies without forcing private park operators to become “potty police.”
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