Free Camping at KOA Friday, May 14!

[Hitchhiker]

KOA began accepting reservations Monday, March 1, for its first ever "Come Camp With Us"� day on <font size=4>Friday, May 14th</font size>.

At least 20,000 campsites will be made available free of charge. "It's a no-strings-attached giveaway,"� according to Mike Gast, communications director for KOA, Billings, Mont. "It's just a gift early in the season, a way to get people camping sooner."�

The camping sites can be reserved by accessing on KOA's website or by clicking here.

There are about 300 of KOA's nearly 500 parks across the U.S. and Canada that will be participating in the giveaway, which could become an annual event. Some Kamping Kabins will also be made available for free as part of the promotion.

Richard

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2002 HitchHiker Discovery towed with a 2002 Ford Powerstroke Diesel F350 Lariat 4X4 CC 6 speed Dually.

[This message was edited by Hitchhiker on Thu March 04 2004 at 12:07 PM.]

[Hitchhiker]

KOA began accepting reservations Monday, March 1, for its first ever "Come Camp With Us"� day on <font size=4>Friday, May 14th</font size>.

At least 20,000 campsites will be made available free of charge. "It's a no-strings-attached giveaway,"� according to Mike Gast, communications director for KOA, Billings, Mont. "It's just a gift early in the season, a way to get people camping sooner."�

The camping sites can be reserved by accessing on KOA's website or by clicking here.

There are about 300 of KOA's nearly 500 parks across the U.S. and Canada that will be participating in the giveaway, which could become an annual event. Some Kamping Kabins will also be made available for free as part of the promotion.

Richard

<font color=red>Click here for information on iRV2's Fourth Annual National Rally being held in Boerne, Texas June 21-25, 2004</font color>

2002 HitchHiker Discovery towed with a 2002 Ford Powerstroke Diesel F350 Lariat 4X4 CC 6 speed Dually.

[This message was edited by Hitchhiker on Thu March 04 2004 at 12:07 PM.]

[mont1340]

Hmmm....are they going to limit the number of people as usual? How 'bout a special fee for not cancelling within 48 hours? Free is great but I think they're trying to help their tarnishing image out. Just my dos centavos.

2001 Ford F450 Crewcab 4x4 with 6 speed and 200 inch wheelbase. Highway Products custom aluminum flatbed with three storage boxes. Pulls a 2003 37 ft. Nomad Rampage 5th wheel toy hauler with a 100th anniversary electra glide ultra in the back. http://photos.yahoo.com/mont1340

[countryboy]

Already got my reservations for Friday and Sat. at the KOA in Richmond .We cant wait to go. Any one else going?

[Allegro Happy]

Countryboy that was LAST year. Posted in 2004

[Hitchhiker]

They're running it again this year, you can camp for FREE the night of Friday, May 13. Click here for KOA's info.

[countryboy]

Better Hurry . they're limited space (By the way,Thats Richmond Ind. KOA we're going to! Hope to meet some of you there .

[Jody & Jeff]

We have our reservations at Naples KOA for those 2 nights.......
Only about 2 hrs from my home.

yippee.......

Jo

[Newgma]

Got reservations at Alamo KOA in San Antonio for the 12th and 13th.

[countryboy]

What a weekend,Rain.Rain,Rain! Friday, the first four hours were great.Got to the site and set up. Kids got to play awhile then the rain started about 5:00. and didn't stop till Saturday afternoon. good thing we picked up one of thoes video games at Walmart for the kids. This kept them buisy while trapped inside. Then we went fishing at the pond. They had a shelter next to it that kept us out of the rain. The kids got to do crafts while fishing with the campground host.Then a hayride. The campground was nice except it was too close to the highway and you could constantly hear the traffic. The sites were so close to each other that when the 5th wheel next to us pulled in and sent his slide out over,I thought the fire ring was going to cook 5th wheel for dinner! Sunday was cold and windy so we spent the mornning in the camper and at the arcade. Alittle bike riding and it was time to pack up. All in all it wasn,t too bad but I dont think we'll mark this KOA down as a favorite. Like I say, "A bad day of camping beats a good day at work anytime!"

[Hitchhiker]

They're running it again, third year in a row. This year it's on Friday, May 12, 2006.

You can camp at a KOA on Friday, May 12. According to their website, they're offering campers throughout North America more than 30,000 RV sites, tent sites and KOA Kabins ABSOLUTELY FREE at more than 360 selected KOA locations.

[Lorna]

Boy! you guys can sure be bought cheap! So much for boycotting the ARVC member campgrounds (re: ARVC pushing the pavement parking bans). And KOA is definately a big part of ARVC.

This was on the ARVC website. The link doesn't work anymore but here is the text:

Are You a Victim of "Free" Overnight Parking?

Few problems are as frustrating for RV parks and campgrounds as losing customers to super stores, shopping centers, school parking lots and other locations that offer free overnight parking to RVers.

While those who offer such free overnight RV parking may have honorable motivations, they usually wind up creating unsafe and unsightly public nuisances. Reputable RV parks and campgrounds, who make substantial contributions to their communities, lose potential business to these locations.

Although there is nothing the Federal government can do to alleviate the problem, there is much that can be done at the local level. ARVC is preparing materials to provide help and guidance to its members who are plagued by this all too common problem. The ARVC kit will provide an overview of the problem, explain how to get local government to take action, provide model legislative language that can be applied in such situations, and encourage the formation of a network of RV parks and campgrounds that have been confronted by the problem of free overnight parking.

[Hitchhiker]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">So much for boycotting the ARVC member campgrounds </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

First I've heard about any boycott.

What's the correlation between a promotional 'free night at a KOA' and RV parks and campgrounds losing customers to super stores, shopping centers, school parking lots, and other locations that offer free overnight parking?

[Lorna]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Lorna:
...KOA is definately a big part of ARVC... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I thought I was posting over at Escapees (both forums are "Powered by Groupee Community") in the RV Politics thread "Public Relations Direction"