Updates on Big Ben National Park in West Texas and the change in Michigan state parks and fee increases after the big ice storm. Information on the Music City Motorhome Expo VIP Experience in Lebano Tenessee.

Big Bend National Park

Gail Marsh, RVTravel.com

https://www.rvtravel.com/big-bend-national-park-closes-chisos-basin-area-including-campground

NPS Chisos Basin Construction FAQ page

https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/chisos-basin-construction-projects-faq.htm

Michigan State Park Fee Increase

https://www.rvtravel.com/michigan-state-parks-raise-camping-fees-summer/

Michigan Park Closures

https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/about/newsroom/Closures

The Ultimate RV Experience for RV Motorhome Buyers

https://musiccitymotorhomeexpo.com/

Lots of news about the National Park System, and its all great!

Russ & Tina DeMaris

https://www.rvtravel.com/north-rim-south-rim-grand-canyon-experience-grand

https://www.rvtravel.com/live-lake-summer-umatilla-forest-recruiting-camp-hosts

https://www.rvtravel.com/35m-fine-for-camping-world-after-double-charging-fiasco

Gail Marsh

https://www.rvtravel.com/sequoia-national-parks-incredible-crystal-cave-reopens-public

RVTravel.com

https://www.rvtravel.com/court-confirms-camping-world-unlawful-practices

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It is time to start planning that summertime get-away.

Russ & Tina DeMaris

Riverboat Ferry Ride

https://www.rvtravel.com/catch-riverboat-ferry-ride-loves-newest-rv-stopover

National Parks to Stay Open

https://www.rvtravel.com/interior-secretary-orders-national-parks-to-stay-open-amid-staffing-cuts

Russ & Tina DeMaris

Access Road Shutdown

https://www.rvtravel.com/major-access-road-yosemite-np-closed-rockslide

Staff Shortages shuts campgrounds

https://www.rvtravel.com/army-corps-campground-shuts-due-staff-shortages

Yosemite Campground Reservations Resumed

https://www.rvtravel.com/yosemite-resumes-campground-reservations-heres-book-spot

Snowbirds must Register with Homeland Security

https://www.rvtravel.com/rule-mandates-canadian-snowbirds-register-homeland-security

Gail Marsh, Yosemite Hotel to Close

https://www.rvtravel.com/iconic-yosemite-national-park-hotel-close-indefinitely/

For site refunds, contact the Help Center

https://help.recreation.gov/helpcenter

Federal Register

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/12/2025-03944/alien-registration-form-and-evidence-of-registration

Form G-325R

https://www.uscis.gov/g-325r#:~:text=G%2D325R%2C%20Biographic%20Information%20(,1302)

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Good news and bad news for RVers in today's headlines. Watch this space for the latest RVer news.

Russ and Tina DeMaris

https://www.rvtravel.com/national-park-visitors-face-reduced-access-and-services-across-the-country

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Along with the 1,000 National Park employees fired this week, more than 700 other National Park Service employees took Musk’s “Fork in the Road” offer. There is no doubt that this seriously impacts staffing during the busy summer season.

Russ & Tina De Maris

Starlink Scams

https://www.rvtravel.com/starlink-scam-alert-unsuspecting-customers

Bring Your Plastic

https://www.rvtravel.com/bring-plastic-park-service-wins-legal-battle-cashless-payment-policy

Latest News from Park Service Personnel

https://www.rvtravel.com/700-park-service-workers-cash-quit-paid-later-deal

Nanci Nixon "RVers handing up the keys"

https://www.rvtravel.com/campground-crowding-1189b/

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Camping Industry is About to Go Bust? What is so wrong, you say, that we abandon the open road.

RVTravel Nanci Dixon

https://www.rvtravel.com/rv-service-centers-readers-speak-out-1196/

Brenda Odom

Thanks for the Memories

https://www.rvtravel.com/memories-rving-1103/

Gail Marsh

https://www.rvtravel.com/three-friends-quitting-rving-you-can-relate-1024/

National Parks Conservation Association

https://www.npca.org/articles/6614-five-ways-president-trump-s-executive-orders-could-harm-national-parks

8 Ways Special Interests Are Asking President-Elect Trump To Sell Out U.S. Public Lands

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/8-ways-special-interests-are-asking-president-elect-trump-to-sell-out-u-s-public-lands/

Russ & Tina DeMaris

https://www.rvtravel.com/kick-em-theyre-canadian-rv-dealers-cancel-orders

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The new year brings creative RV vehicle scams, gas tax increases, and new driving laws. Happy New Year

Latest Scams

Russ & Tina De Maris RV Travel

https://www.rvtravel.com/growing-scam-leave-stuck-stolen-vehicle

Gas Tax Increases

https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-gas-tax-rates-2024/

Latest New 2025 Driving Laws

Gail March RVTravel

https://www.rvtravel.com/updated-driving-laws-effect-2025/

GHSA State Laws by State

https://www.ghsa.org/state-laws/states