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The family pauses momentarily while driving tbrugh Callaway
Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., for dad to make pictureS, while on
its way to nearby state park. Facilities for setting up its camper
trailer, towed by an International Travelall, are conveniently
available.
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000 campsites. California has
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grounds, most of them in na-
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fornia are New York, where
most camp grounds are pri-
vate, Colorado, Michigan.,-
Oregon, Washington, Wis-
consin, Minnesota, Alaska,
Idaho and Montana. Ontario
is the leader in Canada, fol-
lowed by British Columbia.
What does it cost to get a
start in camping? Like most
things, it depends upon your
taste. But an authority on
camping and the outdoors
estimates a modest start in
tent camping can be made
for around $150. A start in
trailer, camping will cost just
under $500.
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14a—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., MAY 28, 1970
One of Six Now Goes Camping,
Many in Modern camper Units
By BOB BOELIO
A.A.A. Motor News
Remember when you and
a buddy once pitched a pup
tent for' an overnight stay
beside a strewn in the woods
a few miles from home and
thought it was great?
Camping out, you called it.
Now you may be among
those families who pull a
travel trailer or camper ve-
hicle to woods many' •miles
from home and still think it's
great:
Outdoor living, we call it
now.
One of every six North
Americans, is now a camper,
according to best estimates.
For an inexpensive family
vacation that offers relaxa-
tion and a place to stay in
nearly all areas of the U.S.,
Canada, and even foreign
lands, camping is haid to
beat.
Camping Grows
• Whether the camping
growth is a result of the vast
array of equipment available,
or whether the public's in-
terest in "learning to camp
brought improved equipment
is moot. But' there is agree-
ment that interest in camp-
ing has grown to unbeliev-
able proportions in the last
25 years and the boom con-
tinues.
It is now. a year around
activity. The popularity of
skiing, snawmobiling, ice
fishing and other cold weath-
er sports, -together with bet-
ter equipped vehicles, has
helped to make camping en-
joyable the year around in
the U.S."and Canada.
Camp grounds have been
increasing in the U.S. and
Canada at a rate of about
1,000 a year, prOViding about
25,000 new sites annually. A
large number are private.
These offer fine accommoda-
tions to campers willing tat;
pay a little extra for their
outdoor living. •
Ten years, ago they could
be counted in the hundreds.
Today there are more than
3,000. While some are modest,"
others are on the, posh side,
• offering swimming pools, rec-
• reation facilities, supervision
for children, clubhouses; and
• guided excursions to points
in the area.
In National Parks
The 'U.S. government now
has developed camp grounds
and more priinitive camping
areas in 30 national parks
and more than 150 national
forests, including wilderness
areas where there are, ..no
roads and vehicles are 'pro-
hibited. Such areas are for
the experienced camper. Cer-
tain other national areas also
permit camping.
The states have provided
camping sites in state parks,
state forests and other state-
owned areas. Counties, town-
ships and cities often provide
camping facilities.
Most public camp grounds
charge a nominal fee. A few
are free. Most operate on a
first come, first served basis,
though reservation's are ac-
cepted at some state parks .
. Length of time required for
advance reservations varies.
At the 'United States' south-
ernmost camp ground, Bahia
Honda State Park, near Key
West, Fla., all camping space
for the Christmas holidays
was booked by the end of
July, 1969. •
National parks and similar
areas draW„ the largest num-
ber of campers each year,
about 40 million, while state
parks attract more than 75
million. •
• California Has Most
For all these campers there
are more than 10,000 camp
grounds in the U.S. and Can-