NEWS: USACE Campgrounds Close Due To Ongoing Shutdown, Campers Lose "Lifetime Membership," More

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🗓️ 5 November 2025

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This week, REV Group is merging with another equipment manufacturer, Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds are closing in the south due to the shutdown, RVers who paid $10,000 for a lifetime membership to a campground are out of luck after the campground was sold, an update on the health of the RV industry, and more. The Army Corps of Engineers lake status website (if it works): https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/visitors/status.cfm Get 25% Off RV Life Pro here: https://my.rvlife.com/bill/signup/3?s=rvtw&coupon=QE7KAHVF3E Get your first month of Mile Marker Membership FREE at https://rvmiles.memberful.com/checkout?plan=96363 with code RVMILES. Subscribe to the RV Miles Podcast Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RVMilesPodcast. ******************************Connect with RV Miles: RV Miles Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvmilesShop the RV Miles Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/rvmilesRV Miles Mailing List: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglistMile Marker Membership: https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers

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0:00.0	I'm Jason Epperson. This is RV Miles, and it's time for the latest in RV and camping news.
0:05.7	First up, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced that quite a few campgrounds in the Corps' Mobile District are now closed as of November 1st due to the ongoing federal shutdown.
0:16.1	The Mobile District operates 64 campgrounds with more than 6,300 campsites in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.
0:24.9	Any reservation days affected by this closure will immediately be canceled and fully refunded.
0:30.2	A limited number of parks featuring water access points with standalone boat ramps will remain open with restroom and other facilities closed.
0:39.0	Jointly managed campgrounds and day-use parks will remain open and operate normally.
0:44.2	So there are some campgrounds that are affected and some that aren't, but overall this is a big
0:48.4	closure. The entire U.S. Army Corps of Engineers portfolio of campgrounds across the country
0:53.4	was set to close for the
0:54.8	course of the entire shutdown, but when it happened, the vast majority did stay open. Army Corps
1:00.3	recreation areas already have been facing severe staffing shortages, as we've been reporting
1:05.2	on all year. I'll link to a government website that lists all Army Corps recreation properties and their status in the description.
1:13.6	But as of this recording, I cannot get that site to load. I've been trying all day.
1:19.1	Hundreds of campers at Pittsburgh Roaring Run RV resort in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands say they've been told to leave,
1:26.5	despite having paid $10,000 or more for lifetime memberships, according to CBS Pittsburgh.
1:33.6	The 100-acre campground was recently sold by former owner Jay Coral to a Texas-based company, Tannery LLC, for $2.5 million.
1:47.3	Coral reportedly assured members that their contracts would be honored, but soon after the sale, Tannery emailed campers saying the memberships were
1:52.7	null and void. Under the new ownership, campers can stay only by paying new rates, $60 a day, $250 a
1:59.9	week, or $3,000 per season, or vacate immediately.
2:04.4	Many longtime members, including retirees who invested their savings, say they feel deceived
2:09.3	and planned to take legal action. The new owner's attorney told KDKA, they, quote,
2:15.2	care deeply about cleaning up this mess and hope to resolve the dispute.
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