Camping/Hiking

11/20/2024 |  Modern America Campgrounds Acquires NH Campground with Four More in Pipeline (SGB UPDATE) Modern America Campgrounds, the largest RV park owner in the Northeast, has acquired Winding River Campground in Exeter, NH. The company said the Winding River deal marks its 29th park acquisition in the last 24 months, further solidifying its position in the outdoor hospitality space.

11/20/2024 |  Report: Outdoor Recreation Contributes $1.2 Trillion to the U.S. Economy, Supports 5 Million U.S. Jobs (SGB UPDATE) The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR)* presented new economic data today, November 20, from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The data shows that outdoor recreation continues to be a significant driver of the U.S. economy, jobs and local communities. 

10/31/2024 |  Hipcamp Acquires BookOutdoors (SGB UPDATE) Campsite booking platform Hipcamp has acquired BookOutdoors, an online travel booking platform for campgrounds, RV parks, cabins, and glamping resorts.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

10/31/2024 |  Camping World Holdings Prices Secondary Offering of Class A Shares (SGB UPDATE) Camping World Holdings, Inc. has priced an underwritten public offering of 14,634,146 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $20.50 per share pursuant to a registration statement filed on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additionally, the company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,195,121 additional shares of Class A Common Stock.

10/25/2024 |  Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be leading climbs (Associated Press (AP)) KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who’s won mountaineering celebrity as the youngest person ever to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks called for Sherpas to be recognized as athletes and expedition leaders as well as porters and guides.