The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 May 1970 — Page 17

One ofSixNow Goes Camping, Many in Modern Camper Units

a' The family pauaes momentarily while driving through Callaway Gardena. Pine Mountain. Ga., for dad to make pirturea. while on it* way to nearby alate park. Facilities for setting up its camper trailer, towed by an International Travelall, are conveniently available.

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By 808 BOEUO A.A.A. Motor News Remember when you and a buddy once pitched a pup tent for an overnight stay beside a stream 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 vehicle 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 relaxation and a place to stay in nearly all areas of the UJS., Canada, and even foreign lands, camping is hard to beat.

Free Booklet Lists Information Sources on Where to Go Camping

A free list of sources of camping information in the United States and Canada, is available. To receive one, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Camping, c/o Champion Spark

Camping Grows Whether the camping growth is a result of the vast array of equipment available, or whether the public’s interest in learning to camp brought improved equipment is moot. But there is agreement that interest in camping has grown to unbelievable proportions in the last 25 years and the boom continues. It is now a year around activity. The popularity of skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing and other cold weather sports, together with better equipped vehicles, has helped to make camping enjoyable the year around in the U.S. and Canada.

Plug Company, P.O. Box 910, Toledo, Ohio 43601. In Canada, the address is Camping, Champion Spark Plug Company of Canada, Box 910, Windsor 12, Ontario.

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. Tliese offer fine accommodations to campers willing to 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, recreation 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 primitive camping areas in 30 national parks and more than 150 national forests, including wilderness areas where there are no roads and vehicles are prohibited. Such areas are for the experienced camper. Certain other national areas also permit camping. T The states have provided camping sites in state parks, state forests and other stateowned areas. Counties, townships 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 reservations are accepted at some state parks. Length of time required for advance reservations varies. At the United States’ southernmost 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 number of campers each year, about 40 million, while state parks attract more than 2‘> million. California Has Most For all these campers there are more than 10.000 camp grounds in the U.S. and Canada, including federal, state and private, with about 200,000 campsites. California has the largest number of camp grounds, most of them in national forests. Trailing California are New York, where most camp grounds are private, Colorado, Michigan, ..-Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. Ontario is the leader in Canada, followed 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 $l5O. A start in trailer camping will cost just under SSOO. THINK Driving with a burned out headlamp or broken tail light is thoughtless and dangerous. Give your lights a thought and light the way. Check them for condition and aim. Make sure you are seen in the right places. BUILT-IN QUALITY The average age of a motor car in this country is 5.6 years. The average truck is 7.6 years old. It’s a sign that built-in quality along with good maintenance helps any car run longer.