CNN Reports:
So far this spring, family tent sales are up 14 percent over last year, said Rick Meade, REI's product manager for sleeping bags and tents. For March, sales are up 28 percent over the same month in 2008."We have a great sense that there is a resurgent interest in [camping], especially on the family camping side," Meade said.In California, many state parks are booked well into the spring, said Sheryl Watson, spokeswoman for California State Parks.On the first day reservations became available, 20,407 people reserved a July trip to a California state park, she said. That's up nearly 13 percent over last year's reservation numbers. By comparison, reservations were up 4 percent from 2007 to 2008.
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