New Study Finds South Dakota, Tennessee Lead Nation In Best-Liked RV Parks

PALO ALTO, CALIF. (April 4, 2005) – A new study reveals that Tennessee and South Dakota have the highest percentage of well-liked RV parks of any U.S. state. The study was conducted by RVShark.com, which since 2001 has collected, screened, and published RVer-written RV park reviews.

RVShark.com identified both Tennessee and South Dakota as states where 100% of the RV parks covered on RVShark.com are reviewed positively. Idaho, Montana, and Wisconsin also had perfect scores, though off of a much smaller base of total RV parks.

The study was conducted by dividing the number of finned RV parks by the number of covered RV parks for each U.S. state. Fins are awarded by RVShark.com to RV parks that are reviewed, on the whole, positively by RVers. A fin appears as a small, gray icon to the left of an RV park’s name within a given state index on www.rvshark.com. The fin system gives RVers a quick way to find well-liked RV parks in a given state.

The well-reviewed RV parks in Tennessee include the Ballyhoo Family Campground in Crossville, the Big Meadow Family Campground in Townsend, the Crazy Horse Campground & RV Resort in Gatlinburg, the Creekside RV Park in Pigeon Forge, the Over-Niter RV Park in Athens, the Riveredge RV Park in Pigeon Forge, and the Twin Creek RV Resort in Gatlinburg.

The well-reviewed RV parks in South Dakota include Hyatt's Green Acres in Emery, the Rush No More Campground in Sturgis, and the Tee Pee Campground & RV Park in Rapid City.

Neither RVShark.com nor its parent SharkPage is affiliated with any of the aforementioned properties.

About RVShark.com

RVShark.com is the world’s most-trusted online RV park guide. The site has been praised by publications as diverse as Forbes magazine and Woodall’s Campground Management. RVShark.com collects, screens, and publishes unbiased, RVer-written reviews of RV parks. Founded in 2001, RVShark.com is available free of charge at the www.rvshark.com Internet address. RVShark.com is owned by SharkPage, a privately held company based in Palo Alto, California. RVShark.com and SharkPage are trademarks of SharkPage. Further press information on RVShark.com is available at http://www.rvshark.com.

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