Podcast: Can Do: KOA President Toby O’Rourke, The Future Of Camping

On this week’s episode of Can Do: Lessons from Savvy Montana Entrepreneurs, host Arnie Sherman talks with Kampgrounds of America https://koa.com/ President Toby O’Rourke http://www.koapressroom.com/bio/toby-orourke/ , the first woman president in the company’s 56-year history.

KOA got its start in 1962 in Billings, Montana when the sight of travelers heading west on Highway 10 towards the Seattle World’s Fair sparked the imaginations of a group of business people. Noticing the numbers of people overnighting by the side of the road, they created a campground along the Yellowstone River where, for $1.75 a night, travelers could pitch their tents near a picnic table, fire ring and a hot shower.

By Arnie Sherman

Full Story: http://www.mtpr.org/post/can-do-koa-future-camping