Thousand Trails Membership Review: Pros and Cons

Thousand Trails Membership, a good deal or not?⁠ ⁠ This is probably the most talked about membership out there in the fulltiming community. Some love it and some hate it. Last winter we explored Florida and stayed at 3 TT resorts to check it out and paid WAY too much money per night (that is a lessons learned for another time). ⁠ ⁠ There are a ton of options with TT and we opted to purchase a used Elite Basic membership and added on the Trails Collection to have access to all of the parks. We can stay 21 days at a location, move between parks, and book out 120 days in advance. We paid just under $5k for the membership, transfer fee, and yearly dues. ⁠ ⁠ Pro's:⁠ ◾ Many parks along the outskirt of the US (Coasts, Texas, and a few sprinkled in the middle)⁠ ◾ Very family friendly resorts⁠ ◾ Pretty easy to book online ⁠ ◾ Nice to stay up to 3 weeks at a time⁠ ⁠ Con's⁠ ◾ Most campgrounds are tight and some are not well maintained⁠ ◾ Age Restricted Resorts in AZ and TX (therefore, we don't actually have access to all the resorts)⁠ ◾ Took 3 months to be able to start using the membership since we bought used⁠ ◾ Pay extra per night for 50 amp spot⁠ ⁠ We calculated that if we average $45/night at a typical camping resort, we would need to stay 112 nights to pay for the membership. As a fulltime family, that is very easy to accomplish. The yearly dues are~$500 so again, breaking it down per night we would need to stay 12 nights/year to pay for itself. ⁠ ⁠ There are other cheaper options that include purchasing a Zone Pass for $615/year. If you want to join TT, I have a great TT rep that can help with any questions and/or sign you up. Also, if you are interested in a used membership I can pass along the company we used. **Be aware that it takes 2-3 months to be able to use a used membership, so plan accordingly** ⁠ ⁠ Overall, while the initial sticker shock was there, the way we travel and where we are traveling the TT membership has it's benefits and we have enjoyed the 7 parks we've stayed at.⁠ ⁠ ❓ Have you stayed at a Thousand Trails Park? What's your favorite❓ ⁠ ⁠ 🌅 follow us ⁠ @exploringoutsidethe303⁠