Thousand Trails Used Membership Types (Legacy & Resale Guide)
You’ve been researching Thousand Trails memberships and hit a wall — because there isn’t just one type. There are new subscriptions you can buy direct from Thousand Trails today, and there are used lifetime memberships floating around on the resale market with a history that goes back to 1969. This guide covers both. But fair warning — the used side gets complicated fast. If you’re curious how that whole era came to an end, I wrote a separate piece on why Thousand Trails stopped selling lifetime memberships and why the change ended up favoring the consumer.
Quick note: This article is weighted heavily toward used lifetime memberships because that’s where the real complexity lives — and frankly, where most of the internet gives you bad or incomplete information. If you already know you want a new subscription direct from Thousand Trails and just need to pick a tier, you’ll save yourself some reading by Starting here, with my Complete New Membership Guide.
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The Confusing World of Thousand Trails...
What is Thousand Trails?
Thousand Trails is a camping membership program that started in the 1970s (read the history below). For most memberships, Members enjoy unlimited camping at Thousand Trail Parks (subject to length of stay limits and high use restrictions) once they are members either by purchasing a “used” “lifetime” membership or a new “subscription” membership.
- Thousand Trails Parks – Approximately 82 in the United States.
- Trails Collection Parks – An upgraded membership (currently $455 per year with a lifetime membership or part of a subscription) which has approximately 122 parks at the time of publication.
Based on the current cost of a Journey membership, the following table demonstrates how much money you would save assuming 100 nights a year of camping and an average retail of $50 per night:
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Understanding Thousand Trails: The Membership Landscape (New vs. Used).
As of the time of writing, there are two broad categories of Thousand Trails Memberships. New memberships – which are subscriptions – that you purchase directly from Thousand Trails. Click here to go to the website to see an overview of those memberships or keep reading and I’ll give you the 5000 foot view.
Or, alternatively, you can buy a “Used” “Lifetime” membership. And that’s where the absolute fun and utter confusion begins…
Because Thousand Trails has been around since 1972 and grown through a serious of acquisitions and divestitures and everything in between, there is not just one type of used membership – there are many, many kinds. And some sound really similar but have very different benefits… So, in the Used Section, I will give you a very basic overview and note a few things to be on the lookout for.
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I developed a quiz for new memberships to help you decide which membership is right for you! This is a starting point and guide but is very helpful. After getting your results, I recommend you speak to a Thousand Trails Membership Specialist to get the most accurate and up-to-date information.
This membership quiz is geared towards new membership options. However, it will generally serve as a useful reference if you decide a Used Lifetime is right for you! That’s because you can apply some of the same principles. So, if the quiz comes back that a Journey membership might be a good fit for you, check out basic Elite memberships. New Adventure? You can also look at Used Adventure.
Understanding What All That Means: A Thousand Trails Primer.
If that’s about as clear as mud don’t fret and just you wait until we get to the used lifetime. (Wondering what one actually costs? Here is how much a used membership really runs — and what drives the number.) Here’s what you need to pay attention to:
- Booking Window. High Demand and high value parks will go quickly. Want to Winter in Florida and summer in Maine for 14 day stays – you may actually need adventure.
- 14 vs. 21 Day Stay. So for me this is a non issue. I stay 4-5 days. But if you want longer stays at one park you have to upgrade.
- Park to Park Thousand Trails. Some older memberships require that you leave the system for 7 days after you stay at a Park. For Van Lifers, there is usually a way around this – 4 day max stays. But be cognizant of it in older memberships. All of the current subscription offerings allow Thousand Trails Park-to-Park.
- Park to Park Trails Collection/Encore. Again. This depends on your use case. If you want to Winter in Florida where the vast majority of the parks are high demand encore parks – you will need an Adventure membership.
- Other Benefits. Will you actually use them? Do you have family that may want to join you for a week in Kissimmee and will use a cabin? For me the vouchers and other benefits are worthless.
- Trails Collection Add-On. Ok. So for new this is included – but on the “used” lifetime this is an add-on that we will discuss later. But again – you need to look at the parks you will likely use to decide if this is important.
Used "Lifetime" Memberships...Let the Real Confusion Begin.
🐾 Odie's Two Cents
Don't let the next few sections scare you off. Yes, the used-membership world looks like a tangled leash at first — but that's exactly why I walk you through it one knot at a time. Stick with me.
So the current offerings are actually pretty straight forward. Then we get into the used lifetime memberships which you can buy on Facebook pretty readily or through companies that specialize in resale.
Thousand Trails Memberships: A Brief History Lesson.
To understand Thousand Trails memberships completely, you have to understand the history of Thousand Trails — it’s exactly why there are so many different types of memberships floating around.
🔹 1969 — Thousand Trails Founded
Thousand Trails was founded by Milt Kuolt (a former Boeing executive who later founded Horizon Air) on 640 acres near Chehalis, Washington. The first preserve officially opened to members in 1972. Early memberships included deeded rights, long-term leases, and park-to-park privileges.
🔹 1979 — Thousand Trails Goes Public
Kuolt took the company public. Growth was rapid — more than 13,000 member families by the end of the 1970s.
🔸 1991 — TT & NACO Combined Under USTrails
This is the one almost everyone gets wrong (myself included until I dug into it). Thousand Trails did not simply “acquire” NACO. In 1991, an outside company — NFC — acquired both NACO (National American Corporation) and roughly 69% of Thousand Trails, combining them under a brand-new parent company, USTrails, Inc. USTrails filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy that same May, and was renamed Thousand Trails, Inc. in 1996. NACO had run its own chain of private membership campgrounds — heavily concentrated in California and the West — separately from TT for years.
🔁 Many NACO members were offered combo plans or transitioned into TT/NACO dual memberships.
🧾 Legacy memberships acquired:
- NACO regional/lifetime memberships
- Some deeded contracts still honored today
🔹 1992 — Sales Suspended, and the Resale Market Is Born
Amid the bankruptcy, TT suspended new membership sales in 1992 and began helping existing members resell on the secondary market. That is the origin of the entire “used Thousand Trails membership” world this guide is about.
🔹 1999 — Leisure Time Resorts Acquired
Thousand Trails bought the holding company behind Leisure Time Resorts of America — about ten campgrounds in Washington and Oregon. That is why “Leisure Time” shows up as its own system on so many contracts.
🔹 Early 2000s — PMG & Platinum Memberships
Private Membership Group (PMG) started marketing premium TT memberships like Platinum and Platinum Plus.
💼 These often included:
- Encore park access
- Fewer restrictions
- Cabin discounts
💰 These are still transferable and show up in Facebook resale groups.
🔸 2003 → 2006 → 2008 — A Rapid-Fire Ownership Chain
Ownership changed hands fast, and that constant turnover is a big reason contract terms drifted so much from year to year:
- 2003 — private-equity firm Kohlberg & Co. buys TT for $113 million.
- 2006 — Privileged Access (Frisco, TX) buys it. The Outdoor World and Mid-Atlantic Resorts systems are tied to this Encore-era expansion.
- 2008 — Equity LifeStyle Properties (ELS), a publicly traded REIT, buys TT. ELS owns most Encore resorts, which later became the Trails Collection add-on.
🔹 2008–2012 — Elite Membership Line Introduced
Thousand Trails rolled out Elite Basic, Elite Connections, and Elite Presidential (now discontinued).
🏆 Features included:
- 21-day stays
- Park-to-park travel
- No time-out-of-system
These were lifetime memberships — and many are still being resold.
🔹 2018–2025 — Legacy Sunset & New Tiered Plans
TT shifted to subscriptions: Zone/Camping Pass, Journey, Explore, and Adventure.
📆 Lifetime Elite sales wound down, and Thousand Trails stopped selling lifetime memberships entirely in early 2025.
And I can tell you almost exactly when, because I had a friend working the Thousand Trails booth at the January 2025 Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa. Mid-show, the word came down to stop selling lifetime memberships on the spot. So if you want a “used lifetime,” the resale market this whole guide is about is now the only door in.
Alright. So, when you see the history, it makes some sense why you see so many different memberships. And I will discuss this below, but things can get even more confusing as Thousand Trails changed the terms of its contracts over the years. So a Platinum membership from 2016 may be different than a Platinum membership for 2017. For example, the 2017 may include a Park not included in the 2016. Here is an estimated timeline of when Thousand Trails sold which memberships:
When analyzing used memberships and insuring that you are not the victim of a fraud or con, check to see if the membership was even sold during the date the seller claims.
Here is the overview of the Used Lifetime Memberships Available you are mostly likely to encounter:
| Feature | Used Elite | Elite Connections | Used Adventure | Ultimate Odyssey | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of Parks | ~81 TT + Trails Collection (add-on) | ~81 TT + Trails Collection (add-on) | ~81 TT + Trails Collection (add-on) | Various depending on date of membership | Various depending on date of membership |
| Max Stay Length | 21 days | 21 days | 21 days | 28 days | 21 days |
| Park-to-Park (no out time) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Booking Window | 120 days | 180 days | 180 days | 180–210 days | 90 |
| Access to Encore/TC | Add-on required | Add-on required | Can Purchase TC+ | Add-on required | Add-on required |
| Park to Park Encore | No | No | Yes | No | No |
How Much Does a Used Thousand Trails Membership Cost?
Wondering what a used Thousand Trails membership actually costs? The truth is, it is complicated — they can range from as cheap as $500 to well over $10,000, depending entirely on what is stacked underneath. Here is exactly what drives the number, and how to tell a fair price from a rip-off.
What Does a Used Membership Really Cost?
From a few hundred dollars to over $10,000 — here is the honest breakdown of the six things that move the price, and how to spot a genuine deal.
Read: How Much Does It Cost? →Let me caution you here. This is a summary. And a very very basic one at that. The problem is that over the decades and decades that Thousand Trails sold memberships, they changed the names and the benefits so many times that it’s really difficult to keep track of what memberships have what benefits.
Moreover. You have to be careful because you encounter things like a “Rare VIP Elite Connections” which at first sounds nonsensical – but it actually has meaning. In that particular membership – certain parks that have “high use” restrictions where you may be limited to 14 days at a time even if you have a 21 day membership do not apply.
Or you may encounter a Platinum Alliance. Some benefits like alliance will stay on transfer and others will fall.
But in general, the following is true
elite basic = journey
elite connections = Explore
Adventure = Adventure.
Compare the Used Membership Tiers — Interactive Tool
Used Thousand Trails Membership Types — Compare the Legacy Tiers
Every figure below is a typical value with a range, drawn from real contracts. It is a starting point, not a guarantee.
💡 Trails Collection applies to all of them: any membership below can add Trails Collection — a 60-day add-on with no park-to-park within it. Only Adventure can add Trails Collection PLUS (90-day window, park-to-park between TC parks). And while "Encore" and "Trails Collection" are often used interchangeably, they aren't the same: not all Encore parks are in the Trails Collection, and not all Trails Collection parks are Encore-branded.
Regional Gold → Platinum → Choice → Elite Connections resells as Elite Connections once → then as Choice once → then on as Platinum.
Two exceptions: Alliance persists through transfers; an Adventure conveys once and terminates an Alliance beneath it. Confirm exactly what the buyer receives — and what they can resell it as — with TT.
A Quick Note on Odyssey Memberships.
Old PMG Memberships may bear titles like “Odyssey” and “Ultimate Odyssey”. You will note that buyers usually ask a premium for these memberships. Odyssey is a lot like an elite connections but sometimes includes some Encore parks in addition to the standard Thousand Trails parks. Ultimate Odyssey actually has the 28 day stay allowance which is unique and valuable to some folks.
Examples of Some "Legacy" Memberships.
If you join the Facebook Group Thousand Trails Memberships For Sale, you will undoubtedly encounter many different types of memberships. Some of these memberships are older, and they date back to the origins of Thousand Trails or organizations that they bought such as NACO. Below are some examples of some of the more interesting memberships I’ve seen in the past few months, and an overview of how they are different. My main point here is to urge you to carefully consider any membership you thinking about buying, and to read the contract to understand exactly what you’re buying because as I have already stated, the contracts can be very different, even with the same name, if the contracts are from different years.
Example 1: An Alliance Membership.
This particular seller is offering an Alliance membership for sale. The easy tell is the 210 day booking window. At first this may seem appealing. The Seller even goes so far as to equate this membership to the much coveted Adventure Membership stating “the only other package that is similar to this one is the top-of-the-line “Adventure” program.
This statement is patently and demonstrably false. One of the many, many differences between this and an Adventure membership is that an Adventure membership is the only membership that offers the ability to go Trails Collection to Trails Collection without any time out of the park. That is a huge advantage.
Moreover, the Alliance memberships do not sell well for a reason – they are the only resale membership that requires the purchaser to sign a new 10 year contract and therefore assume a substantial liability on Day 1. You should factor that potential liabiity in and greatly reduce the amount you are willing to pay, if anything, for an Alliance membership. Indeed, many are offered for free to the person that is willing to assume that large, decade long liability.
In addition, you will note that unlike almost every other Thousand Trails membership option that gives you unlimited camping, this charges you a fee if you want to exceed 50 nights a year. For those two reasons alone, Alliance memberships usually do not resale well and certainly are not equivalent to any top tier membership.
Now, there is a very small segment for whom this may be a good membership option. Specifically, those who intend to camp more than 35 and less than 55 days a year. The buyer will also have to make a 10 year commitment for the dues so they need to know they will camp for 10 years, and are not worried about any health or other issues that may disrupt those plans.
Because of the long commitment (which no other contract requires to my knowledge), the lack of flexibility, the additional fees for additional days, and the fact that these Alliance contracts can be so different from one another, I would strongly advise anyone against buying an Alliance membership. And Candidly – the 210 day booking window is overkill. I have a 120 day booking window and so far – I’ve only had 1 park I couldn’t get in to…. One. Uno. Un. And it was Fourth of July Weekend and I tried to book a week ahead of time…
Another word of caution on Alliance memberships in general: Not all Alliance memberships include all campgrounds (same is true of Platinum memberships), so make sure to review the list of included campgrounds carefully and thoroughy. (Not sure which parks belong to which system? Here’s my full directory of every Thousand Trails park grouped by system →.)
And just for the record: saying an Alliance membership is similar to an Adventure is equivalent to saying Lacrosse and BaseBall are basically the same sport because they are both played on a field using sticks.
Want the full story on Alliance? Read my complete guide: Thousand Trails Alliance Membership — What It Actually Is, and Why It is Not an Adventure.
A Bit of a Defense for Alliance!
Alright. Alright. Alright…
After I initially wrote this post, I pushed it out to 22,000 Thousand Trails members asking for feedback and opinions. One bit of feedback I received was that I had maybe unfairly judged the Alliance membership and been a bit overly harsh. After reflection, I agreed.
My issue with Alliance memberships are few fold. First. You need to be really careful what you are buying. Notice that this one has only a 14 day stay and may even be limited to which campgrounds you can access.
This membership is severely restricted despite a 210 day booking window.
This person has already had multiple “buyers” fall through – likely when they realized they had to sign a new 10 year contract with TT.
Now – I want to clarify. For a segment of the population – this may be a smokin’ deal. Your dues are generally low (double check the contract and with TT Transfer department) and if you know you will use the membership for 10 years even a few weeks a year you probably save enough off standard camping costs to justify the membership….
Example 2: NACO Membership.
This seller is very transparent in the limitations of this membership, Note the limitation: if you are in for 14 days you have to leave for 7 (i.e. no park-to-park). Also note that total number of parks is 66, less than the 82 typically associated with Thousand Trails. Some sellers are not this transparent.
While this may be a great membership for the right person, this is an example where it is absolutely key for the Buyer to review the contract and insure they are well aware of what parks are included. And while this may be a great membership for occasional RVers, it might not be so good for full-timers.
Example 3: Sterling Regional.
This is another great example of a regilal membership. Note that the seller is very transparent as to the limitatations of the membership. They were even kind enough to attach the 19 campgrounds tat you can use the membership at.
Most sellers will quickly disclose this list. However, when the number of campgrounds get higher (say 62 as in the prior example), the Seller may not even realize the limitation themselves. In such case, a cal to Thousand Trails will be of great assistance.
However, the Thousand Trails transfer department is notoriously ill informed and you can often get different answers from different “specialists”. It is therefore important for you to review the contract yourself and ask relevant and pertinent questions rather than rely on the Transfer Department to tell you the benefits of the membership.
Example 4: An Example of the Truly Weird - An Elite Connections That Is More of an Elite Basic....
Remember when I said read the contract (only 82 times so far this post)? Well here is why. This is offered for sale by a major broker of used memberships. Notice that the post starts off stating that it is an Elite Connections Membership… But….The booking window is only 120 days.
Example 5: A Very Unusual Elite Connection That Is More Than an Elite Connection!
So remember when I ssaid that only Adventure can go Trails Collection to Trails Collection (a/k/a Trails Collection Plus)??? Well….. Not so fast.
Remember when I also told you that there were as many as 3,000 different Thousand Trails Contracts out there?
So this recently popped up in the Group and at first I thought “impossible”. As did several other folks who I know to be very reliable and I consider to be experts on Thousand Trails memberships.
Yet as the conversation went on, it got more and more interesting. This particular seller claims to have spoken to multiple Thousand Trails Reps and they allegedly confirmed that he did in fact have the ability to go park to park and stay 3 weeks (as opposed to 2).
And another member claims she could designate 5 Encore parks at which she is allowed to exercise similar privileges. I can’t verify any of this. But I don’t see why multiple people would fabricate such a story for no reason!
Example 6: A VIP Platinum Example Where Not All Benefits Transfer!
This is a bit of a fun one and a great example of: make sure you call Thousand Trails Transfer Department and ask specifically what you are buying….
Because what transfers actually turns on whether this was originally a Platinum VIP or a “VIP” Upgrade purchased by the original owner. If not, then I believe it just transfers as a Platinum. If you are the second owner, then if it transfer to you as a VIP, that will fall off on subsequent transfer…. Again, about as clear as mud. But there is one more key thing to note:
⚠️ Before You Pay a Premium for “Extra” Parks
Not every benefit on a used membership transfers to you, and “bonus” parks attached to a legacy contract can be removed by Thousand Trails at any time — they reserve that right. Treat extra parks as a nice surprise, never as a reason to overpay. Always confirm exactly what transfers, in writing, before any money changes hands.
VIP memberships only have 61 parks (not all 82) and not all parks honor the VIP upgrade. The parks that don’t honor the VIP can include several in Oregon and Hershey. These are key parks so think long and hard.
But either way – the point remains. Before you buy, make sure you know what actually transfers! This is not the only membership type where the membership potentially downgrades on transfer and you want to make sure that what the Seller is selling is what you are actually buying.
New Membership vs. Used (Resale) Membership: Which is Right for You?
Run the Numbers: New vs. Used Calculator
This is a critical decision point for many looking into Thousand Trails. Your budget and desired benefits play a huge role. For a more in-depth comparison and help deciding whether to purchase a new or used Thousand Trails Membership, you can read my article: Thousand Trails Membership: Used vs. Subscription.
Explore Your Options.
New vs. Used. Key Differences!
The short version: a new subscription is cheaper to get into, all-inclusive, and works immediately — but it can’t be resold. A used membership costs more upfront and its terms are locked to its original contract, but the dues are capped and a good one may hold resale value.
When new is the better call. Buying straight from Thousand Trails wins if you plan to camp four years or less, if you’d rather put a few hundred down and pay monthly instead of writing one big check, if you want every park including the ones that don’t exist yet, if you need the cabin weeks and travel credits fresh, or if you need to be camping soon — a used transfer takes weeks to clear the Transfer Department. And there is real value in simple: three choices, one price, fixed for the term. I break all three tiers down in Journey vs. Explore vs. Adventure.
When used is the better call. The legacy market has membership types you simply cannot buy new, cafeteria-style dues where you pay only for the systems you actually use, dues increases capped at inflation, and the only path to ever recovering your money on resale. I make that whole case in Why a Used Thousand Trails Membership May Be a Better Option.
For the head-to-head with the actual numbers, see my New vs. Used cost/benefit guide and run your own figures through the calculator.
Ready to act? Here is how to safely buy a used membership (my buyer’s due-diligence guide), and how to sell one.
Ty's Top Takeaways.
New or Used? Basic or Adventure? Which should I pick? I can’t answer that for you – I simply encourage you to look at your use case and decide what’s right for you.
Here are my thoughts on what you should consider:
Your Individual Use Case. Each of these factors help you decide if you need a basic journey or a full blown adventure.
- Will you be using high use parks? Again think Florida in the Winter. If yes gravitate towards Adventure to be able to go Encore-to-Encore and have a 180 day booking window so you get he site when Journey can’t yet book.
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- Are you a Van Lifer like me or are you pulling a 45 footer that needs a 50 Amp FHU? If you need a 50 amp hookup you may want a longer booking window as many sites are only 30 amp… Book that site longer out
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- Will you generally want shorter or longer stays? I have had no problems booking any Thousand Trails Campground I want. But I attribute that to the fact that I usually stay 5 days max and don’t need a FHU site.
New vs. Used Turns on Cost and Projected Length of Use. After you use my calculator to determine you break even, you can start to determine whether to buy new or used. Used lifetime is great if you know you will be doing this a long time and get favorable pricing. But New is also great as it’s convenient and easy to deal with. IN 2 years I simply walk away and I’m out less than I would have been buying a “used” “lifetime”.
- Also consider if you need RPI and Trails Collection. If you do not -n you may be better off used as your annual dues drop substantially and these are automatic in the subcription model Again. Your use case is key.
I truly hope you found this information to be useful and informative. As always – feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I’m always happy to help a fellow Van Lifer.
In the meantime.
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~ Ty & Odie
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