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jbjuices
Explorer
Oct 13, 2017

RV Resort Membership ??'s

Tried to post earlier, but it wouldn't go through. My wife and I have 3 kids (15, 11, 9) and purchase season tickets to Silver Dollar City in Branson MO every year. We're over there about 4 times throughout the year, but would be more if we didn't have to make reservations 2 months out. Friends of ours recommended Treasure Island RV Resort which seems AWESOME. You buy a 1x membership at $2000 (unless you find another owner selling theirs), $180/yr & $8 a night to camp. Full hook-up, concrete, 2 pools, put put golf, fishing ponds and more. Table Rock SP is where we usually camp, but must reserve far out in advance, 30a electric hookup only and costs about $27/night. The resort is our on the edge of town which is a draw, but the draw back is that there's no fires allowed at the sites (not even a propane fire pit) and they're strict on rules. Neither of those scare me away.

What are your thoughts? Would you ever do it? I think if we did, we would go 6-7x a year since we're only 1.5hrs away.

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  • rv2go's avatar
    rv2go
    Explorer II
    Oct 13, 2017
    It may be a good membership for you. But I hope that Branson is not your only destination. This country of ours have great National Parks, State Parks and other places to visit.
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    jbjuices
    Explorer
    Oct 13, 2017
    This would be a lifetime membership for us. When the kids are grown, we would continue to go there, so over our lifetime, it may be the way to go. Plus, it is worth gold if we can say on Tuesday that we're heading over to Branson for the weekend. We can't do that now because we wouldn't have a reservation. We spoke with the park and they said that they are about 50-60% to capacity over a weekend throughout the year (including Summers), but almost max'd during the big holidays like Memorial day, 4th of July and Labor day.

    The problem around where I live is that there is a lot of RV'ers/campers, so we have to plan our camping season in Jan/Feb in order to get a reservation; otherwise all the campgrounds/parks are full.
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    rv2go
    Explorer II
    Oct 13, 2017
    Since the youngest is 9, I would do the math for 5 years. The oldest will probably be away to college, the others will be 16 and 14. Might be using it for a few more years for them. It will be around $20 a night for 6 to 7 weeks a year for 5 years.
    It would be a lot less if you can find a resale and use it for more than 5 years.

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