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ThomBoles
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Aug 30, 2017

Thousand Trails - The Trails Collection

Hey All,

We are TT members and were looking for a way to increase our site options for when we return to Florida this winter. The park we are at is a TT park so we walked over to the office today. The guy there mentioned that we might be interested in The Trails Collection. It allows you to stay at over 100 more sites thought out the country.

It's an add-on (but separate) to your existing membership that gives you access to more parks. Our current membership to TT only allowed us to visit 2 parks in Florida. With this added on we can now go to 38 parks. Some of the desirable location parks have additional fees ($20/ night) but many of them are included. Bookings over 3 days force you out for 7 and you can stay up to 14. What really sold it for us is we can back up TT sites with the TC sites so our out week is at one of the other's camps essentially covering the cost to be out of network. You can only book 60 days out (out TT is 90 but that doesn't carry over to this).

It goes from your renewal from year to year (paid with your dues) and can be cancelled after the year if you choose. There is a special number to call if interested. Eight Eight Eight - 579 seven five nine nine. We thought it was well worth adding! We were on the phone when the CSR added this to our account and were immediately able to book reservations.

24 Replies

  • I don't understand the notion of paying someone to force you to limit your options.
  • DutchmenSport wrote:
    Only 2 campgrounds you can use in all of Florida! Wow! Are you missing opportunities visiting hundreds of other great State Parks and other private campground locations all over Florida. Not to mention the thousands-and-thousands of other State Parks, private campgrounds, and National Forests and COE sites all over the USA! For the price of the original membership for TT, you could have done a LOT of camping elsewhere! After after the membership price, you still have to pay for limited usage. No way! No thank-you!


    Yup! Last time I updated my Garmin with camping POI files the one listing campgrounds in North America (commercial, boon docking, City, County, State and National Parks, etc) had over 26,000 locations.
  • ThomBoles,
    You must not have the right TT Membership. I can stay in 3 TT Parks in Florida. Go park to park.
    Plus, for $24 per night, I can stay in all the Encore parks in Florida and the rest of the USA.
  • Only 2 campgrounds you can use in all of Florida! Wow! Are you missing opportunities visiting hundreds of other great State Parks and other private campground locations all over Florida. Not to mention the thousands-and-thousands of other State Parks, private campgrounds, and National Forests and COE sites all over the USA! For the price of the original membership for TT, you could have done a LOT of camping elsewhere! After after the membership price, you still have to pay for limited usage. No way! No thank-you!