Coast to Coast resorts issue

I feel there is value in the C2C we will definitely get our monies worth out of it the cost of the coast membership is not that high we make that back with the first or second time out the problem I see is the weekends blocked for right now that I still work fulltime. there are enough campgrounds that don't block just a lot further away. now the (home base CG) price was a bit steep but that too will be recouped after a few years..most perm. sites are around 2-4 grand a year so you camp 2 weeks in 1 week out with your home camp it pays back quick.. looking at the big picture when your retired and want to travel it should work out perfect cause no need to be anywhere except where you want to be.

Having been a member of C2C for about 12 years, I believe that the program is beginning to fail. Desirable parks will not stay in the system, or as in the case of one that I recently complained about in Tennessee, simply refuse to honor their agreement with C2C. Complaints are given lip service by C2C, but they rarely, if ever, actually act on them.

When my membership expires later this year, I will not be renewing. There is simply no value (for me) in retaining it.

Coast Admin:
This is the problem. Coast to Coast must require the parks to follow the rules. They force members to follow the rules so why shouldn't the parks?

bigdogger wrote:

Coast_Admin wrote:
Hi all,

Coast to Coast does not own or operate any of the resorts in our system. The affiliated resorts that compromise the Coast to Coast network are independently owned and operated resort campgrounds. Access to Coast Resorts and Good Neighbor Parks is on a space-available basis relative to the number of sites each resort designates to Coast to Coast membership use. Coast to Coast resorts may block holidays, days surrounding holidays and special events.

Feel free to reach out with any further questions!

-The Coast to Coast Team

Hence the problem. Coast to Coast has your money and the parks in the system have little incentive to serve the members. Exactly how much effort would anyone go through to earn a $10.00 fee, which is what that park is going to get should someone stay there. The incentive for those parks were to be the park that actually sold the membership, they are the ones that got a big check. After the membership sales become saturated (everyone who is going to buy one has) the member parks run out of fish (excuse me, potential clients) to sell to, so they are no longer generating those membership sales checks and all they are getting are the $10.00 stays, which I would think actually are money losers after factoring in labor and utilities. You are seeing this throughout the RV industry. The parks that are members of big affiliations such as Thousand trails, coast to coast, ROD, etc. have found the market has shifted away from membership sales and the parks are getting relatively few new members which were the lifeblood of their existence. Hence the quality of the parks and the services they are offering has either gone down, or they have changed their business model to chase new customers at the expense of the membership club members.

Exactly, and what you have described is an unsustainable business model. The restrictions and exclusions will continue to grow or the cost of the membership will increase, possibly both.

Coast_Admin wrote:
Hi all,

Coast to Coast does not own or operate any of the resorts in our system. The affiliated resorts that compromise the Coast to Coast network are independently owned and operated resort campgrounds. Access to Coast Resorts and Good Neighbor Parks is on a space-available basis relative to the number of sites each resort designates to Coast to Coast membership use. Coast to Coast resorts may block holidays, days surrounding holidays and special events.

Feel free to reach out with any further questions!

-The Coast to Coast Team

Hence the problem. Coast to Coast has your money and the parks in the system have little incentive to serve the members. Exactly how much effort would anyone go through to earn a $10.00 fee, which is what that park is going to get should someone stay there. The incentive for those parks were to be the park that actually sold the membership, they are the ones that got a big check. After the membership sales become saturated (everyone who is going to buy one has) the member parks run out of fish (excuse me, potential clients) to sell to, so they are no longer generating those membership sales checks and all they are getting are the $10.00 stays, which I would think actually are money losers after factoring in labor and utilities. You are seeing this throughout the RV industry. The parks that are members of big affiliations such as Thousand trails, coast to coast, ROD, etc. have found the market has shifted away from membership sales and the parks are getting relatively few new members which were the lifeblood of their existence. Hence the quality of the parks and the services they are offering has either gone down, or they have changed their business model to chase new customers at the expense of the membership club members.

Hi all,

Coast to Coast does not own or operate any of the resorts in our system. The affiliated resorts that compromise the Coast to Coast network are independently owned and operated resort campgrounds. Access to Coast Resorts and Good Neighbor Parks is on a space-available basis relative to the number of sites each resort designates to Coast to Coast membership use. Coast to Coast resorts may block holidays, days surrounding holidays and special events.

Feel free to reach out with any further questions!

-The Coast to Coast Team

Here in Texas, places have rack rates by state law. This is usually the most expensive rate a CG or hotel posts that they charge. A place that charges $35 a night as a going rate might have a rack rate of $100 or more.

This allows a place to offer a 50% discount without actually cutting a price at all.

I personally have a GS card, and for what I do, that is enough. If I hit KOAs more often, I'll probably buy one of their cards. PA and C2C are nice, but for me, I have not seen many places I frequent to make them worthwhile.

C2C rules used to say that hosted members competed for sites with the park's own members equally.. You were to be treated exactly the same as one of the park's own members (Save for having to turn in a slip for camping). However many parks violate that rule.. I do not know if they changed it since I do not use C2C.

I an over 62, In the summer I have two memberships and use them to full time at no additional charge. Winters only one of those memberships is useful (the other one is snowed in) but COE parks and other Federal parks are half price. And half price at the local COE is less than the per night fee for C2C.

That is because they are private CGs and have an agreement with C2C, RPI, AOR, ROD.

All of those are just 'camping programs'......they do not have CGs.

The private CGs give priority to their members......special times, holidays etc. and allow 'affiliates' to use the cg at other times for a reduced rate.
Same way YOU would have priority at your home park over 'outsiders' during special times/holidays.

We used C2C for 7 yrs. of full time travel. It helped to greatly reduce our 'site' fees. We traveled weekly/2 weeks rarely staying in one area for any extended times. At $10/night we enjoyed staying at private CGs when available.
When a private CG had black-out periods we used other types of CGs......public, COE, city parks, fairgrounds, state/federal, boondocked (never at Wally World).
And we used Passport America (50% off daily fee) when available and sometimes would get a 10% discount just by asking for a discount.

Just like the private CGs...we couldn't always get into some of the other options either during peak times.

Memberships work when you FT and travel coast to coast/border to border and when you buy them CHEAP via resale. We recouped our initial buy in and yearly dues easily the first year and then the yearly dues were recouped within a couple of months because we bought cheap and used it. But we traveled taking advantage of the different 'affiliates' when we could.

They don't work if you stay put....stay long term...go to same area all the time. And the number of CGs participating has been reduced.

Everything has exclusions/limitations......warranties/insurance/coupons/gallon of milk. Just have to work the system/use it.

Another thing about Passport America I forgot to mention is they jack up the price, then tell you you're getting half price on the site. I actually got a guy doing this. I called and requested the price on a campsite and it was only about $8/night more than the Passport supposedly half price. Another guy ask me if I had Passport America when I called, which I thought, yeah, you're gonna tell me the price is $40/night and I'm going to get it for $20, but the regular price is only $25/night. Seriously?