Passport America
Seems like a no-brainer. Would save me 50% off a $130 reservation and costs $44 per year. Do I understand this correctly?
Forum Discussion
Not only are there date restrictions, there are often other costs and considerations. You won't find a lot of Passport parks near popular attractions, so most the value is in transit market. The Passport parks are often somewhat off the beaten path and a large number of them are showing their age (polite comment on condition). If you have to drive out of your way you trade out some of the savings in fuel costs. Many Passport parks have additional fees for things like 50 amp service and some only accept cash and have reservation requirements etc.
Finally, there is no law saying their regular price has to be a fair market. If the Passport park is $40 and a better located park with superior amenities that accepts the normal 10% discounts has a published price of $35 you aren't really saving the $20.00 discount the Passport park offers. There are more than one Passport Park that has inflated it's rack price in order to offer that 50% discount.
All in all, if you travel a lot and don't have extremely high standards in parks that you choose, it is probably worth the $44.00, but don't expect to cut your entire RV park budget in half.
Finally, there is no law saying their regular price has to be a fair market. If the Passport park is $40 and a better located park with superior amenities that accepts the normal 10% discounts has a published price of $35 you aren't really saving the $20.00 discount the Passport park offers. There are more than one Passport Park that has inflated it's rack price in order to offer that 50% discount.
All in all, if you travel a lot and don't have extremely high standards in parks that you choose, it is probably worth the $44.00, but don't expect to cut your entire RV park budget in half.
