Thousand Trails review: Disgusting 58

Yes I was told that the only way out of the contract was to pay 4000 dollars to them and they would release me from the contract. I asked to speak to the ceo and was told that they are to busy to talk to the customer and that. They have instructed everyone to do take money and give no care about anything else. I want out of my contract after finding out the two parks in the greater LA area are 2 hours away from my work. And the park ranger at one made me feel like I could not be that far away from the park without some one there to watch my camper. So now I am stuck paying them for something I never want to go back to and feel total just piggen holed into this contract. All they want is your money and give no fu--s about the people that pay to stay at there place most of the ones I have been to have power and water but no sewer you have to use portatank. And to top it off the wifi company that they use for most of their parks will keep charging you till you change your card to get out of it. All together they are the biggest scam out there they might as well be selling memberships on Craigslist at least then you know you where scammed

Thousand Trails membership is a scam. They automatically renew you. Their campground are crappy. Mostly on dirt rocky roads with very little amenities.

Thousand Trails cut the number of the campgrounds in my original membership in half. I complained and was told there is nothing I can do. I had been told that the campgrounds in my membership would never change. Now what I paid for for many years s half as good. I got lied to and cheated.

I wish tt at bow hill would get the gate fixed and hot tub put in. They have been saying we have it and are waiting on the permit ( 6 months later same thing) also when you get friends to join you never get the $25.00 it is a joke...you can ask and ask they say we will send to your email hahahha never happens.

Please contact me, I;m very upset over the expending limitations allowed by the program

I’m really noticing the decline in the Thousand Trails Parks to the point I may sell my membership, mostly homeless people in the campgrounds living in discusting Rv s that never move and have trash piled up around them, most people aren’t even staying in their rigs at night, why are they even here ?

Contrary to the above comments, employees do not live rent free in the parks.
Yes, far too many sites are "annual lease" holders, tying up sites for those who pay to camp. Yes, the properties are not cared for as they once were. Yes, the employees, many of whom are members themselves, are treated poorly and paid no more than minimum wage. (Anyone in TX will tell you that a person would qualify for State assistance working in these parks, as their State wage is $7.50/hr)
There are a lot of excuses, but they all end up in the accounting office. The mindset is that members should be grateful the parks have FHU, however we members know full well that not all locations have FHU, and ELS thinks 30amp service is sufficient. No, ELS investors and execs do not camp or they would understand how deplorable this situation is.
Why do I pay dues on facilities that are in disrepair? Why am I charged and annual $80 account service fee, just what service did you provide to me? Why are my dues increasing yearly, yet a retired couple's dues are frozen? Why are you telling me the park is for members only, but non-members can lease and rent sites? Why are you catering to a dying population and refusing to service the families that buy memberships? Where are the facilities and accompaniments for children and families? Why do you expect me to be happy with your decaying facilities and inflated dues when I can boondock on BLM land all year for $180 and be treated better and not have to move every 2 to 3 weeks? And where in my contract does it state you can apply standards to my camping vehicle and refuse me entry? If you refuse me I should be allowed to stop paying dues as you are in breach of contract for not upkeeping the parks in acceptable conditions in health dept and housing codes.

With our experience in Thousand Trails...I would NEVER recommend them! We have been members for less than a year and we are NOT impressed! In reading the above comments I have to agree with them. We were told that Thousand Trails is struggling and it shows. We pay a big price for a membership and half the amenities are out of order...instead of fixing them they slap a out of order/needs repairs sign on the door! Being we are still fairly "new" we have only been to a few of the campgrounds, but everyone of them had at least one thing...some more that does not work. La Conner, WA has a hot tub that is under repair and to my knowledge is still not up an running. Birch Bay, has pool bathrooms with soggy floors, and bad plumbing all the way around. The water was shut off for a day and a half due to a water pipe leak/break. There were signs posted all over the campground saying that it would be off intermittently through out 2 days in a row...Nope! We could have moved to the other side, but that was never offered. Aside from that though, my biggest irritation is that the staff, with the exception of Mike and Judy, don;t do anything! They hang out in the office and have social time! This is what our dues go towards paying? Not to mention they get free lodging and compensation! I guess, when it comes down to it, that would be considered bad manager... with all the work that these parks need the staff should be out there making it better! There is also one staff member, Jon, whose wife thinks she owns the place... very rude, sassy, disrespectful person, very snotty to people in the bathroom...she seems to think it is her own private bathroom, ...(she needs to get a hotel room where she can have her own bathroom), seems to always be angry or mad something, has made several nasty comments to campers and they are still there? How does that work! If I went to my husband employment and did a couple of the things that she does her, he would not have a job anymore! Again, I am a PAYING member that stays here, she lives here FREE because her husband worked this past summer?!?!?!? Bow, WA is another one that has out of order bathrooms since last July and still are not working, they shut down half the park, including the few sewer sights that they have, to upgrade electricity...The staff; however, do work as you will see them throughout the campground going about their business, like maintenance, cleaners, kitchen staff, etc. I don't see Thousand Trails growing much just because of how it is ran...or maybe how it is NOT ran. I will be sure to let the people I know and care about know the truth of Thousand Trails and how poorly it is ran. There are so many other great campgrounds that you won't miss much not staying at TT.

My mother had a contract for all sites in all of the states, the first trustee did nothing to take care of the Thousand Trails contract, I tried to find out how we could take care of it from the beginning but the rep would not talk to me, so once I became the trustee I called once again and this time I had to send death cert, trust etc. Then they said the contract was $1900 in the hole. and they would not give me any information until the $1900 was paid.
I was interested in the whole family have a family plan but once again I was told to pay up and then they would give me the answers, so I paid the first part of $900 and called again and asked about the contract because I did not want to pay for something that was my moms but did not know if it would be the same contract, they said yes you could have a family group but pay up so I finished paying but still never received a list of sites or a contract. They told me to call a site myself so I tried but never got a call back, come the second year the contract still was not here and the yearly charge was $450. My mom had been paying $225. so I called and they said because the contract had been in a late state they could raise the cost to $450.
Still no contract so once again I asked for it. Then came the third year and it went up to $650.00 and at this point I still could not get anyone to answer so I could pass on passes to the beneficiaries of the trust. So I told them no until I received the contract. Upon getting the contract there was only one site available in one state which was not acceptable to me, so I have not paid any more. Received a call from a rep saying I had to pay and the contract said I had to have the contract for 5 years before I could sell. Read the contract and no where does it say this is a 5 year contract. So as far as I am concerned this contract is null and void.
But I am still being harassed by Thousand Trails even though I told them to sell the contract
Lucretia L Allen Trustee for the Evelyn June Luna Trust

I see a lot of complaints, but none that address my specific question. I am no longer able to RV due to health. Sold my rig. But I cannot get out of the TTT membership. Dues have gone up to over $500 per year now...and they tell me there is no way to get out of them. I can't let me family use them, the internet is littered with contracts to sell...or even give away. But the transfer fees have become astronomical, so no one wants to buy. And what used to be a PRIVATE, EXCLUSIVE CLUB MEMBERS ONLY PARK is now open to the public. I feel that our original contract has been broken and thusly should allow us to choose whether or not we want to continue the membership. Does anyone know HOW to quit a TTT membership? Are there any class action lawsuits going on that address this issue?

Thousand Trails Members : I thought you all would like to know how your system treats its contracted workers, Entertainers, I am an entertainer and have played at TT since 1981 without any BS from the powers that be. Some of you probably know me here at the Pacific City preserve. I had a contract to play on August 15th 2015 which I honored and played. My contract says that I would be paid then also. It is almost 2 weeks after and still I have not been paid for the engagement. I contacted the PC manager and she tried to get something done but got a lame excuse why the check was not mailed. And then told her it would be overnighted to me, That was 8 days ago. Snail mail is faster than that so I have to believe they lied about it. According to the PC manager head office has been contacted numerous times about this but they keep saying the check is in the mail. I don't know about you members but I rely on getting paid on time and without all the hassle so I can pay my bills. I intend to post this everywhere I can till it is resolved.

We have been members for a year, I have noted what happened to me while camping at Harbor View, Colonel Beach VA.
"Site Manager" Mary Jane is horrible nothing more than a senior resident that in exchange for free rent is deputized and set free to run her two person golf cart gang of terror. Making what should be a fun camping trip more her personal narcissistic reign or terror. Please if Chesapeake bay is full and you are not able to postpone your trip be sure to bring her bonbons or some sort of peace offering because if crossed she will go out of her way to make your stay the most miserable stay EVER.
The campground could have potential if you extended the leash law to include site managers. Not even sure bonbon would work, Ranger Rick seems a little fearful of her but still a full deputized gang member none theless, who has mastered golf cart blocking to include chasing (in reverse). So thousand trails members, PLEASE trust me, it just isn't worth it... too many other sites that want and welcome and still remember hospitality.
Site Manager called local police department claiming intoxicated female driving golf cart around campground so they came out drove around twice finding nothing, then again she called Saturday.
We tried to call customer service left MSG and even sent unanswered emails. I was not able to take camper home as my husband was out of town with our truck so we had to pay a $32.00 storage fee per night until returning the following Friday. Upon returning we found that they had cut power to our camper even though we paid the $32.00 per night and all in the refrigerator had spoiled and the entire camper smelled horrible and we are still not sure if we will be able to get the smell out of the fridge. Later in the month we received a certified letter from Thousand trails suspending our membership for misconduct for 30 days and a letter of reprimand. Again calls were made and left un returned, I contacted the local police department requesting copies of the reports from the night of terror and all confirmed my story that she was simply being malicious. She and I did exchange words there is a limit to the rudeness I will take and the calls to the Police were retaliation. We are currently counter filing legal complaints for harassment against the staff at harbor view and considering gross misconduct against thousand trails, but that will depend on how they handle the claims. Be careful when it seems too good to be true, guess what!

Ive been going to thousand trails since it opened in 1972.as a child. I hadnt been in 15 yrs until i joined recently and what a nightmare of a membership. Pio Pico in Jamul, CA. Everything about the place is all bad. The people in charge there are two guys named Dave and Frank. and these people along with the entire staff are the rudest, uneducated, ### alcoholics who dont give a damn about the parks condition or the people that pay to use it. The green belts aren't green and the bathrooms have no paper towels to to dry your hands or any soap to wash them. All the rangers are uneducated minimum wage idiots that don't know the rules or procedures properly and all act like deputy no badges. They freak out if you go over 5mph but not one of them do under 10mph on their stupid golf carts. They are rude when they close the pool areas and act like your a bother not a paying customer. BUT THIS IS THE WORST PART>>>>DO NOT DRINK THE WATER PEOPLE> THE MANAGEMENt WILL TELL YOU ITS ALL TESTED BY THE COUNTY AND ALL KINDS OF ### NONE OF IT TRUE. OVER THE PAST THREE 3 MONTHS I HAVE TAKEN SAMPLES OF THIS CONTAMINATED SO CALLED SAFE DRINKING WATER THAT ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BECOME VERY ILL FROM WITH THE AMOUNT OF RUST I HAVE FOUND IN THE SAMPLES. THERE IS OTHER THINGS IN IT AS WELL BUT IVE GOT TO HAVE THE SAMPLES TESTED PROFESSIONALLY. SO PLEASE BELIEVE ME DON'T DRINK THE WATER. OUR FILTER FROM OUR MOTOR HOME IS JUST FILLED WITH RUST EVERY TIME WE GO THERE. aND WHEN I TOLD FRANK ABOUT THE ISSUE HE BLEW IT OFF. SO I CALLED CORPORATE AND NOT EVEN TEN MINUTES LATER THOSE IDIOTS ARE AT MY DOOR AS TO SCARE ME INTO SHUTTING THE FXXK UP ABOUT IT TELLING ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. EVER SINCE THEN THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP ME OUT OF PIO PICO WITH BOGUS SUSPENSIONS LYING SAYING I WAS BREAKING RULES I WASN'T BREAKING .NOT WANTING ME TO CONTACT ANYONE AT CORPORATE BY HAVING MEMBER SERVICES CUT ME OFF IF I CALLED TO COMPLAIN. tHIS COMPANY DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A CORPORATE PHONE NUMBER TO CALL NOR DO THEY REALLY SEEM TO CARE AT ALL. ITS LIKE THIS PLACE IS A BIG SCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECT AND WE THE PEOPLE ARE THE RODENTS AS THEY CUT THE BUDGET DOWN TO NOTHING, LET THE PLACE GO TO ### AND SIT AROUND LAUGHING HAVING A STIFF DRINK WATCHING FROM A WEB CAM. Watch out for the sales guy Dave. Hes the biggest ###ter of them all and really doesn't give a damn about the quality of your membership, just the bonuses on his pay check for every idiot he signs up. THIS PLACE IS A HEALTH HAZARD AND EVEN THOUGHT THEY THINK THEY CAN WRITE UP A STUPID CONTRACT THAT STATES THEY CANT BE SUED WE ARE GOING TO SEE ABOUT THAT. They are putting lives at risk with the water they call safe and its all because they just don't give a damn. If you would like more information or want to join in on a class action lawsuit please contact me at cmfgirl@gmail.com...other than that stay away from the entire thousand trails scam that will cost you thousands of dollars

i agree it has changed. Weve been going to the same camping spot ran by thousand trails but this past weekend was it! the host are rude! all about the money is right! the host reminded us about the "you have 30 minutes to pay rule', then on the day of checkout, after we were all packed, took the kids for one last swim and lunch, the camp host reminded us that check out was at 2, it was 230, and that we needed to leave just incase that other campers wanted the site. There was not one car that entered that camp ground, it was a sunday, and everyone was heading home. Every other year the host were very gracious, letting us hang out for a little bit especially because we were all packed up. I call it harassment and will blog on every site and file a complaint with the BBB. No way am I letting them get away with basically kicking us out just because. We are always so nice and considerate, always clean our mess before we leave and this is how we get treated. This Could possibly be discrimination...

Been using Thousand Trails for 7 years, we are part of the homeless. gave up the home and bought an RV. Yes we have seen the down out folks at TT and county parks. Can't say as I like it, but on the other hand where do you want these folks to go? Just saying.. certainly not a positive thought, I sure hope some day soon our economy will turn around. as for affordable and pleasant it has been all of that. The staff are really fabulous people. Have loved the opportunity for extra activities and the choice to do or not do .Wonderful experiences for our youth and a great place for the rest of us retired folks .Some camp grounds have limited sewer systems, however you can dump for free on your way out or when you come in. Honey wagon does have a fee you need to plan for that or use their restrooms which are always clean.
Monies are being reinvested into the parks. We have an amazing amount of parks available to us. Close to "home" while gas prices are out of sight and we still have the opportunity to scoot down the highway health and opportunity permitting.
Loved every moment of our life in TT.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A TT PARK THAT CHARGED ANYTHING TO DUMP AND MOST HAVE FULL HOOK-UPS ANYWAY. FURTHERMORE, $600/YR IS NOT "EXHORBITANT" IF YOU USE THE MEMBERSHIP 30 NITES/YR, THAT'S $20/NITE FOR SITE, ELECTRIC, SEWER, WATER, SECURITY, AMENITIES, UPKEEP AND ADMINISTRATION. SHOW ME ONE THING THAT COMPARES VALUE-WISE!