Hitch Guides
Make sense of your RV membership
Thousand Trails and Encore are worth real money if you use them right, and confusing enough to waste if you don't. These are the plain-English answers, kept accurate and free.
How does Thousand Trails membership work?
The Camping Pass, the Journey / Explore / Adventure upgrades, what each tier actually buys you, and how reservations work.
Read the guide →The Thousand Trails 14-day rule, explained
The stay limit that catches new members off guard, the mandatory nights out, and how to move park-to-park without a gap.
Read the guide →The Trails Collection: which Encore parks can you book?
What the add-on costs, why some Encore parks show the Thousand Trails icon, and exactly what booking one gets you.
Read the guide →Hitch Pass is an independent app and is not authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Thousand Trails, Encore, or Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Membership rules change; confirm anything time-sensitive with Thousand Trails before you rely on it.