Milt Kuolt forms Pacific Rim Group, Inc., and purchases 640-acre parcel of land near Chehalis, Washington.
1971
Opting not to sell the Chehalis property, Kuolt moves forward with the membership campground concept... read more »
1972
Chehalis, the first preserve in the Thousand Trails Network, opens to members.
1975
Leavenworth Preserve welcomes members.
1976
Thousand Trails purchases third preserve in Mt. Vernon, Washington.
1978
Trading Posts open at both Chehalis and Leavenworth Preserves; TT purchases Bend, Oregon, property.
1979
Cultus Lake, La Conner and Lake of the Springs open; TT membership is at 13,000 families. A new color tabloid, TrailBlazer, replaces member newsletter.
1981
Singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers becomes TT’s first official spokesperson. Oakzanita Preserve opens.
1982
TT takes on Texas opening Colorado River, Lake Conroe, Medina Lake and Lake Whitney. Nevada comes next as... read more »
1984
TT continues to grow adding Michigan’s St. Clair Preserve, Indiana’s Horseshoe Lake, Ohio’s Kenisee Lake and... read more »
1985
Palm Springs opens.
1987
Thousand Trails and NACO campgrounds are combined under common ownership; Roy Rogers, and son Dusty, are welcomed... read more »
1989
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans perform at the first Thousand Trails Rally held in Laughlin, Nevada.
1999
The Leisure Time resorts become part of the Thousand Trails family of campgrounds.
2004
Thousand Trails and NACO campgrounds become part of the Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., network of recreational properties.
2006
Outdoor World and Mid-Atlantic become part of the Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., network of recreational properties.
2010
Thousand Trails Facebook page launches. The photo is from Orlando (FL) and is the first photo we ever shared on Facebook.
2012
Idyllwild (CA) gets an overhaul of their amenities including upgraded sites, playground, dogpark and more.
2013
Soledad Canyon (CA) receives an investment of over $1 million to improve the welcome center, lodges, sports courts, and more.
2014
Thousand Trails celebrates 45 Years of Making Camping Memories! Many happy campers showed up to Thousand Trails Campgrounds.
2015
#100DaysofCamping rally towels launch! One of the first camper photos with a rally towel came from Gettysburg Farm Campground (PA).
2017
Trails Collection Reciprocal Program launches. Existing Thousand Trails members can add the Trails Collection to their membership.
2018
Lake Conroe (TX) opens over 100 new sites! trailblazermagazine.net relaunches.
Opting not to sell the Chehalis property, Kuolt moves forward with the membership campground concept. He changes the name of Pacific Rim Group, Inc. to Thousand Trails, Inc., in a nod to an energetic little squirrel named Herbert.
TT takes on Texas opening Colorado River, Lake Conroe, Medina Lake and Lake Whitney. Nevada comes next as TT opens the Las Vegas Preserve. TrailBlazer switches format from tabloid to magazine.
TT continues to grow, adding Michigan’s St. Clair Campground, Indiana’s Horseshoe Lake, Ohio’s Kenisee and Wilmington Campgrounds, as well as Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina’s Forest Lake and Florida’s Orlando Campgrounds.
Thousand Trails and NACO campgrounds are combined under common ownership; Roy Rogers, and son Dusty, are welcomed by more than 1,000 members at Soledad Canyon’s Western Hoedown.
