How to Become a Member of the Park 400 Association Process

STEP 1 (Find a Membership):  Locate a current Park 400 Association member who is willing to transfer their membership in the Association to you.  Memberships currently available for sale can be found on the "Memberships for Sale" page of this website or by clicking HERE.  Each membership has an assigned camping lot.  You CANNOT purchase the land; only a membership.  The Association retains ownership of the land.

        Note:  Memberships in the Park 400 Association are fully transferable to anyone who can meet the qualifications for membership in the Association.  Current members are free to sell or give away their memberships in the Association, as they desire, within the requirements of our governing documents.  Any sale of a membership is a private transaction between the current member and the future member.  The Park 400 Association is NOT A PARTY to any private membership sales and will not act in any capacity relative to a private contract between parties.  Sometimes members will choose to sell some of their personal property (e.g. recreational vehicle, fire pits, hoses etc.) along with their membership. 

STEP 2 (Inspect the Assigned Camping Lot):  You may visit / inspect the camping lot assigned to the membership and any personal property you may be considering purchasing, however; TO ENTER THE PARK YOU MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMBER.  You must coordinate any visit to the Park with the member from which you are considering purchasing a membership from.  If you show up at the Park without a member escort, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE PARK. Prior to inspecting the camping lot you should ask the current member for a copy of the pre-sale inspection form.  This is a critical form that shows the boundaries of the assigned camping lot and the condition of the utilities (electric, water, and septic) associated with the assigned camping lot.   The  current member cannot sale a membership without first having this inspection done by the Association.

STEP 3 (Membership Application):   When you are pretty sure you desire to become a member of the Park 400 Association you need to fill out and submit a Membership Application Form, a signed Membership Agreement, and proof of age to the Membership Coordinator.  The Membership Agreement spells out all the important requirements and responsibilities of becoming a member of the Park 400 Association and by signing the Membership Agreement you are agreeing to conform to those requirements and responsibilities.  The Membership Application Form and the Membership Agreement can be downloaded from the "Forms" page of the Park 400 website or by clicking HERE.  As part of this process you must agree to and pay a small processing fee and undergo a background check.  The fee collection and obtaining your permission to conduct the background check is all done via secure email.  The actual background check normally takes 24 hours.  The qualifications to become a member in the Park 400 Association are listed in Article II Membership of the Association Bylaws.  The Bylaws are available for viewing or download from the "Governing Documents" page of this website or by clicking HERE.  The membership Coordinator will notify you by email whether or not you meet the qualifications to become a member.

STEP 4 (Complete any Private Transaction Agreements):  At this point in the process the current member has the lead and will guide you through the remaining steps of the Membership Transfer process.  Essentially you and the current party must come to a private agreement on selling and transferring the membership.  Once you come to terms, you complete the private transaction with the current member.  If you are purchasing the membership we highly recommend that you and the current member complete a sales agreement.  Remember, you are not purchasing any land, only a membership in the Association.

STEP 5  (Membership Transfer Directive):  The current member and you jointly fill out a Membership Transfer Directive Form and sends it to the Membership Coordinator to initiate the actual membership transfer.  The Membership Transfer Directive Form is available for viewing or download on the "Forms" page of this website or by clicking HERE.  The current members mails in the Membership Transfer Directive to the Membership Coordinator.  

STEP 6 (Association Processing):  The Association processes the Membership Transfer Directive which can take up to two weeks.  All memberships are transferred effective as of the 1st of the month.  The Treasurer closes out the current members account and the Membership Coordinator creates a Certificate of Membership for the new member and mails it to the address the new member placed on the Transfer Directive Form.  

STEP 7 (Final Processing):  Once the new member receives their Certificate of Membership, they can coordinate with the Caretakers (located in the Park) to pick-up their gate access cards and key to the clubhouse.  The former members gate access devices are disabled.