Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions Real Estate Acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocation (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) site	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) site development_site	Dec. 31, 2019 development_site	Dec. 31, 2019 sites	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property	10,390	4,882		141,293
Investment in property		$ 346,986			$ 825,266
In-Place leases		17,199			6,163
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		(3,120)			61,900
Other liabilities		11,990			(49)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 426,461	291,822
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		349,075			$ 853,682
Equity issued	365,321
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Other Liabilities Incurred, Net		$ 35,277
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability	$ 853,682
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		1,166	926
Leaf Verde RV Resort [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		376
Investment in property		$ 11,587
In-Place leases		60
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		11,647
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		11,647
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		0
Archview [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		114
Investment in property		$ 14,550
In-Place leases		0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		14,550
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		14,550
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		50
Petoskey RV Resort [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		210
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		0
The Sands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		507
Investment in property		$ 13,790
In-Place leases		460
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		14,250
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		14,250
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		0
Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		2,700
Investment in property		$ 240,649
In-Place leases		16,339
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		(3,120)
Other liabilities		(11,990)
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		184,625
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		241,878
Equity issued		$ 35,277
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		940
Silver Creek [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		264
Investment in property		$ 7,250
In-Place leases		0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		7,250
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		7,250
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		176
Highway West [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		536
Investment in property		$ 36,500
In-Place leases		0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		36,500
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		36,500
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		0
Compass [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | site		175
Investment in property		$ 13,930
In-Place leases		70
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		14,000
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		14,000
Equity issued		$ 0
Number of Units in Real Estate Property, Development Sites | development_site		0
Petoskey KOA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investment in property		$ 8,730
In-Place leases		270
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Other liabilities		0
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		9,000
Total identifiable assets and liabilities assumed		9,000
Equity issued		0
Series A Preferred Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		21,976
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		349,075
Series A Preferred Stock | Leaf Verde RV Resort [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		11,647
Series A Preferred Stock | Archview [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		14,550
Series A Preferred Stock | The Sands [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		14,250
Series A Preferred Stock | Sun NG RV Resorts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		21,976
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		241,878
Series A Preferred Stock | Silver Creek [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		7,250
Series A Preferred Stock | Highway West [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		36,500
Series A Preferred Stock | Compass [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		14,000
Series A Preferred Stock | Petoskey KOA [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity issued		0
Cash, proceeds from dispositions held in escrow, or contingent liability		$ 9,000