SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-A


                For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities
                     Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                             Trendwest Resorts, Inc.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Oregon                                                93-1004403
 (State of incorporation                                (I.R.S. Employer
     or organization)                                  Identification No.)


12301 N.E. 10th Place, Bellevue, Washington                  98005

 (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

If this Form relates to the  registration  of a class of debt  securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box. |_|

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become  effective   simultaneously   with  the  effectiveness  of  a  concurrent
registration  statement  under the  Securities  Act of 1933  pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. |_|

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

         Title of each class                 Name of each exchange on which
         to be so registered                  each class is to be registered

                                    - None -


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                      Common Stock, no par value per share

                                (Title of class)





Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

         This Registration  Statement relates to the registrant's  common stock,
no par value per share (the "Common  Stock").  A description of the Common Stock
is  contained  in the  registrant's  preliminary  prospectus  (the  "Preliminary
Prospectus")  dated August 12, 1997 under the section  entitled  "Description of
Capital Stock-Common Stock" that is a part of its Registration Statement on Form
S-1,  Registration  No.  333-26861.  A  copy  of  pages  49  through  51 of  the
Preliminary  Prospectus  is  incorporated  by reference  into this  Registration
Statement pursuant to the instruction to this Item 1.

Item 2.  Exhibits

     I. All of the  following  Exhibits  have  heretofore  been  filed  with the
Commission  and  are  incorporated  herein  by  reference  as  a  part  of  this
Registration Statement.

         Exhibit No.               Description

           3.1                     Amended and Restated Articles of
                                   Incorporation of the Registrant, dated
                                   July 2, 1997  (Incorporated  by  reference
                                   to Exhibit 3.1 to  Registration
                                   No. 333-26861)

           3.2                     Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of  the
                                   Registrant  (Incorporated  by
                                   reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registration
                                   No. 333-26861)

     II. Not applicable.



                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant  has duly caused this  registration  statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                               TRENDWEST RESORTS, INC
                                               Date:  August 12, 1997



                                               By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Sites
                                                   Jeffrey P. Sites
                                                   Executive Vice President