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MoFanatic
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Nov 09, 2014

State Parks suitable for 40' Fifth Wheel 13' 6" tall

Ussually I use the rvparkreviews site to find campgrounds along our route of travel and it's worked out OK with regard to commercial parks. I'd like to stay at more state or federal parks but am really concerned about getting into a situation (or park) that is a mess to get out of. As an example, we just left the Blue Ridge Parkway and looked at several of the campgrounds on the parkway - most were listed at rvparkreviews as big rig accessible but I couldn't have even made it into the entrances, let alone into any of the sites or through the interior roads.

For those of you with Big Rig type RV's, is there a relatively easy way to determine ahead of time if your rig will fit into the park and sites?

Even calling the parks directly has given me mixed results: often the person manning the phone at the park knows very little about RV's or has even been into the campground.

I'd appreciate any advice or tips.
  • research on this one is your friend :)
    and I like campsitephotos also but it is limited.

    we are like 12'9. we picked that cause we do the cheasapeake bay bridge tunnel. limit 13.2. So we made sure we fit :)

    we are 40 ft also. and believe me when I go full time in about 8 years I am grading down to 36. AND I am going to get slides ONLY on one side of the rv. that way I fit in state parks, etc. easier. width can be a problem also on the older, skinnier sites.

    the higher, bigger ya go the more limited you are.