National Forrest, Parks and State Parks

Thanks so much for the responses so far.
To be more specific...we camp mostly in Utah, AZ, Ore, Wash.
We love to boondock.........like on Dispersed camping areas or just off the road. Most of the time boondocking is not a problem for 32 footer. But we do like the National and state parks. Hope that helps to have you help me.

We tow a 36-foot 5th, and I can talk specifically about the options we encountered on our last trip.

Jesse M. Honeyman SP, Florence, OR: Plenty of suitable sites.

Crater Lake NP: The only campground inside the park had virtually no sites we could fit into without a lot of difficulty. (Every site is an arced pull-thru with obstacles close by, and we find these to be a challenge for our 51-foot rig.)

Panther Flat NFS CG, Gasquet, CA: Plenty of suitable sites.

Lassen Volcanic NP, Manzanita Lake CG: Plenty of suitable sites.

So 75% of the SP, NP, NFS, etc. campgrounds, there was no problem. Bottom line is you will be restricted at times, but I wouldn't let that stop you from getting the length that fits your needs.

The SPs I camp in (East of the Rockies) seem reluctant to trim trees. I can most always find a site that works, but I will not rub trees over the roof, or down the sides to get to a nicer site. I see lots of others doing it though. Height is usually more of an issue than length.

You may get better answers if you are more area specific than out West here.

Jerry

Very vague request... you'll get answers all over the map.

Some NF parks here in Michigan have huge sites. The law says no rubber off tarmac, but the Man doesn't seem to enforce that.

At the Sleeping Bear, the Man does enforce the rubber on tarmac rule, so you might need to park your truck in the parking lot after placing the trailer.

Straits State Park has pull through sites darn near 100ft long but only 20ft wide, just watch your slides.

Seaton Creek NF park, sites are maybe 8-10ft deep and 20-30ft wide. You're best to leave the trailer and home and just bring the truck and tent.

With proper planning you can get a big rig to a lot of National forests and state parks. We tow a 35 foot TT and have had no problems getting into parks that we visit here in WI. Going out West it seems to be more of a challenge but we still try to stay out of the private parks when visiting out there (and mostly do). I think if I lived out west I would be a little more comfortable pushing the envelope but don't want to risk it when we just have a few weeks. With two kids and as much as we go I like the space of a 35 foot TT but down the road I would like to shave about ten feet of the length which would open up a ton more sites to pick from.

The vast majority of NF and NP camp sites will fit a trailer up to about 22 feet. Some are still set up for tent camping and regular passenge vehicles only. Some will fit larger vehicles but there is a lot of demand for them. Most people with larger RVs stay outside of parks and commute from RV parks. That is the reality like it or not.

Boondocking is possible with some pretty large RVs if you are careful .