outwestbound wrote:
donn0128 wrote:
You have to remember most National Forest and state parks were designed 30 or more years ago. Back then a large trailer was maybe 25 feet. Now days smaller fifth wheels are that length plus 12 feet tall. To get down the narrow windy roads in those parks is going to require the smallest fifth wheel you are comfortable living in, not the largest. Several years ago I ripped the roof off my fiver in my favorite NF camp ground on a tree hanging into the road. Have not been back since. And my fiver is only 36 feet long. That expensive lesson taught me that I cannot have my cake and eat it too.
Thanks. I checked Yosemite NP's site
Food for thought; looks like > 35 is tougher. The site says they don't really enforce this if the camper can fit into the space. Gosh, we'd be unhappy if we couldn't access the national parks regularly.
Bottom line. the larger RV you get, The less desirable campsite you can get into. You give to get. But only you can decide if the trade off is worth it. For us it is not, and our current 30' TT is too large for the really good campsites on the Blue ridge Parkway. We can still get into the BRP campgrounds. Just not in the best sites, So this is as big as it gets, and will probably get smaller when the Grand babies stop going. Right now, we need the sleeping space.
