36-foot vs. 40-foot?
Over the years, I’ve seen a number of references to 40’ motorhomes being a problem in certain campgrounds, and that shorter is better in regard to fitting better in more CG camp sites. In buying ou...
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dahkota wrote:
list of rv length limits - state parks, California
length limits for various national parks
I did a search of reserveamerica looking for RV sites for a 40' rv - there were 48 parks to chose from near DC. I did the same search for RV sites for a 30' rv - there were 65 to chose from.
Patapsco Valley has 1 40' site and 13 30' sites available (it was closest with 40' sites)
I did a search on reserveamerica for campgrounds in Utah for a 40' rv - 114 parks; 30' rv - 154 parks.
Anyway, the point is, there will be some parks one cannot get into when one goes larger. Whether or not that has an effect on you greatly depends on the type of camping you do. If it is mostly private parks, you like many others here, will have no problems. If you like forest service type camping, your possibilities narrow, especially in some areas.
Best of luck in choosing the right rv for you.
This is great info. but the thing that I always wonder about is who sets these length limits. I've been to many of these California State Parks listed as 30 or 31 ft. max in my 35 foot motorhome and easily fit with my 17 ft. pickup truck in front of the motorhome. The roads in were easy to navigate and backing in my spot was easy.
One park we go to had my site as 27 ft. max. Again I easily backed the RV in and the truck in front with room to spare.
I wonder do these parks not want large RV's there so they downplay the size?
I wish I could figure out the logic.:h
