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huntdooly
Explorer
Oct 18, 2018

Best class A lengths for national parks?

We have been looking at class A's...our first RV of any sort, and are totally confused!! We love the livability of over 35', but I have heard that the shorter lengths are better. We are really torn!

We plan to be on the road for 6+ months at a time, so we will be practically living in it. The wife cooks a lot, mostly from scratch, so having a decent size kitchen with some counter space is important.

We would like to camp inside the national parks. But, if we can't, can we boondock inside the parks somewhat near the park campsite areas? I have no idea how all this works, as we have never camped in national parks.

Thanks in advance for your help!
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  • Executive45's avatar
    Executive45
    Explorer III
    Oct 18, 2018
    I think that is one of the big myths. Perhaps in earlier years, but not in 2018. We've had no problems with most of the State and Federal campgrounds. An exception are some of the ones along the California coastline but we've not found one elsewhere that we couldn't fit into. One of the things we have found is that many State and Federal WEBSITES are way off as far as size is concerned. For instance, many California State Parks list 31' max size. This, despite the fact that they have 90' sites and wide wide roads. i.e. San Clemente SP lists 31' max RV/Trailer length. Their SMALLEST site is 45'! I can think of several others we've visited with similar results.....Dennis

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