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fishhogg
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Feb 24, 2018

Motor home Lengths

We are in the market for a 40' Dp. My question is are you more limited in State, federal and private campgrounds over 40' in length. Thanks

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  • Pretty sad that our government can't/won't/doesn't care to upgrade the government parks that we own that it controls.

    I've never had any length issues in a private park.
  • Many state parks all over the country have very limited sites available for an RV over 35'. That's because so many of them were designed when few of the larger RVs were common. Most federal parks we have checked have the same problem. Many privately owned RV park that we have been in over the past 40 years we have been on the road have less than 50% of sites that could accommodate larger rigs - and too often these are occupied by smaller RVs because the owners want more room.(Rarely will a CG have rules restricting how small an RV can be to use particular sites, they just charge more for the larger ones). Same reason, although many private CGs are trying to increase their availability. We own a 32' MH and almost always have our toad attached. It is unusual when we do not have to unhitch to fit, even in pull thru sites. The previous post also mentioned interior roads too tight for larger rigs. We often have this problem. Forget about turning around! Unless the need for a larger rig is imperative, Don't think we would ever be much bigger than we are now. Too many times we just wouldn't be able to fit.
  • there are also potential differences in types of licenses involved. also they will require a special license in some states due to weights.
    bumpy
  • The bigger the motorhome the more limited your campground options are, there are even ones that my sub-30 foot coach will not fit into. The thing you will likely find is that it is not only the size of the rv site, but also the ability to thread your way through the winding access roads that limit your options.

    There is also a question of the percentage of RV sites in any given campground that can accommodate that size coach, as well as the TOAD car you will likely be pulling behind it. An example that comes to mind is a Forest Service campground I stayed at a couple of times a couple of weeks apart last summer in Wyoming, 18 RV sites plus a few tent camping sites. Some of the sites would barely fit a 25 ft coach, most would probably fit a 30 ft, a few might fit a 35. When I was there the second time someone had a 40+ tag axle diesel pusher towing a Jeep shoehorned into a pull out space, how they made it around the loop to that point I don't know, but I can tell you to fit in there meant there opposing corner tires were dangling half off the pavement.