nadsab wrote:
Mike Hohnstein wrote:
Well, I guess if the OP is real stuck on a 25 TRUE LENGTH, I'm no help at all. On the other hand, I don't have much trouble with small parks and my rig is 35'.
The main reason why I am stuck on the 25 foot thing is because many state and national parks, especially in the mountains, California, Big Sur area for example have RV size limits for the most scenic and interesting campgrounds - of 25 feet long or less. We were out west just last month and saw many 25 foot signs in several campgrounds. Some of the sites are small or in hilly areas and a big rig would not make it through. So if we get a 26 or a 27 or a 28 I can only imagine being disappointed of some "by the book" park ranger sending us on our way. Granted many rangers might let it slide if we were a foot or two longer but with my luck the best campgrounds we would be sent on our merry way and would have to go private.
I live in California and that's were I do 98% of my camping. I got a 35' motorhome for the reasons you described because I found that "most" of the campgrounds that had restrictions the limit was 35'. Although I know they exist, I don't recall ever finding an RV park that had a 25' limit. I think there are primitive state park campgrounds out there that are mostly designed for tent campers that may have a 25' limit for RV's, but I couldn't tell you where any of them are. And in fact even though I bought 35' just for the very reason you described, I can't think of anyplace I've ever been where I would have been turned away for having a 38 footer. Now over 38 you do start running into a lot of places that say they won't let you in. Whether they turn you away or not I don't know. I once stayed in a State Park where the site they gave me had a max limit of 28' but they ranger told me don't worry, I'd fit, and I did fit.
