RV LENGTH

the bear II wrote:
When deciding on the size I always use this measurement...if we are stuck inside the RV for several days due to inclement weather would I be more comfortable in a 25ft or 38ft RV. 364 square feet vs. 250 square feet provides much more room to get away from others when cabin fever begins to kick in.

The OP and myself life in the San Francisco Bay Area. Normally from May until Halloween there will be no rain storms. Just drizzle for an hour or two in the afternoon around 3.

California State Parks RV Length Restrictions

Good points, ppine. While the Bear II believes in larger RVs, I don’t. I believe in slides making a smaller RV large at the CG. And I’m a walker in the rain having adequate rain gear.

Opinions vary a lot. In the West, boondock camping is fun, so I like trailers less than about 25 feet. The old FS campgrounds sometimes will not fit big trailers.

Your best bet is to get the largest RV you can afford that fits your needs now and at least 5 years into the future. Like others have replied you will be able to find a site in or near most tourist/sight seeing destinations.

We travel in a 38ft 5th wheel and have always been able to find a place to stay wherever we have visited.

When deciding on the size I always use this measurement...if we are stuck inside the RV for several days due to inclement weather would I be more comfortable in a 25ft or 38ft RV. 364 square feet vs. 250 square feet provides much more room to get away from others when cabin fever begins to kick in.

ckary, review this regarding our state parks. https://www.parks.ca.gov/RVlength

It’s not that they’re not allowed it’s that some places don’t always have sites available that are long enough. Older state and federal parks, usually west coast, may not have many longer sites or none at all as RV’s have gotten much larger since the parks were built.

No... There are campgrounds/parks, often older private or state parks, that do have fairly short length limits, but they're definitely in the minority. Many parks may have length restrictions on specific sites, but rarely on all of them. On the other hand, those of us with with 45' Class A's towing a 24' enclosed trailer may find our options more limited than those of us with the more common 30'-40' rigs towing a car.

There are some of the older campgrounds and state and forestry parks in certain areas that can't handle bigger rigs, but there are usually some private parks that can. Depends on what type of camping you want to do. We are in a 36' and about 48' overall with our trailer and motorcycles and we always find a place. Of course if the description says 25' or less we don't even try there.