Max. Trailer length - NP and state parks
I know this topic has been discusses maybe many times before, but I have a particular questions about those "lengths" trailer vs. 5th wheel. Very often campgrounds have a max length for RV and for ...
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On our trip to Montana we found that the older campgrounds and some of the State Parks were designed for shorter campers. It seems there was always a few spots for bigger units but the 25 footers had far more choices.
At the height of the tourist season at Glacier National Park, and park’s campsite were reserved ahead of time and the area’s private campsites were at premium. For a couple of days, we were literally squeezed in between two large motor coaches. Since we were on the go all day it did not make much difference, but it was certainly not a place for “camping”.
As for ease of parking, it is rather low on my list of priorities. If you are a newbie you are going to have to learn whether it is a motor coach, 5ver or tow behind. It is mostly a mindset.
What you know for sure is,
• Parking is a learned skill.
• Some spots are easier to back into than others.
• Pull troughs save a lot of time.
• Backing in is not a race, it makes no difference if it take 2 tries or 8 tries to get the TT where you want it.
• You will not get a discount for backing in perfectly on the first try, it will not go on your permanent record from high school nor will it make much difference 100 years from now.
I do like it when I make it on the first try but since my DW will not let me do my Snoopy Happy Dance in public; I have to be content with the feel good moment.
I usually park the TV at an angle. The front bumper is next to the side of the tongue. I did however get a note from a State Park Ranger once asking me to be sure to keep all four tires on the pavement.
Usually there is enough room in front of the TT, though at times I have backed the tires to the end of the parking pad and let the back overhang the grass so I could fit the TV in front.
At the height of the tourist season at Glacier National Park, and park’s campsite were reserved ahead of time and the area’s private campsites were at premium. For a couple of days, we were literally squeezed in between two large motor coaches. Since we were on the go all day it did not make much difference, but it was certainly not a place for “camping”.
As for ease of parking, it is rather low on my list of priorities. If you are a newbie you are going to have to learn whether it is a motor coach, 5ver or tow behind. It is mostly a mindset.
What you know for sure is,
• Parking is a learned skill.
• Some spots are easier to back into than others.
• Pull troughs save a lot of time.
• Backing in is not a race, it makes no difference if it take 2 tries or 8 tries to get the TT where you want it.
• You will not get a discount for backing in perfectly on the first try, it will not go on your permanent record from high school nor will it make much difference 100 years from now.
I do like it when I make it on the first try but since my DW will not let me do my Snoopy Happy Dance in public; I have to be content with the feel good moment.
I usually park the TV at an angle. The front bumper is next to the side of the tongue. I did however get a note from a State Park Ranger once asking me to be sure to keep all four tires on the pavement.
Usually there is enough room in front of the TT, though at times I have backed the tires to the end of the parking pad and let the back overhang the grass so I could fit the TV in front.
