Trailer Length definition

thomasmnile wrote:

path1 wrote:

When I see campsites that say "no trailers over 30 feet", are they referring to the actual length, or the nominal length?

Your not going to like this answer...

It depends on who is measuring and measuring what. Many times campsite will say no trailers over (fill in a number) but when you actually get to the site there is a ton of room because you can back over the end of camping spot until rear tires run out of room. And at times you can't because of some obstacle (a barrier they put up or trees etc). And we've seen places that have said say no trailers over so big because of the road getting into the campground.

What has helped me is to look on google and see what others talk about and also look at the campground in the map section.

Also works the other way for bigger rv's. Before we down sized many times a campground would say max trailer listing at 40 foot or "pull thru's" but when you actually get there they might have a few that fit that description, but most are small.

It pays to do your homework the best you can before getting to campground.

But as far as measuring goes I do have a "fisherman's" tape measure that helps in my fish stories.

The length can definitely make a difference in a Federal campground. Reserved a site in the Ocala Nat'l Forest that was (I thought) adequate length for trailer and unhitched TV. It wasn't and the TV wasn't fully on the asphalt. Camp host came by and told me I would either have to reposition TV to get it all on the asphalt or would have to park it in the remote parking area. Repositioned the truck so the engine, tranny and rear axle (it's fluid leaks on the ground they worry about) were on the asphalt. Camp host was OK with it but warned me if a ranger came by I could be ticketed or ordered to move the truck. Now know to go 'bigger'...........

Same thing happened to us at ocala this spring. Arrived late after driving 2 days, had a site reserved but had a hard time getting onto the one they assigned us. It was a curved pull thru, got parked but the host came by and said we would get a ticket if any tire was off the pavement. Tried for 1/2 hour to get positioned just right, finally gave up and took another site that I pulled right in and shut the truck off, no problem. When we woke up in the am it was a monsoon outside, so we did not get to explore any of the park anyway.