RVcrazy
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When looking at some of the campgrounds, I see length restrictions. What is not clear is how they count the length. For a motorhome, it's obvious. What about a travel trailer? For example, some of the California beach parks limit to 24' and many of the forest service parks also have short limits. Are they just counting the trailer, or are they counting the towing rig? If so, practically no trailers can use the reservation systems.
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JFG
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The trailer... the lenght of the box.
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Terryallan
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Nope. Measure the whole trailer lenght. Bumper to ball. Don't want to try to put a 27' trailer on a 24' site. I have a 24' camper, Sitting on a 27' trailer. I need all 27' to setup.
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skipnchar
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It's been my experience that different places have different criteria for measuring their sites. Some are listing the actual length of the drive-way and others are enforcing some sort of arbitrary rule that seems to be based on NOTHING AT ALL. I'd give them the trailer length but be prepared to pay the price if you can't fit along WITH the tow vehicle. You could end up parking the TV a distance away from your trailer or possibly even find that there IS no overflow parking available and refunds would be hard to ask for if you exceed their posted limit. Might be a good idea to ask the place you're wanting to camp if your complete rig will fit in XXX site.
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eubank
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My gut feeling about it is that many of the folks who set the rules for site size (length restrictions) are themselves not RVers and have only vague notion of the whole story. The result is a total lack of standards or criteria.
This applies to TTs, of course, but also to other non-TC RVs, including MHs, which usually (but not always) have a towed vehicle behind.
It's amazing how many acronyms we start using. RV, TT, TC, MH ...
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PopBeavers
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If the back end of the back in site has a low enough barrier, I can back up until the wheels hit it.
Then when I pop it up, the back bed goes about 4 feet behind the rear bumper.
But not if there is a tree in the way.
It is not well defined.
I have a 20 foot trailer measured ball to rear bumper when it is folded down. It is 27 feet long when open. The truck is another 20 feet.
So far I have been able to park in any site labeled 30 foot.
It must be the new math.
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kohldad
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Sometimes it is the road conditions getting to the campground that provide the limiting factor. Some campground have very large sites but the roads are narrow and windinw preventing the large rigs from easily negotiating through the campground or even getting to it.
As a rule of thumb however, unless specifically specified, they are usually refering to the trailer length. I have seen some where they specifically mention truck and trailer length. If in doubt, call the campground ahead of time and talk with a person.
I once called a campground and asked if my 30' TT would fit because the site had a 28' limit. The park ranger said if I could get to the campground, there would be adequate room in a site. He failed to mention the 9% grade and hairpin turns, so sharp that my front wheel was crossing the white line on the outside of the curve so the trailer wouldn't cross the white line on the inside of the curve. We made it in, found a site that would fit us and enjoyed spending 3 days looking down on Clayton, GA 1600 ft below us and less than 1 mile away. Of course, we had only planned on staying 2, but it took us the 3rd to get enough nerve to drive back down (j/k). From now on, I also ask about getting TO the campground.
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hotpepperkid
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RVcrazy wrote:When looking at some of the campgrounds, I see length restrictions. What is not clear is how they count the length. For a motorhome, it's obvious. What about a travel trailer? For example, some of the California beach parks limit to 24' and many of the forest service parks also have short limits. Are they just counting the trailer, or are they counting the towing rig? If so, practically no trailers can use the reservation systems.
Depending on the site and what the trees are like and how far you can back into the site. Most of the state parks in CA its perty easy to get a 24" rig in a space thats for a 21' or put a 28' in a 24' space. They dont count the TV.
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PopBeavers
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You can always park the TV in the overflow parking area, as long as the trailer fits in the site without blocking the road. I have never had to do that, but have thought about it.
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