arkofhope
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Hi. Has anyone with a 43+' RV camped at a National Park? My husband found that most say "up to 40'" on the internet (in particular Yellowstone). And with the Tag Axle, it's kind of obvious it's over 40'.
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Artum Snowbird
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I think they might be giving an indication of the length of the camping site, and not a restriction in size.
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Loren Ross
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We volunteer in the National Parks, and I can tell you that most will not allow rigs over 32 feet. We are currently at Grand Canyon and the limit here is 30 feet at Mather Campground. We also work at the Great Smoky Mountain NP, and the limit there is 30 feet also. The main reason is that most of the national parks were created and designed before the advent of larger motorhomes and trailers, and the primitave campgrounds were designed primarily for tent camping. Many campgrounds have been upgraded, but their physical characteristics will not allow the sites to be made large enough for the bigger rigs. There just isn't enough room for the "biggies".
In Grand Canyon, there is a concession run area called Trailer Village that is capable of handling the big rigs, and they do have full hook-ups, as compared to the campground which have no hook-ups. But you will need a reservation, they are always full.
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skipnchar
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It's rare for government campgrounds to limit size in their campgrounds but is is SOMETIMES done. I have found only one place in my travels where they simply limited size to 27 feet and that was one campground at Mt. Rainer. Other than that one place we've always found that if we FIT in their sites it's fine with them. Our length is 57 feet. We've camped in MOST of the major national parks nation wide and MANY of the smaller ones also. Good luck / skip
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The Texan
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Our MH is 41' and we have NEVER been turned away from a NP as being to large. Our site choice my be limited somewhat, but they have always had a site we could safely fit into, even Yellowstone. The DW has on her bucket list to visit every NP in the US and we have been to many, so do have a little knowledge on staying in the NP campgrounds.
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Horsedoc
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Trailer Village at Grand Canyon will allow big rigs. Sites are pull through and we have had plenty of room for big rigs.
Glacier has small sites - might be tough for a rig your size
Yellowstone > have only stayed at Fishing Bridge. There is space for big rigs, but getting them parked w/o scratching the rig is something of a challenge
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cpmath
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I agree with Loren Ross, we just came back from the Grand Canyon and both of the campgrounds he mentioned have restrictions. Both are very nice but do have size limitations. Loren, we had a great time out there, should have spent a whole lot more time there.
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Sandia Man
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Although those larger sites are limited, I have found that most have a few sites to accomodate larger rigs. Best to reserve ahead of time for the few available spots.
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Sully2
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Loren Ross wrote:We volunteer in the National Parks, and I can tell you that most will not allow rigs over 32 feet. We are currently at Grand Canyon and the limit here is 30 feet at Mather Campground. We also work at the Great Smoky Mountain NP, and the limit there is 30 feet also. The main reason is that most of the national parks were created and designed before the advent of larger motorhomes and trailers, and the primitave campgrounds were designed primarily for tent camping. Many campgrounds have been upgraded, but their physical characteristics will not allow the sites to be made large enough for the bigger rigs. There just isn't enough room for the "biggies"....
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davidahn
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I was just at Grand Canyon and Bryce, without an RV, but their RV sites look good for 25 footers; 30 ft would be a stretch, and 35+ would be out of the question. I have heard most national parks are good for 26-30 ft max. What about you experienced RVers?
David
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