Oct-17-2018 09:47 PM
Oct-30-2018 08:31 AM
huntdooly wrote:2gypsies wrote:
Get the size you'd be comfortable living in. You'll find spots to stay.
We full-timed 8 years in a 33' 5th wheel and 8 years in a 40' motorhome. We fit in the same public parks with each.... national parks, state parks, national forest campgrounds, Corp of Engineers, county and city parks.
We've stayed in Glacier at Apgar campground; Yellowstone at Mammoth, Madison and Bridge Bay; Grand Teton at Colter Bay and Gros Ventre; Zion at Watchman; Bryce at North campground; Grand Canyon at Trailer Village in the park; Grand Canyon North Rim in the campground... and the list goes on. We've stayed all along the Oregon coast in the state parks.
No... you won't fit in every park but neither will a 25' or 30'. However, you WILL find a spot nearby. I really believe that those saying you won't fit have never tried. Many like their full hookups. We're just the opposite. We love dry camping or boondocking on public lands.
Yesss! That is what we would like to do!! Dry camping or boondocking.
Oct-24-2018 11:02 AM
2gypsies wrote:
Get the size you'd be comfortable living in. You'll find spots to stay.
We full-timed 8 years in a 33' 5th wheel and 8 years in a 40' motorhome. We fit in the same public parks with each.... national parks, state parks, national forest campgrounds, Corp of Engineers, county and city parks.
We've stayed in Glacier at Apgar campground; Yellowstone at Mammoth, Madison and Bridge Bay; Grand Teton at Colter Bay and Gros Ventre; Zion at Watchman; Bryce at North campground; Grand Canyon at Trailer Village in the park; Grand Canyon North Rim in the campground... and the list goes on. We've stayed all along the Oregon coast in the state parks.
No... you won't fit in every park but neither will a 25' or 30'. However, you WILL find a spot nearby. I really believe that those saying you won't fit have never tried. Many like their full hookups. We're just the opposite. We love dry camping or boondocking on public lands.
Oct-24-2018 10:55 AM
Ivylog wrote:
Huntdooly, what is your budget???
Oct-24-2018 10:54 AM
TechWriter wrote:toedtoes wrote:
Since you are going to be living in it for extended periods of time, I would recommend you rent a couple first.
Best advice yet, especially when OP wants a good sized kitchen so his DW can cook from scratch. We full time in a 40-footer and that would be a stretch in our RV.
Anyway, I surveyed all the state and federal parks about 4 years ago and found that on average about half of state and federal campsites are at least 40 feet in length.
- Federal Park Data
- State Park Data
We camped in WI state parks in our first RV (a 34-footer) and then our 40-foot DP for several years. At times it was a challenge for both RVs depending on the campsite. For example, while you may fit into the site, the road getting to it may be atrocious.
Wow!! Thank you so much for those documents!! So very helpful!!! I printed them out.
Finally, prime campgrounds fill up fast so plan ahead.
Oct-24-2018 10:40 AM
rr2254545 wrote:
We too love National Parks but found out early on that not many had full hookups which we favor
There are 48 National Parks in the lower 48
8 Have full hookup sites in at least one campground
32 have no campground or no hookups at all
8 have some electric sites with few that also have water
You need to consider what your style of camping will be and pick a MH that fits
Oct-24-2018 10:39 AM
Gjac wrote:
Judging from your post you want to visit public CG's or dry camping spots rather than private RV parks with full hookups is that correct? If so I would look for something between 32-34 ft that has a fresh water capacity of at least 60 gals preferably 80 gals. Shorter ones 24-30 ft usually have smaller tanks. NP's usually have much smaller sites and are more crowded than the NFS CG's in the same area. There are usually some sites for larger MH's but they are fewer in number.
Oct-21-2018 05:06 AM
Oct-20-2018 11:50 AM
2gypsies wrote:
Get the size you'd be comfortable living in. You'll find spots to stay.
We full-timed 8 years in a 33' 5th wheel and 8 years in a 40' motorhome. We fit in the same public parks with each.... national parks, state parks, national forest campgrounds, Corp of Engineers, county and city parks.
We've stayed in Glacier at Apgar campground; Yellowstone at Mammoth, Madison and Bridge Bay; Grand Teton at Colter Bay and Gros Ventre; Zion at Watchman; Bryce at North campground; Grand Canyon at Trailer Village in the park; Grand Canyon North Rim in the campground... and the list goes on. We've stayed all along the Oregon coast in the state parks.
No... you won't fit in every park but neither will a 25' or 30'. However, you WILL find a spot nearby. I really believe that those saying you won't fit have never tried. Many like their full hookups. We're just the opposite. We love dry camping or boondocking on public lands.
Oct-20-2018 08:23 AM
Oct-19-2018 10:38 PM
ItsyRV wrote:
Now, if talking disperse back-country boondocking, in that case, smaller is better as you have access to more places. But if the majority of the time your staying at a campground (with or without services), length is seldom an issue.
Oct-19-2018 08:32 PM
huntdooly wrote:
Thanks everyone, for all of your helpful answers! LOL...It almost sounds like one needs a popup in tow for those tiny campsites!
Oct-19-2018 04:14 PM
Oct-19-2018 12:21 PM
Executive wrote:
I think that is one of the big myths. Perhaps in earlier years, but not in 2018. We've had no problems with most of the State and Federal campgrounds. An exception are some of the ones along the California coastline but we've not found one elsewhere that we couldn't fit into. One of the things we have found is that many State and Federal WEBSITES are way off as far as size is concerned. For instance, many California State Parks list 31' max size. This, despite the fact that they have 90' sites and wide wide roads. i.e. San Clemente SP lists 31' max RV/Trailer length. Their SMALLEST site is 45'! I can think of several others we've visited with similar results.....Dennis
2021 Nexus Viper 27V. Class B+
2019 Ford Ranger 4x4
Oct-19-2018 12:18 PM
BarabooBob wrote:
I guess that raise the second issue of people's definition of "Boondocking".