When It Comes To Finding Places To Camp In An RV Does RV Size Matter?

by Phil
(Gainesville, FL)

Looking into buying a class A motorhome. I would prefer a 30 footer. They are hard to find. I am concerned that many of the state/nat'l parks cannot handle anything bigger. Is this a legitimate concern?

ANSWER: Greetings Phil thanks for submitting your question on our Ask An RV Question Page.

Your concerns when it comes to some State and National Parks are well founded. For example our current motorhome is 38 feet long and there is one state park that we used to go to when we had a smaller RV that we can no longer go to. In a lot of State and National Parks RV length is not a factor.

Up until the recent financial crisis some State Parks throughout the country were being upgraded to accommodate larger RVs. Well the financial crisis changed all of that, now there are state parks being closed around the country due to budget cuts.

We are very happy with the additional living space that our 38 foot RV provides us and we just have to realize that because of our choice there are some places that we cannot stay. To be honest with a very few exceptions it really has not affected our Camping and RVing Lifestyle dramatically.

We have traveled all over the US in our 38 footer and have not experienced any problems in finding a place to stay. The best advice I can give you if you get a larger motorhome is doing a little research in advance on the places you plan to stay to ensure that they can accommodate your motorhome.

The bottom line is that in our case the trade off to have more living space is worth the minor inconvenience of not being able to stay at a few parks. You will have to decide if the trade-off is worth it in your particular case.

I hope that this information has been helpful to you.

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Happy RVing

RVing Al