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| Above, at Cottonwood Campground in Joshua Tree National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
When I bought my 23' Winnebago Minnie Winnie Class C motorhome, the criteria was to be able to park it in my apartment's double parking space along with my car. I measured the space before making the purchase.
Another reason was to be able to camp in national park campgrounds. Since I bought it, I have camped at Joshua Tree, Lassen Volcanic, Grand Canyon and Yosemite National Parks with no problem.
While having big RVs may give someone all the comforts of home, they may be restricted from being able to camp at a national park due to size or even being able to drive on national park roads.
That is the topic of an article in RV Life posted yesterday. It lists 6 national parks that are not RV friendly.
They begin it with:
When it comes to RVs, a big rig is an RV over 40 feet in length. These deluxe RVs can give you almost all of the comforts of home wherever you go, but getting them into national parks can be tricky. For one thing, all national parks have size restrictions that limit the size of the RV you can bring in.
There are two reasons for this. For one thing, the roadways throughout the park might not accommodate large RVs. Many national parks were developed long before big rigs were really a thing. This means the roads in the park might be too windy or may not be wide enough to safely navigate an RV. Another reason national parks have size restrictions is that the campsites are just not big enough to accommodate big rigs. As a matter of fact, only about half of all national parks allow RVs over 35 feet long.
It’s a good idea to find out about size restrictions ahead of time when you’re planning your vacation. While you’re planning, check out the vehicle length restrictions on the national park’s website. Even though they always have a good reason for it, you might be surprised at the national parks that don’t allow big RVs.
To start with, we’ve found six popular national parks where you should definitely not take your 40+ foot RV. You can find RV parks and resorts nearby that are more suitable for your big rig with a quick search on RV LIFE Campgrounds or while planning your travels with RV LIFE Trip Wizard.
To read more, go here.
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