RV length limits at federal campgrounds on Recreation.gov

The search and tables on this page cover RV length limits for 85,149 campsites at 2,539 federal campgrounds on Recreation.gov. Many campsites list two limits: a maximum vehicle length and a maximum length for an RV, trailer or fifth wheel. On 4,550 campsites the two limits are 5 ft or more apart. All counts use the shorter limit.

RV campsites with a length limit: 85,149
Campgrounds: 2,539
Campsites that list both limits: 70,405
Limits 5 ft or more apart: 4,550 campsites
40 ft or longer on the shorter limit: 44,828 campsites
40 ft or longer on the longer limit only: 1,761 campsites

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on the shorter limit The shorter listed limit is at least the length entered.
on the longer limit only One limit is at least the length entered and the other is shorter. At 40 ft, 1,761 campsites nationwide are in this group. The campground office confirms which limit applies.
with no limit listed RV campsites that list no length limit on Recreation.gov. These campsites are not counted at any length.

Shorter limit used for all counts

The Recreation.gov data does not show which of a campsite's two limits is current. Search results and counts use the shorter limit. The tables show both limits side by side. Campsites with limits 5 ft or more apart are on the list of two-limit campsites.

Site 16 at Eureka campground on Barkley Lake (Recreation.gov campsite 20170) lists a maximum vehicle length of 35 ft. The Recreation.gov page for the same campsite also carries a notice that no RV equipment longer than 16 ft is allowed. Notices like this one are not in the Recreation.gov data download.

National parks

This table lists the 33 national parks with 20 or more RV campsites that list a length limit. Each park page lists every campground booked on Recreation.gov, campsite by campsite. The pages show both length limits, driveway length, driveway grade and hookups where listed.

National park	State	Campgrounds	Campsites with a length limit	35 ft or longer	40 ft or longer	45 ft or longer	Longest, ft
Yosemite National Park	CA	15	993	160	14	0	40
Grand Teton National Park	WY	6	900	341	220	145	50
Glacier National Park	MT	8	856	89	26	0	42
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	CA	11	804	210	127	59	121
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	NC, TN	14	615	177	88	5	48
Olympic National Park	WA	7	519	85	32	16	62
Shenandoah National Park	VA	3	481	225	138	72	70
Mount Rainier National Park	WA	2	292	10	0	0	35
Zion National Park	UT	3	272	177	139	77	99
Lassen Volcanic National Park	CA	8	271	137	115	98	60
Grand Canyon National Park	AZ	3	259	10	10	0	40
Joshua Tree National Park	CA	7	198	63	24	5	48
Big Bend National Park	TX	4	195	53	34	19	65
Acadia National Park	ME	3	192	74	31	29	70
North Cascades National Park	WA	4	189	96	62	40	70
Rocky Mountain National Park	CO	4	167	27	4	1	45
Yellowstone National Park	WY	5	117	12	5	3	60
Death Valley National Park	CA	2	115	58	49	44	107
Great Basin National Park		4	111	35	29	16	80
Pinnacles National Park	CA	1	105	32	31	27	50
Bryce Canyon National Park	UT	2	100	23	10	7	60
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	ND	3	95	43	28	20	68
Crater Lake National Park	OR	1	94	29	29	29	50
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	CO	1	84	26	15	6	65
Badlands National Park	SD	1	75	49	43	34	65
Capitol Reef National Park	UT	2	59	29	22	11	52
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve	CO	1	52	1	0	0	35
Mammoth Cave National Park	KY	2	52	28	14	7	50
Arches National Park	UT	1	49	21	14	0	40
Wind Cave National Park	SD	1	48	19	0	0	36
Hot Springs National Park	AR	1	30	18	9	7	60
Canyonlands National Park	UT	2	23	0	0	0	28
Chiricahua National Park	AZ	1	22	0	0	0	29

Source: Recreation.gov data.

Lakes

This table lists the 24 federal lakes with the most campsites at 40 ft or longer on the shorter limit. Most are Army Corps of Engineers lakes.

Lake	State	Campgrounds	Campsites with a length limit	35 ft or longer	40 ft or longer	45 ft or longer	Longest, ft
Greers Ferry Lake	AR	12	926	883	810	694	99
Lake Texoma	OK, TX	9	573	563	548	462	99
Harry S. Truman Lake	MO	6	518	518	517	506	103
Lake Shelbyville	IL	7	513	492	467	442	150
Rend Lake	IL	5	463	458	451	436	99
Saylorville Lake	IA	4	473	452	439	404	93
Mark Twain Lake	MO	4	429	429	429	426	102
Coralville Lake	IA	6	413	410	407	385	89
Table Rock Lake	AR, MO	11	633	470	382	249	102
Rathbun Lake	IA	4	386	386	381	364	128
Alabama River Lakes	AL	6	403	382	369	340	138
Carlyle Lake	IL	5	367	367	365	355	138
Lake Red Rock	IA	5	384	366	364	355	84
Clearwater Lake	MO	5	369	352	337	295	210
Clinton Lake	KS	2	329	328	328	328	100
Tenkiller Ferry Lake	OK	6	418	360	327	236	160
Shenango River Lake	PA	1	328	323	321	306	199
Barren River Lake	KY	3	353	307	298	284	115
Degray Lake	AR	7	432	341	294	237	85
Nolin River Lake	KY	3	336	303	290	280	120
Whitney Lake	TX	6	317	296	287	262	50
Wright Patman Lake	TX	4	294	293	281	251	98
Melvern Lake	KS	4	266	266	266	262	100
Rough River Lake	KY	4	348	285	263	203	125

Source: Recreation.gov data.

Not in the Recreation.gov data

Campgrounds not booked through Recreation.gov. Private concession companies run some national park campgrounds on separate booking sites.
Access roads, tight turns, low branches, bridges and tunnels. The data has no field for them.
Notices typed on a campsite's Recreation.gov page, such as the 16 ft notice above.
Changes made after the data file was downloaded. Recreation.gov rebuilds the file about once a day.