The Texan
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davidahn wrote: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 I camped at both Grand Canyon and Bryce with our 41' and had no problem. Just because 1 CG in the NP is small, does not mean they all are.
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BeerNutz
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The Cherokee NF, Tellico District in Tennessee has hundreds of sites available for your size rig.
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univmd
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We have 43 footer, and yes we have camped many times at Shenandoah National Park. If you book online, you will see that many of the sites at many National Parks allow 45 foot motorcoaches. Simply go to http://www.recreation.gov/
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JohnnyT
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Zion, Watchman has pull through and back ins that will accommodate 45 footers. Some of the pull throughs are not real handy to get on or out of but we do it every year with our 40 footer. Tail swing not the issue but wheel base is. The pull throughs are turns outs with a radius that requires a long wheel base to make a really precise turn in, or start in back up then complete the turn. No big deal the reward is a large fairly private spot right on the virgin river... and if your a senior the cost is either $10 or $15 dollars per night the higher price is for a 50amp site on the river. No water or sewer hook up but we usually only stay 4 or 5 days.
Our wheel base is 296 and if we have a degree or two more cramp angle like newer coaches have it would take some of the challenge away.
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Twomed
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Have stayed and worked in many NPS spots. Usually find a spot or two that will accomodate us. Some take a little work, but thus far no scratches on this coach or the other ones. That said...there are some spots, some parks where a40+ will not fit, but our experience is that most times they do fit. Far more often than the nay sayers of "don't buy anything over XX feet would have you believe. 
Yellowstone in particular has spots at Grant, Madison, Mammoth, Bridge Bay, and Fishing Bridge even one or two in Slough Creek that will work for you, most of the others would be a stretch, or some impossible.
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Popsie
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It' been a couple of years, but Yosemite has a limited number of longer sites.
If you have a longer rig, you have to arrive early in the morning and wait off to the side. When a larger site is vacated, the first person in the big rig in line gets directions to go to that particular site. You may or may not get a spot.
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tropical36
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Where in the ......is some of this stuff coming from? Half of these parks don't even have a check in station, like Glacier, where you just park it and put your envelope in the box. You may have to bend her around a few trees, but usually there's a site for any size somewhere, assuming you're good at driving your rig as most of us are.
I've seen some real monsters in Yellowstone also and if you can park one in some of the sites that Fort Stevens State Park in OR has to offer, then you can park one anywhere. Great park by the way, as they most always are in OR.
We stayed inside the Great Smokies this past Aug. and there were much larger rigs than ours in there including some huge fiv'ers.
Also if you'll notice, I have a tag which is a dying breed for a gasser and any 36 footer for that matter and it's really neat except for the loss of basement space, but we can still carry all we'll ever need and more.
All in all, I've had this rig in places where some wouldn't take their mini, but as always, there is someone bigger already there or on their way.
Keep in mind that you can't believe everything you read in the brochures, the online sites or even what some of the rangers might tell you. Wonder how I know this after two US tours in the past two years? If you have a park in mind, post your intentions on these forums prior to arriving for the straight skinny.
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Diplomat Don
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Rebecca....I agree with tropical36. We've camped at the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone this past summer. We stayed at Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone and at Trailer Village in the Grand Canyon. We've stayed at Watchman and we camp every Thanksgiving at Yosemite, Upper Pines. I don't understand how some come on here and speak with authority about the size these campgrounds will take.
We know what sites will fit our coach at the various Yosemite campgrounds and we always try to map out sites at parks we visit for future use.
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melvonnar
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defination of an expert:
Some one that knows very little about a lot.
I'm 34 foot and I've never been turned away from a park.
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melvonnar
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sorry two many taps.
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