Travel Trailer Guide: Camping Styles and Fit

In Las Vegas listings

• 295 owner listings within 50 miles of downtown Las Vegas.
• Typical length: 26 ft (median of listings that state it).
• Typical listed rate: $121/night.
• 30% list a generator.
• 87% of those that list beds have two or more.

Camping styles

• RV resorts: Many Las Vegas owners deliver and set up a trailer at the site.
• Desert heat: A delivered trailer stays parked while you use a car for the Strip or a trailhead.
• Public campgrounds: Posted limits count the trailer, and some count the tow vehicle too.

Posted length limits on Las Vegas trips

• Zion–Mt. Carmel Highway. Zion–Mt. Carmel Highway, Canyon Junction to the East Entrance: single vehicles over 35 ft 9 in long, 7 ft 10 in wide, 11 ft 4 in tall, or 50,000 lb are not permitted. Combined vehicles over 50 ft, or with a trailer longer than 26 ft from hitch to rear axle, are not permitted. Measure mirrors and roof equipment. The Zion and Zion & Bryce trips stay off this road. No suggested trip drives this road. Source
• Bryce Canyon. During shuttle season, vehicles 23 feet and longer cannot park in the Bryce Amphitheater lots while shuttles run. Long vehicles use the Bryce Canyon City shuttle station, the extra visitor-center lot, or a campsite. Trips that pass through it: Zion & Bryce Canyon. Source
• Grand Canyon South Rim. South Rim parking is limited for RVs over 22 feet and for vehicle-trailer combinations over 22 feet. Market Plaza Lot B takes RVs 30 feet and under. Trips that pass through it: Grand Canyon South Rim, Sedona. Source
• Joshua Tree. White Tank and Hidden Valley: 25 feet combined. Belle: up to 35 feet, and most sites 25–30 feet. Reservation campgrounds publish a max length per site on Recreation.gov. Trips that pass through it: Joshua Tree. Source
• Red Rock Canyon. Not verified: BLM's Red Rock pages checked on this date do not publish one scenic-drive length limit. Campsite pads still have to fit the RV. Trips that pass through it: Red Rock Canyon. Source
• Grand Canyon West. Not verified: this build could not read Grand Canyon West's RV length or parking rules. The West Rim stop is the Grand Canyon West airport area, not a national park campground. Trips that pass through it: Grand Canyon West. Source