2026 Forest River Campsite Reserve17LS

The Campsite Reserve 17LS has 1,321 lbs of cargo capacity between 4,304 lbs dry and its 5,625 lbs GVWR, 23% of that rating; filling its 26-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 216 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 525 lbs, 12% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).

Off hookups: 56 gallons of grey and black capacity against 26 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).

Against the rest of the Campsite Reserve roster this is the 2nd of 22 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,764 lbs to 12,380 lbs. It sits in the lighter third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 4,304 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 4,964 lbs, and the published GVWR of 5,625 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).

Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).

Forest River's own description of this floorplan reads: “Check out one of the most lightweight, compact, and capable bunkhouse travel trailers. The 17LS can fit many people in a small amount of space and still feel comfortable and spacious. How, you ask? A queen bed with overhead cabinets makes life simple and easy for those in the primary sleeping area. In the rear bunk spot, you’ve got double-over-double bunk beds with a combined weight rating of 1.200 pounds. The bunks…” That is the factory's marketing copy rather than a specification, and nothing in it is treated as a verified field on this page - layout descriptions, sleeping arrangements and feature claims in factory copy are not carried into the spec table unless the factory also publishes them as specifications.

How the 17LS differs from the other 21 Campsite Reserve floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 4,304 lb: second-lightest of 22, between the 16BC (3,764 lb) and the 18LM (4,504 lb).
• GVWR, 5,625 lb: third-lowest of 22, between the 18LM (5,595 lb) and the 20AJ (7,550 lb).
• Tongue weight, 525 lb: third-lightest of 22, between the 18LM (495 lb) and the 20AJ (550 lb).
• Length, 23 ft 10 in: third-shortest of 22, between the 18LM (23 ft 9 in) and the 20AJ (24 ft 7 in).
• Cargo capacity, 1,321 lb: fourth-smallest of 22, between the 26CJ (1,253 lb) and the 26RM (1,432 lb).
• Fresh tank, 26 gal: smallest of 22, level with the 16BC and 18LM; next are the 20JW, 39GB and three others (40 gal).
• Grey tank, 28 gal: smallest of 22, level with the 16BC, 18LM and 26CJ; next are the 19KR, 20AJ and eleven others (38 gal).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 23.5%: ninth-smallest of 21, between the 25MW (22.6%) and the 23JW (23.9%).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 10 in: shared with the 16BC, 23TS and 28SW; of 22, twelve lower and six taller, nearest the 18LM (10 ft 9 in) and the 19KR (10 ft 11 in).
• Black tank, 28 gal: smallest of 22, level with the 16BC, 18LM and seven others; next are the 20LJ, 26CJ and five others (38 gal).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.2%: shared with the 25CY; of 22, nine smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 20AJ (11.7%) and the 20LJ (12.4%).

Next to the 16BC, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 17LS is 540 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 94 lb higher, has 446 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 94 lb heavier and is 2 ft longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 18LM, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 17LS is 200 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 30 lb higher, has 230 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 30 lb heavier, is 1 in longer and stands 1 in taller; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Campsite Reserve is the widest single Forest River travel-trailer roster this site carries: dry weight runs 3,764 lb at the 16BC to 12,380 lb at the top of the loft group, and cargo capacity runs 1,020 to 4,336 lb. Tongue weight runs 431 to 1,425 lb and GVWR 5,531 to 14,000 lb. The loft plans are where the weight is -- the 39-series sits at the top of every column -- and the three toy haulers sit in the middle rather than the top, which is unusual for a line that carries both. Twenty-one of the twenty-two profileable plans tie out exactly against dry weight plus cargo capacity. The exception is 23TS, whose own arithmetic gives 7,795 lb against a published GVWR of 7,805; it is published on its own page with that disagreement stated rather than profiled with the rest.

A full 26-gallon fresh tank is about 216 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 16% of the 17LS’s 1,321 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,105 lb. Across 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans the water share runs 8% to 34%, and 11 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Campsite Reserve 19KR at 16% and Campsite Reserve 29TJ at 16%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).