2026 Forest River Campsite Reserve23TS

The Campsite Reserve 23TS leaves Forest River's factory at 5,393 lbs dry, and Forest River publishes 2,402 lbs of cargo capacity and a GVWR of 7,805 lbs for it. Those three figures do not reconcile: dry weight plus cargo capacity comes to 7,795 lbs, 10 lb below the published GVWR, and every figure here is reproduced exactly as Forest River published it rather than adjusted to close the gap. What the cargo number covers is defined by the factory: fresh water, gear, food, batteries and every dealer-installed accessory come out of it. Fresh water alone is 8.3 lb per gallon, so filling this trailer's 52-gallon fresh tank spends 432 lbs of that 2,402 lbs before anything else is loaded.

Dry tongue weight is 805 lbs, or 15% of the dry weight. Ten to fifteen percent is the conventional band for a bumper-pull trailer, and this plan sits inside it as published. Tongue weight is not fixed: it moves with how the trailer is loaded, and weight added ahead of the axles raises it. A weight-distribution hitch is the normal fitment at this tongue load, and the tow vehicle's tongue-weight limit is a separate number from its trailer-weight limit.

Tank capacities are 52 gallons fresh, 38 grey and 28 black, 66 gallons of waste capacity against 52 gallons of supply. The ratio is what governs how long the trailer can sit off hookups: waste capacity exceeds fresh, so the fresh tank is the binding constraint and refilling extends the stay. Forest River publishes these three figures per floorplan, and they are the factory's numbers rather than a segment average.

Against the rest of the Campsite Reserve roster this is the 9th of 22 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 3,764 lbs to 12,380 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight. Comparing floorplans inside one line is more reliable than comparing across brands, because every figure here comes from the same factory channel on the same day.

A useful way to read these figures is to stop planning against the dry weight. Nobody tows a trailer at 5,393 lbs: that is the weight before water, batteries, propane, bedding, food, tools and anything the dealer bolted on. Load half the published cargo capacity and this plan is already near 6,594 lbs on the road. Because Forest River's own published figures for this plan do not reconcile, the ceiling to plan against is the one on the trailer's own weight label and VIN placard, and the comparison you make against the tow vehicle should use the loaded figure.

Every number above was captured twice from Forest River and checked against itself before it was published. The line listing and the individual floorplan page are two separate factory renderings of the same trailer, and this plan's 4 shared figures agree exactly on both. Dry weight plus cargo capacity does not equal the GVWR Forest River prints for this plan - the arithmetic check this site runs on every floorplan fails here by 10 lb - and the disagreement is published on this page rather than resolved. Where a figure is missing from this page it is because Forest River does not publish it in this channel, not because it was hard to find - and the row says so rather than being quietly dropped.

Forest River publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 23TS is a Campsite Reserve designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 23TS differs from the other 21 Campsite Reserve floorplans. Most distinctive first. Each rank counts only the siblings that publish that field, and a figure most of them share is left out.

• Length, 28 ft: eighth-shortest of 22, between the 23SF (27 ft 6 in) and the 25CY (29 ft 2 in).
• Dry weight, 5,393 lb: ninth-lightest of 22, between the 25CY (5,178 lb) and the 23JW (5,818 lb).
• GVWR, 7,805 lb: eleventh-highest of 22, between the 25MW (7,765 lb) and the 26RM (7,920 lb).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 10 in: shared with the 16BC, 17LS 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, 17LS and seven others; next are the 20LJ, 26CJ and five others (38 gal).
• Cargo capacity, 2,402 lb: shared with the 32GT; of 22, nine smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 23JW (1,832 lb) and the 20JW (2,431 lb).

Next to the 25CY, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 23TS is 215 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 175 lb higher, has 50 lb less cargo capacity, is 1 ft 2 in shorter and stands 2 in taller; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Next to the 23JW, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 23TS is 425 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 155 lb higher, has 570 lb more cargo capacity, is 1 ft 7 in shorter and stands 2 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. Dry 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 52-gallon fresh tank is about 434 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 18% of the 23TS’s 2,402 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,968 lb. Across 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans the water share runs 8% to 35%, and 7 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Campsite Reserve 32GT at 18% and Campsite Reserve 39LA at 18%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Campsite Reserve 25CY, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 28 ft 0 in vs 29 ft 2 in; dry weight 5,393 lb vs 5,178 lb; GVWR 7,805 lb vs 7,630 lb; cargo capacity 2,402 lb vs 2,452 lb; hitch weight 805 lb vs 630 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Campsite Reserve 25MW is 40 lb lighter (7,765 lb GVWR); Campsite Reserve 26RM is 115 lb heavier (7,920 lb GVWR).

All 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans: Campsite Reserve line hub.

Against the 23TS: the Avenger 26DBS is 4 ft longer; the Cascade 26KFC is 5 ft longer; the Westbrook 27CC is 4 ft longer.

11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 23TS. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.