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2026 Forest River Campsite Reserve25CY

a 29-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 5,178 lbs dry and is rated to carry 2,452 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

5,178lb
Dry Weight
7,630lb
GVWR
630lb
Tongue Weight
29ft
Length
2,452 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Travel Trailers Built by · Forest River Model year · 2026

01 What makes it unique

The Campsite Reserve 25CY has 2,452 lbs of cargo capacity between 5,178 lbs dry and its 7,630 lbs GVWR, 32% of that rating; filling its 52-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 432 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).

Tongue weight is 630 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: 66 gallons of grey and black capacity against 52 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 8th 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.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 5,178 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 6,404 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,630 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 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. 25CY is a Campsite Reserve designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 25CY differs from the other 21 Campsite Reserve floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • GVWR, 7,630 lb: sixth-lowest of 22, between the 20LJ (7,580 lb) and the 23JW (7,650 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 630 lb: sixth-lightest of 22, between the 20LJ (580 lb) and the 23JW (650 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 32.1%: seventh-largest of 21, between the 16BC (31.9%) and the 39GB (32.7%).
  • Dry weight, 5,178 lb: eighth-lightest of 22, between the 19KR (4,993 lb) and the 23TS (5,393 lb).
  • Length, 29 ft 2 in: ninth-shortest of 22, between the 23TS (28 ft) and the 23JW (29 ft 7 in).
  • Cargo capacity, 2,452 lb: tenth-largest of 22, between the 20JW (2,431 lb) and the 29TJ (2,642 lb).
  • 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).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.2%: shared with the 17LS; of 22, nine smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 20AJ (11.7%) and the 20LJ (12.4%).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 8 in: shared with the 20AJ, 23JW and three others; of 22, five lower and eleven taller, nearest the 29TJ (10 ft 7 in) and the 18LM (10 ft 9 in).

Next to the 19KR, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 25CY is 185 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 95 lb lower, has 280 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 95 lb lighter, is 3 ft 2 in longer and stands 3 in lower; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

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

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
29' 2"
Exterior height
10' 8"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
5,178 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
7,630 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
2,452 lbs
Hitch / tongue weight
630 lbs

Capacities

Fresh water
52 gal
Grey water
38 gal
Black water
28 gal

Running gear

Hitch type
Bumper pull
Axles
Not published by Forest River
Tires
Not published by Forest River

Sleeping & layout

Sleeps
Not published by Forest River
Awnings
Not published by Forest River

How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.

Drawn to scale

Weight budget

Loaded weight budget for the 25CYHorizontal bar. Dry weight 5,178 pounds, then cargo capacity 2,452 pounds, against a GVWR of 7,630 pounds. Tongue weight 630 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 7,630 lbsDry 5,178 lbsCargo capacity 2,452 lbsTongue weight 630 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 25CYScale outline of the 25CY. Overall length 29' 2", overall height 10' 8", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"29' 2" overall length10' 8"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 25CYHolding tank capacities: fresh 52 gallons, grey 38 gallons, black 28 gallons.Fresh52 galGrey38 galBlack28 gal

Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.

Towing it

Tow rating needed7,630 lb
Published tongue weight630 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb763–1,144 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed7,630 lb towed / 1,144 lb tongue
Payload check. Budget loaded, not dry: subtract the loaded range, every passenger, the bed and cab load and a weight-distributing hitch from the payload on your tow vehicle’s door-pillar placard (49 CFR 571.110 S4.3).

Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.

Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (7,630 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,144 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.

Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433).

Check this floorplan against your own vehicle’s numbers

03 The Campsite Reserve floorplan family

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.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)GVWR (lb)Notable
16BC21' 10"3,7645,531Travel Trailers
17LS23' 10"4,3045,625Travel Trailers
18LM23' 9"4,5045,595Travel Trailers
20LJ25' 9"4,6887,580Travel Trailers
20AJ24' 7"4,6937,550Travel Trailers
23SF27' 6"4,8187,700Travel Trailers
19KR26' 0"4,9937,725Toy Haulers
25CY29' 2"5,1787,630Travel Trailers
23TS28' 0"5,3937,805Published with conflict · figures do not reconcile
23JW29' 7"5,8187,650Travel Trailers
25MW29' 8"6,0087,765Travel Trailers
26CJ32' 9"6,4217,674Travel Trailers
26RM33' 1"6,4887,920Travel Trailers
27MR34' 8"7,2439,985Travel Trailers
29TJ36' 11"7,3539,995Travel Trailers
28SW37' 11"7,57811,625Toy Haulers
32GT39' 10"7,5939,995Travel Trailers
20JW35' 8"8,77411,205Travel Trailers w/ Loft
39GB40' 7"8,91913,255Travel Trailers w/ Loft
39IB44' 6"11,03914,000Travel Trailers w/ Loft
39LA43' 9"12,19414,000Travel Trailers w/ Loft
39JD43' 4"12,38013,400Travel Trailers w/ Loft

Campsite Reserve is published in three factory groupings across twenty-three floorplans for 2026: fourteen Travel Trailers, five Travel Trailers with a loft, and three Toy Haulers. Every plan on the roster is a bumper-pull -- Forest River publishes a hitch weight, not a pin weight, on all of them, including the toy haulers -- so nothing on this line needs a fifth-wheel truck. One plan, 23CY, is marked dealer-stock-only on the factory roster and publishes no detail page, so it appears in the count of twenty-three and nowhere else on this site -- it is not catalogued and its specifications are not reproduced here. Forest River publishes dry weight, cargo capacity, tongue weight, GVWR, all three exterior dimensions and all three tank capacities for the remaining twenty-two. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not published in this channel. Twenty of the twenty-two carry no factory floorplan description.

04 Notes on this floorplan

What Forest River does not publish for this line

Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not in Forest River’s specification channel for Campsite Reserve, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).

Awning size is not published for this floorplan

Forest River publishes an awning size for some Campsite Reserve floorplans and not for this one. The row reads as unpublished rather than being filled from a neighbouring plan in the same roster.

Weigh it before you tow it

Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).

05 How it compares

Lighter
Campsite Reserve 19KR

4,993 lbs dry against this plan's 5,178 lbs, a difference of 185 lbs.

Heavier
Campsite Reserve 23JW

5,818 lbs dry, 640 lbs more than this plan, and 1,832 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 2,452 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Campsite Reserve 39GB

4,336 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.

06 Loading it for a trip

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 18% of the 25CY’s 2,452 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,020 lb. Across 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans the water share runs 8% to 34%, and 9 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Campsite Reserve 17LS at 16% and Campsite Reserve 23TS at 18%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

07 Where this floorplan sits

Closest sibling: the Campsite Reserve 23TS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 29 ft 2 in vs 28 ft 0 in; dry weight 5,178 lb vs 5,393 lb; GVWR 7,630 lb vs 7,805 lb; cargo capacity 2,452 lb vs 2,402 lb; hitch weight 630 lb vs 805 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Campsite Reserve plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)7,6306 of 225,531–14,000
Dry weight (lb)5,1788 of 223,764–12,380
Cargo capacity (lb)2,45213 of 221,020–4,336
Hitch weight (lb)6306 of 22431–1,425
Length29 ft 2 in9 of 2221 ft 10 in–44 ft 6 in
Fresh tank (gal)529–22 of 2226–52
Grey tank (gal)385–17 of 2228–80
Black tank (gal)281–10 of 2228–80

Either side of it by GVWR: Campsite Reserve 20LJ is 50 lb lighter (7,580 lb GVWR); Campsite Reserve 23JW is 20 lb heavier (7,650 lb GVWR).

Nearest Campsite Reserve siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Campsite Reserve 25CY29 ft 2 in—5,1787,6302,45263052
Campsite Reserve 23TS28 ft 0 in—5,3937,8052,40280552
Campsite Reserve 23SF27 ft 6 in—4,8187,7002,88270052
Campsite Reserve 19KR26 ft 0 in—4,9937,7252,73272552
Campsite Reserve 23JW29 ft 7 in—5,8187,6501,83265052
Campsite Reserve 20AJ24 ft 7 in—4,6937,5502,85755052

All 22 Campsite Reserve floorplans: Campsite Reserve line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
25CY7,6305,178—29 ft 2 in
Viking 25QBH7,6305,048—30 ft 5 in
Puma Tracks 2580RBSS7,6286,013—32 ft 8 in
Cherokee Grey Wolf 22CE7,6335,321—26 ft 4 in
Westbrook 26RBXC7,6205,863—28 ft 11 in
Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RDX7,6505,888—29 ft 11 in
Longitude 255BH7,6506,068—30 ft 6 in

Against the 25CY: the Viking 25QBH is 1 ft longer; the Puma Tracks 2580RBSS is 2 lb lighter and 4 ft longer; the Cherokee Grey Wolf 22CE is 3 lb heavier and 3 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the 25CY

How much does the 25CY weigh?

5,178 lb dry; 7,630 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 25CY carry?

2,452 lb, 32% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 432 lb of it.

What is the tongue weight of the 25CY?

630 lb as published, 12% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 25CY need?

A tow rating of at least 7,630 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

What are the tank capacities on the 25CY?

Fresh 52, grey 38, black 28 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.

How long is the 25CY?

29' 2" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 25CY. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, refrigerator, air conditioning.

Sourcing rules: methodology.

10 Manuals & documents

Sources: forestriverinc.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.

11 NHTSA safety record

NHTSA holds 3 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Campsite Reserve line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).

Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers structure.

Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Campsite Reserve line page.