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2026 Forest River Campsite Ultra25JT

a 30-foot travel trailer that leaves the factory at 6,808 lbs dry and is rated to carry 927 lbs of cargo.

Tow-Critical Data — as built, MY2026

6,808lb
Dry Weight
7,735lb
GVWR
735lb
Tongue Weight
30ft
Length
927 lb cargo Travel Trailer · Travel Trailers Built by · Forest River Model year · 2026

01 What makes it unique

The Campsite Ultra 25JT has 927 lbs of cargo capacity between 6,808 lbs dry and its 7,735 lbs GVWR, 12% 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 735 lbs, 11% 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 Ultra roster this is the 5th of 6 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 5,158 lbs to 6,923 lbs. It sits in the heavier third of the line.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 6,808 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 7,272 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,735 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. 25JT is a Campsite Ultra designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.

How the 25JT differs from the other five Campsite Ultra floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

  • Cargo capacity, 927 lb: smallest of six; next is the 26BW (1,062 lb).
  • Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 12%: smallest of six; next is the 26BW (13.3%).
  • Dry weight, 6,808 lb: second-heaviest of six, between the 26TH (6,513 lb) and the 26BW (6,923 lb).
  • Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.8%: second-smallest of six, between the 26CJL (10.5%) and the 19KB (11.6%).
  • GVWR, 7,735 lb: third-lowest of six, between the 26CJL (7,674 lb) and the 21DF (7,795 lb).
  • Tongue weight, 735 lb: third-lightest of six, between the 26CJL (674 lb) and the 21DF (795 lb).
  • Length, 30 ft 1 in: third-shortest of six, between the 21DF (25 ft 10 in) and the 26BW (30 ft 3 in).
  • Black tank, 28 gal: smallest of six, level with the 19KB and 21DF; next are the 26BW and 26CJL (38 gal).
  • Exterior height, 10 ft 7 in: shared with the 19KB and 26CJL; of six, one lower and two taller, nearest the 21DF (10 ft 6 in) and the 26BW and 26TH (10 ft 8 in).

Next to the 26TH, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 25JT is 295 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 85 lb lower, has 380 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 85 lb lighter, is 8 in shorter, stands 1 in lower and has a black tank 28 gal smaller; the two publish the same fresh tank and grey tank.

Next to the 26BW, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 25JT is 115 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 250 lb lower, has 135 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 250 lb lighter, is 2 in shorter, stands 1 in lower and has a black tank 10 gal smaller; the two publish the same fresh tank and grey tank.

02 Full specifications

Dimensions

Exterior length
30' 1"
Exterior height
10' 7"
Exterior width
96"

Weights

Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
6,808 lbs
GVWR (max loaded)
7,735 lbs
Net cargo / payload (CCC)
927 lbs
Hitch / tongue weight
735 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
8' 6" & 11' 6"

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 25JTHorizontal bar. Dry weight 6,808 pounds, then cargo capacity 927 pounds, against a GVWR of 7,735 pounds. Tongue weight 735 pounds on the same scale.GVWR 7,735 lbsDry 6,808 lbsCargo capacity 927 lbsTongue weight 735 lbs — same scale

Size, with end view

Scale outline of the 25JTScale outline of the 25JT. Overall length 30' 1", overall height 10' 7", overall width 8' 0".end view8' 0"30' 1" overall length10' 7"

Holding tanks

Holding tank capacities for the 25JTHolding 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 needed7,735 lb
Published tongue weight735 lb
Loaded tongue weight, rule of thumb774–1,160 lb
Receiver hitch rating needed7,735 lb towed / 1,160 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 (7,735 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,160 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 Ultra floorplan family

Campsite Ultra is the tightest roster on this site by loaded rating: GVWR spans just 7,600 to 7,985 lb across all six floorplans, a 385 lb spread. What actually varies is what the trailer spends that rating on. Dry weight runs 5,158 to 6,923 lb and cargo capacity runs 927 to 2,442 lb, so the lightest plan carries more than two and a half times the payload of the heaviest one at almost the same loaded weight. Tongue weight runs 600 to 985 lb. For a buyer, the real decision on this line is how much of the tow vehicle’s rating is left for gear.

FloorplanNominalDry weight (lb)GVWR (lb)Notable
19KB22' 4"5,1587,600Travel Trailers
21DF25' 10"5,6887,795Travel Trailers
26CJL32' 9"6,4217,674Travel Trailers
26TH30' 9"6,5137,820Travel Trailers
25JT30' 1"6,8087,735Travel Trailers
26BW30' 3"6,9237,985Travel Trailers

Campsite Ultra is published in a single factory grouping, Travel Trailers, across six floorplans for 2026. Forest River publishes dry weight, cargo capacity, tongue weight, GVWR, all three exterior dimensions and all three tank capacities for every plan, and all six tie out exactly. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not published in this channel and are absent here rather than estimated. Three of the six carry a factory floorplan description and three do not.

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 Ultra, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).

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 Ultra 26TH

6,513 lbs dry against this plan's 6,808 lbs, a difference of 295 lbs.

Heavier
Campsite Ultra 26BW

6,923 lbs dry, 115 lbs more than this plan, and 1,062 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 927 lbs.

Most cargo in the line
Campsite Ultra 19KB

2,442 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 6 Campsite Ultra 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), 47% of the 25JT’s 927 lb cargo capacity, leaving 495 lb. Across 6 Campsite Ultra floorplans the water share runs 18% to 47%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Campsite Ultra 26BW at 41%. 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 Ultra 26BW, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 30 ft 1 in vs 30 ft 3 in; dry weight 6,808 lb vs 6,923 lb; GVWR 7,735 lb vs 7,985 lb; cargo capacity 927 lb vs 1,062 lb; hitch weight 735 lb vs 985 lb; black tank 28 gal vs 38 gal. They match on fresh tank and grey tank.

Campsite Ultra plansThis planPosition, low to highRange
GVWR (lb)7,7353 of 67,600–7,985
Dry weight (lb)6,8085 of 65,158–6,923
Cargo capacity (lb)9271 of 6927–2,442
Hitch weight (lb)7353 of 6600–985
Length30 ft 1 in3 of 622 ft 4 in–32 ft 9 in
Grey tank (gal)382–6 of 628–38
Black tank (gal)281–3 of 628–56

Either side of it by GVWR: Campsite Ultra 26CJL is 61 lb lighter (7,674 lb GVWR); Campsite Ultra 21DF is 60 lb heavier (7,795 lb GVWR).

Nearest Campsite Ultra siblingsLengthSleepsDry (lb)GVWR (lb)CCC (lb)Hitch (lb)Fresh (gal)
Campsite Ultra 25JT30 ft 1 in—6,8087,73592773552
Campsite Ultra 26BW30 ft 3 in—6,9237,9851,06298552
Campsite Ultra 21DF25 ft 10 in—5,6887,7952,10779552
Campsite Ultra 26TH30 ft 9 in—6,5137,8201,30782052
Campsite Ultra 26CJL32 ft 9 in—6,4217,6741,25367452
Campsite Ultra 19KB22 ft 4 in—5,1587,6002,44260052

All 6 Campsite Ultra floorplans: Campsite Ultra line hub.

Other lines, nearest by GVWRGVWR (lb)Dry (lb)SleepsLength
25JT7,7356,808—30 ft 1 in
Alpha Wolf 22SW7,7355,513—27 ft 0 in
Surveyor Legend 252RBLE7,7356,033—29 ft 7 in
EVO 2405BHX7,7405,888—28 ft 11 in
Longitude 185RB7,7405,293—24 ft 1 in
Wildcat 241DBEDS7,7405,656—28 ft 6 in
Campsite Reserve 19KR7,7254,993—26 ft 0 in

Against the 25JT: the Alpha Wolf 22SW is 3 ft shorter; the EVO 2405BHX is 5 lb heavier and 1 ft shorter.

08 Common questions about the 25JT

How much does the 25JT weigh?

6,808 lb dry; 7,735 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.

How much can the 25JT carry?

927 lb, 12% 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 25JT?

735 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).

What size tow vehicle does the 25JT need?

A tow rating of at least 7,735 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.

What are the tank capacities on the 25JT?

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

How long is the 25JT?

30' 1" overall, tongue or pin box included.

From the figures above.

09 What this page publishes, and what it does not

11 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 25JT. Not published: interior height, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, 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

No recall campaign or owner complaint in our NHTSA data names the Campsite Ultra line. Read that as no result found, not as a clean record.

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 Ultra line page.