2026 Forest River Campsite Ultra26BW

The Campsite Ultra 26BW has 1,062 lbs of cargo capacity between 6,923 lbs dry and its 7,985 lbs GVWR, 13% 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 985 lbs, 14% 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: 76 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 6th of 6 floorplans by dry weight, in a line that runs from 5,158 lbs to 6,923 lbs. It is the heaviest plan in the line, so the tow vehicle should be settled before the floorplan is.

Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 6,923 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 7,454 lbs, and the published GVWR of 7,985 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: “The Campsite Ultra 26BW a front kitchen floorplan that will thrill the cook among your crew with the natural light alone. Yes, those rear windows keep everything open and bright, and the hidden pantry behind the entertainment center reaffirms the fact that this front kitchen has everything your camp chef needs to store goods and prep delicious camping meals.” 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 26BW differs from the other five Campsite Ultra floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.

• Dry weight, 6,923 lb: heaviest of six; next is the 25JT (6,808 lb).
• GVWR, 7,985 lb: highest of six; next is the 26TH (7,820 lb).
• Tongue weight, 985 lb: heaviest of six; next is the 26TH (820 lb).
• Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.2%: largest of six; next is the 21DF (14%).
• Cargo capacity, 1,062 lb: second-smallest of six, between the 25JT (927 lb) and the 26CJL (1,253 lb).
• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 13.3%: second-smallest of six, between the 25JT (12%) and the 26CJL (16.3%).
• Length, 30 ft 3 in: third-longest of six, between the 25JT (30 ft 1 in) and the 26TH (30 ft 9 in).
• Exterior height, 10 ft 8 in: tallest of six, level with the 26TH; next are the 19KB, 25JT and 26CJL (10 ft 7 in).
• Black tank, 38 gal: shared with the 26CJL; of six, three smaller and one larger, nearest the 19KB, 21DF and 25JT (28 gal) and the 26TH (56 gal).

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

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.

A full 52-gallon fresh tank is about 432 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 41% of the 26BW’s 1,062 lb cargo capacity, leaving 630 lb. Across 6 Campsite Ultra floorplans the water share runs 18% to 47%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Campsite Ultra 26CJL at 34% and Campsite Ultra 25JT at 47%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).