Forest RiverCedar Creek

Cedar Creek is Forest River's flagship full-size luxury fifth wheel and the first Forest River fifth wheel profiled in this catalog. Forest River is the largest RV manufacturer in North America, and Cedar Creek sits at the top of its towable ladder — in full-size, residential fifth-wheel territory aimed at full-timers and serious travelers with a three-quarter-ton or larger truck. It is a direct cross-shop against the other two big full-size luxury fifth-wheel lines: Keystone's Montana and Grand Design's Solitude. For a step up within Forest River's own range, the Riverstone sits a tier above as the brand's top full-profile luxury fifth wheel; for a step down, the Sandpiper is the premium-mainstream full-size line a tier below, cross-shopping Grand Design's Reflection and Keystone's Cougar.

The pitch is space and residential construction. Every Cedar Creek is built on a 101-inch widebody Z-frame chassis with an all-aluminum superstructure on 16-inch centers, 3M-bonded fiberglass sidewalls under a hi-gloss gelcoat, and an AlphaPly TPO roof with a limited-lifetime warranty over a heated front-storage and tank-pad underbelly. A 21,000-pound Rhino Box hitch, Road Armor suspension with wet bolts and ABS brakes are standard running gear. Inside, a residential kitchen island with solid-surface counters, a four-burner gas oven, a 20-cubic-foot stainless 110-volt residential refrigerator, a Suburban ST-60 60,000-BTU tankless water heater with whole-coach water filtration, a 72-by-80 king bed and washer-dryer prep come standard.

Every Cedar Creek also ships with dual Coleman MACH 8 15,000-BTU air conditioners as standard cooling — not a single unit with an optional second — plus a meaningful standard 200-watt Rich Solar package with a 1,000-watt inverter, so the coach is off-grid-ready out of the box. For 2027 the line spans eight floorplans from a 34-foot, sub-12,300-pound rear-living entry to a 43-foot family bunk coach that sleeps ten, and all eight are profiled in depth below.

All eight 2027 floorplans are profiled in full with Forest River factory-verified specifications, covering the entire current line: the light rear-living entry, a longer rear-living couples plan, the signature rear-kitchen flagship, a rear-living plan with a front bath suite, a rear-kitchen family plan with a loft and bunk, a five-slide front-living entertainer, a dedicated two-full-bath bunk coach, and a Murphy-bed front-living plan with a bath-and-a-half.

For 2027 the Cedar Creek line runs to eight floorplans, and every one is profiled above with Forest River factory-verified specifications — the full current lineup, with no catalogued-only plans. Read end to end, the line sorts into a few clear groups. The light couples plans — the rear-living 290RL and 361RL — stay at the easy-towing end, with the 290RL's 3,841-pound payload the most of any plan and its sub-12,300-pound dry weight the lightest. The couples flagship plans — the rear-kitchen 385RK and the front-bath 383FB — add a bath-and-a-half or a private front suite on the heavier chassis.

The family plans fill out the rest of the line: the rear-kitchen 390RKB adds a loft and bunk to sleep eight, the dedicated 380DB bunk coach sleeps ten with two full baths and dual entries, and the Murphy-bed 381MUD converts its front living room to a guest bedroom for eight. The front-living entertainer 398FL has the most living space and slides in the line — five — and a 65-inch television. Four of the eight ride the heavier 18,000-pound GVWR chassis on 8,000-pound axles (385RK, 383FB, 398FL and the heaviest coach, the 381MUD); the other four run the lighter sub-17,000-pound chassis on 7,000-pound axles.

The Cedar Creek line sorts cleanly by what you do in the coach. For the easiest tow and the most payload, the rear-living 290RL is the entry: under 12,300 pounds dry with a 3,841-pound payload, it opens the line to the widest range of trucks. Stepping up in size, the 361RL keeps the same rear-living couples layout with more length and presence.

For a couple who entertains, the choice is about where the kitchen and living room go: the 385RK puts a signature rear kitchen and a bath-and-a-half at the back with outside entertainment, while the 383FB pairs a rear lounge with a private en-suite front master suite — though it carries the line's highest pin. The five-slide 398FL moves the lounge up front with the line's largest television and the most living space. For families and guests, there are three answers: the 390RKB adds a loft and bunk over a rear kitchen to sleep eight, the 380DB is the dedicated bunk coach with two full baths and dual entries sleeping ten, and the Murphy-bed 381MUD converts a front living room to a guest bedroom for eight with a bath-and-a-half.

Across all of them the build is the same: the 101-inch widebody Z-frame chassis, the 3M-bonded fiberglass sidewalls, the Rhino Box hitch, dual 15K air conditioners and the standard 200-watt solar with a 1,000-watt inverter. The decision is layout, weight and axle rating, not equipment level.