01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 19SM squeezes a surprising amount of sleeping space into one of the shortest trailers in the line. A front queen bed sits under a drop-down bunk, a second queen rides at the rear on a slide-out that adds berths without adding tow length, and a booth dinette and a sofa in the main room each fold flat for more sleepers — so the practical count runs to seven or eight depending on how the dinette and sofa are used. A bathroom sits directly across from the main entry for easy in-and-out, and a galley with overhead cabinets, a pantry and a wardrobe handles a family's gear in just over 24 feet.
Grey Wolf builds it on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction, riding on the Cherokee Stable Step, with the widely stocked Black Label trim adding Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, high-gloss gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted automotive glass. Standard equipment includes a 15,000-BTU air conditioner, a 12-volt refrigerator, an air-fryer convection microwave, a tankless water heater and a 15-foot power awning, with a 200-watt solar package available for off-hookup nights. A 52-gallon fresh tank supports family-size water use away from full hookups.
At 5,076 pounds dry against a 7,616-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 2,540 pounds of cargo capacity — generous for a small trailer and a real advantage once a family loads water, gear and bikes — and it tows comfortably behind a half-ton truck or a capable SUV. The factory record does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged. For a family that wants the most beds in the shortest, lightest Grey Wolf — two real queens plus a bunk in a sub-25-foot trailer — the 19SM is the line's compact double-queen value.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 24' 3"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 6"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 5,076 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,616 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 2,540 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 616 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 38 gal
- Refrigerator
- 12V*
Construction
- Frame
- Wood-frame body
- Walls
- Aluminum sidewall
- Roof
- Walk-on · one-piece
- Insulation
- Thermo-Foil Arctic*
Running gear
- Axles
- Per plan (see above)
- Hitch
- Bumper Pull
- Entry
- Cherokee Stable Step
- Solar
- Solar prep / pkg
Galley & bath
- Cooktop
- High-output cooktop
- Refrigerator
- 12V (size not published*)
- A/C
- 15,000 BTU
- Water heater
- Tankless gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 7–8
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front queen + drop-down bunk, rear queen on slide, booth dinette, sofa, side bath by entry, 1 slide
- Awnings
- 1 (15' power)
03 Cherokee Grey Wolf floorplan family
The Cherokee Grey Wolf is Forest River's highest-volume value-mid travel trailer — the company calls it the number-one-selling RV in its lineup. It spans roughly twenty travel-trailer floorplans for 2026 plus toy-hauler and fish-house variants. The 19SM on this page is highlighted; each other profiled plan links to its own page. The highest-demand layouts are detailed here and the rest are catalogued on the line hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19SM | 24 ft | 8 | Double-queen family, two queens + bunk, rear queen slide |
| 20RDSE | 25 ft | 4 | Compact rear-dinette couples, front queen |
| 22CE | 26 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen + rear-bath couples, front king |
| 22MKSE | 27 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear double bunks |
| 23DBH | 29 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front master, dual entry |
| 23MK | 29 ft | 4 | Rear-living Murphy/kitchen couples |
| 23MS | 29 ft | 8 | Compact bunkhouse, front king + rear bunks, outside kitchen |
| 26DJSE | 29 ft | 7 | Lightweight bunkhouse, walk-around king, mid kitchen |
| 26LP | 29 ft | 6 | Lightweight bunkhouse, front queen + double bunks, big payload |
| 26SS | 31 ft | 4 | Rear-kitchen couples, king master, walk-thru bath |
| 27GH | 31 ft | 4 | Front-kitchen couples, private rear king, outside kitchen |
| 26DBH | 32 ft | 6 | Double-bunk family, dual entry, outside kitchen |
| 26LK | 32 ft | 6 | Rear-bath couples, front king, fireplace lounge |
| 26BRB | 33 ft | 9 | King + bunks family, large slide, dual entry |
| 26KF | 33 ft | 9 | Front-kitchen bunkhouse, king + bunks, dual entry |
| 27LH | 34 ft | 3 | King-bed rear-living couples, residential sofa |
| 29QB | 37 ft | 7 | Two-bedroom coach, front + rear queen, dual entry |
| 29TE | 37 ft | 8 | Big bunkhouse, full outside kitchen, dual entry |
| 29NM | 38 ft | 9 | Two-room family coach, king bedroom + rear bunkhouse |
Every Cherokee Grey Wolf travel trailer is built on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction and rides on the Cherokee Stable Step; the Black Label trim adds Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted windows. Lengths, weights and equipment change with options and model year — always confirm against the unit's own weight sticker. Wolf Pup and Wolf Den lightweight spin-offs and the Arctic Wolf fifth wheels are documented separately.
04 What owners & reviewers report
The most beds in the shortest Grey Wolf
Two queen beds plus a front bunk and convertible dinette and sofa put seven or eight berths into a sub-25-foot trailer.
Rear queen on a slide
The second queen rides on a slide-out, so it adds sleeping space without adding to the trailer's tow length.
Generous payload for its size
At ~2,540 lb of cargo capacity against a 7,616-lb GVWR it carries plenty of family gear and water and still tows on a half-ton or capable SUV.
Refrigerator size not published
The factory floorplan record confirms a 12V refrigerator but not its cubic footage; it is shown unverified and excluded from the completeness figure.
Starting MSRP is dealer-dependent
Forest River publishes no single fixed MSRP; advertised US dealer MSRPs vary widely and selling prices run many thousands below. The figure shown is representative and flagged.
05 How it compares
The lightest couples' camper in the line — a rear-dinette layout for two rather than a double-queen family plan, at a similar short length.
The toy-hauler entry — a garage and ramp instead of a second queen, for buyers hauling gear rather than maximizing beds.
The compact dedicated bunkhouse — a private front master and real rear bunks with a slide, more separation for a growing family.