01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2026 Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL at 5,648 lb dry, a GVWR of 7,635 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,987 lb and a tongue weight of 635 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 26' 4" long and 10' 8" high. Forest River prints its tanks as 52 gal fresh, 38 gal grey, 38 gal black.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s own 2026 Cherokee Black Label floorplan page for the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL, whose heading names the model year 2026.
How the 22CEBL differs from the other two Cherokee Black Label floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 5,648 lb: lightest of three; next is the 26LKBL (6,142 lb).
- GVWR, 7,635 lb: lowest of three; next is the 26LKBL (7,832 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,987 lb: largest of three; next is the 26LKBL (1,690 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 26%: largest of three; next is the 26LKBL (21.6%).
- Tongue weight, 635 lb: lightest of three; next is the 26LKBL (832 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 11.2%: smallest of three; next is the 26BRBBL (13.1%).
- Length, 26 ft 4 in: shortest of three; next is the 26LKBL (31 ft 9 in).
- Black tank, 38 gal: largest of three; next are the 26BRBBL and 26LKBL (28 gal).
Next to the 26LKBL, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 22CEBL is 494 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 197 lb lower, has 297 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 197 lb lighter, is 5 ft 5 in shorter and has a black tank 10 gal larger; the two publish the same fresh tank and grey tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 26' 4"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Exterior width
- 96"
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 5,648 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,635 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,987 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 635 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 38 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Availability (as printed)
- Forest River files this floorplan “DSO” (Dealer Stock Only): sold from dealer inventory, not orderable from the factory
- Model year (as printed)
- page title "2026 Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL - DSO Floorplan - Forest River RV"
- Weight basis (as printed)
- UVW footnote: "*Estimated Average based on standard build optional equipment."
- Maker status (as printed)
- title suffix "- DSO"
- Awning
- 15'
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
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
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 (7,635 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,145 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).
03 The Cherokee Black Label floorplan family
The Cherokee Black Label floorplans below were added from Forest River’s 2026 Cherokee Black Label floorplan page; every Cherokee Black Label floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Cherokee Black Label hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL | 26' 4" | — | Profiled |
| Cherokee Black Label 26LKBL | 31' 9" | — | Profiled |
| Cherokee Black Label 26BRBBL | 32' 8" | — | Profiled |
The Cherokee Black Label floorplans below were added from Forest River’s 2026 Cherokee Black Label floorplan page; every Cherokee Black Label floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Cherokee Black Label hub.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL
Forest River prints no tire size, interior height, sleeping capacity for this model, so none is given. Nothing is filled from a sibling model, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
6,142 lb dry and 7,832 lb GVWR, against this model’s 5,648 lb and 7,635 lb.
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), 22% of the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL’s 1,987 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,555 lb. Across 3 Cherokee Black Label floorplans the water share runs 22% to 39%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Cherokee Black Label 26LKBL at 26%. 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 Cherokee Black Label 26LKBL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 26 ft 4 in vs 31 ft 9 in; dry weight 5,648 lb vs 6,142 lb; GVWR 7,635 lb vs 7,832 lb; cargo capacity 1,987 lb vs 1,690 lb; hitch weight 635 lb vs 832 lb; black tank 38 gal vs 28 gal. They match on fresh tank and grey tank.
| Cherokee Black Label plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 7,635 | 1 of 3 | 7,635–7,888 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 5,648 | 1 of 3 | 5,648–6,773 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,987 | 3 of 3 | 1,115–1,987 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 635 | 1 of 3 | 635–888 |
| Length | 26 ft 4 in | 1 of 3 | 26 ft 4 in–32 ft 8 in |
| Black tank (gal) | 38 | 3 of 3 | 28–38 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Cherokee Black Label 26LKBL is 197 lb heavier (7,832 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Cherokee Black Label siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL | 26 ft 4 in | — | 5,648 | 7,635 | 1,987 | 635 | 52 |
| Cherokee Black Label 26LKBL | 31 ft 9 in | — | 6,142 | 7,832 | 1,690 | 832 | 52 |
| Cherokee Black Label 26BRBBL | 32 ft 8 in | — | 6,773 | 7,888 | 1,115 | 888 | 52 |
All 3 Cherokee Black Label floorplans: Cherokee Black Label line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL | 7,635 | 5,648 | — | 26 ft 4 in |
| Campsite Reserve 25CY | 7,630 | 5,178 | — | 29 ft 2 in |
| Viking 25QBH | 7,630 | 5,048 | — | 30 ft 5 in |
| Puma Tracks 2580RBSS | 7,628 | 6,013 | — | 32 ft 8 in |
| Avenir 24RB | 7,626 | 5,920 | — | 28 ft 9 in |
| Cherokee Alpha Wolf 25RDX | 7,650 | 5,888 | — | 29 ft 11 in |
| Longitude 255BH | 7,650 | 6,068 | — | 30 ft 6 in |
Against the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL: the Campsite Reserve 25CY is 5 lb lighter and 3 ft longer; the Viking 25QBH is 5 lb lighter and 4 ft longer; the Puma Tracks 2580RBSS is 7 lb lighter and 6 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL
How much does the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL weigh?
5,648 lb dry; 7,635 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL carry?
1,987 lb, 26% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 432 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL?
635 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL need?
A tow rating of at least 7,635 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL?
Fresh 52, grey 38, black 38 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL?
26' 4" 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 Cherokee Black Label 22CEBL. 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
NHTSA holds 3 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Cherokee Grey Wolf line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (30%), electrical system (10%) and electronic stability control (esc) (10%).
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 Cherokee Grey Wolf line page.