01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 23MK is one of the most popular couples' layouts in Forest River's volume value-mid line — a rear-living coach that uses a Murphy bed to do double duty. By day the front is a seating area with a sofa; by night the Murphy bed folds down over it, leaving the rear free for a U-shaped dinette and lounge with big windows. An outside kitchen handles cooking out of doors. It is a clever use of 29 feet for two travelers who want space without a huge trailer.
Like the rest of the line it is built on a wood-frame body with aluminum sidewall construction and rides on the Cherokee Stable Step, with the Black Label trim adding Thermo-Foil Arctic insulation, gel-coat sidewalls and frameless tinted windows. A 13,500-BTU air conditioner is standard and a solar package is available. A 52-gallon fresh tank supports time away from hookups.
At 5,750 pounds dry against a 7,801-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 2,050 pounds of payload, comfortable for two, and tows well behind a half-ton truck. RVUSA does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged. For couples who want a flexible living space, a real bed and an outside kitchen in an affordable name-brand trailer — and who like the Murphy-bed trick — the 23MK is a Grey Wolf favorite.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 28' 10"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 8"
- Slide-outs
- 1
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 5,750 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,801 lbs
- Net cargo / payload
- 2,051 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 801 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
- 3-burner range
- Refrigerator
- 12V (size not published*)
- A/C
- 13,500 BTU
- Water heater
- Gas-electric / tankless
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 4
- Primary bed
- Murphy bed
- Layout
- Front Murphy bed/sofa, rear living + U-dinette, outside kitchen, 1 slide
- Awnings
- 1
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 23MK 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
Murphy bed does double duty
A front Murphy bed folds down over the sofa, freeing the rear for a U-dinette lounge — living space by day, a real bed by night in 29 feet.
Outside kitchen for two
The exterior kitchen keeps cooking outdoors — a popular feature even for a couples' trailer.
Comfortable half-ton tow
At 5,750 lb dry with ~2,050 lb of payload it tows easily behind a half-ton and carries plenty for two.
Refrigerator size not published
RVUSA's structured record confirms a refrigerator but not its cubic footage; it is shown unverified and excluded from the completeness figure.
05 How it compares
The lighter, cheaper compact couples' camper — less space and no Murphy bed or outside kitchen.
The value-twin rear-living couples' plan — a laminate I-beam build with a king bed and fireplace at a similar price.
The 34-foot king-bed rear-living coach — more space and a residential sofa, longer and heavier.