01 What makes it unique
The Cherokee Grey Wolf 26LP is the lightest family bunkhouse in the line — a full bunk-room layout that still tows under 4,600 pounds dry. A front queen bed sits behind a privacy door, a set of double-size bunks rides at the rear for kids or guests, and the main room carries a convertible sofa and a booth dinette that each fold flat for more sleepers, so the practical count runs well past the base six. A full bathroom with a tub/shower combination sits between the bedroom and the living area, and a galley with overhead cabinets and a pantry handles a family's cooking in just over 29 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 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.
Where the 26LP stands apart is payload: at 4,508 pounds dry against a 7,575-pound GVWR it leaves roughly 3,067 pounds of cargo capacity — one of the largest figures in the Grey Wolf line and a real advantage once a family loads water, gear and bikes — and it still tows comfortably behind a half-ton truck. The factory record does not publish the refrigerator's cubic footage, so it is flagged. For a family that wants a genuine bunk room and big carrying capacity in the lightest, most affordable Grey Wolf bunkhouse, the 26LP is the line's lightweight family value.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 29' 4"
- Exterior width
- 8' 0"
- Exterior height
- 10' 4"
- Slide-outs
- 0
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight
- 4,508 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 7,575 lbs
- Cargo carrying capacity
- 3,067 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 575 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 52 gal
- Grey water
- 38 gal
- Black water
- 28 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
- 13,500 BTU
- Water heater
- Tankless gas
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6+
- Primary bed
- Front queen
- Layout
- Front queen bedroom, rear double-size bunks, convertible sofa + booth dinette, full tub/shower bath, no 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 26LP 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 lightest bunkhouse in the line
A full bunk-room family layout that still tows under 4,600 pounds dry — rare for a 29-foot trailer with real beds.
One of the biggest payloads in the range
At ~3,067 lb of cargo capacity against a 7,575-lb GVWR it carries plenty of family gear and water and still tows on a half-ton.
Beds beyond the base count
The convertible sofa and booth dinette each fold flat, so the practical sleeping count runs past the base six — dealers list as-built figures as high as eight to ten.
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
A similar-length lightweight plan with a walk-around king and a mid kitchen instead of a rear bunk room — a couples-leaning layout at a close weight.
The shorter double-queen family plan — two queens plus a bunk in a sub-25-foot body, lighter and cheaper but tighter inside.
The heavier double-bunk family coach with dual entry, an outside kitchen and a large slide — more living space and storage in a similar length.