01 What makes it unique
The Nightfall 24N has 4,072 lbs of cargo capacity between 7,328 lbs dry and its 11,400 lbs GVWR, 36% of that rating; filling its 102-gallon fresh tank at 8.3 lb a gallon uses 847 lbs of it (how to read trailer weights).
Tongue weight is 1,200 lbs, 16% of the dry weight as published; it rises as the trailer is loaded and counts against the tow vehicle’s tongue-weight and payload limits (tongue weight by size).
Off hookups: 120 gallons of grey and black capacity against 102 gallons of fresh water, so fresh water runs out first (tank sizes by length).
Against the rest of the Nightfall travel-trailer roster this is the 2nd of 4 travel trailers by dry weight, in a line that runs from 6,758 lbs to 9,383 lbs. It sits in the middle of the line by weight.
Plan the tow on loaded weight, not the 7,328 lbs dry figure: half the published cargo capacity brings this plan to about 9,364 lbs, and the published GVWR of 11,400 lbs is the limit (how to read trailer weights).
Forest River’s line listing and this floorplan’s own factory page agree on all 4 shared figures. Dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR exactly. A missing row means Forest River does not publish that figure (how figures are verified).
Forest River publishes no floorplan description for this plan in the channel this page is built from - only the numeric specification block. Rather than describe a layout from the floorplan code, which would be a guess dressed as a fact, this page carries what the factory publishes and says where it stops. 24N is a Nightfall designation and this site does not decode it into a layout claim.
How the 24N differs from the other three Nightfall travel trailers. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 4,072 lb: smallest of four; next is the 29N (4,112 lb).
- Dry weight, 7,328 lb: second-lightest of four, between the 22N (6,758 lb) and the 28N (8,393 lb).
- GVWR, 11,400 lb: second-lowest of four, between the 22N (11,375 lb) and the 29N (13,495 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 35.7%: second-smallest of four, between the 29N (30.5%) and the 28N (37.8%).
- Tongue weight, 1,200 lb: second-lightest of four, between the 22N (1,175 lb) and the 29N (1,495 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 16.4%: second-smallest of four, between the 29N (15.9%) and the 22N (17.4%).
- Length, 30 ft: second-shortest of four, between the 22N (28 ft 6 in) and the 28N (34 ft 2 in).
- Exterior height, 12 ft 6 in: lowest of four, level with the 22N; next is the 29N (12 ft 7 in).
Next to the 22N, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 24N is 570 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 25 lb higher, has 545 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 25 lb heavier and is 1 ft 6 in longer; the two publish the same exterior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 28N, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 24N is 1,065 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 2,100 lb lower, has 1,035 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 300 lb lighter, is 4 ft 2 in shorter and stands 2 in lower; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 30' 0"
- Exterior height
- 12' 6"
- Exterior width
- 102"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,328 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 11,400 lbs
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 4,072 lbs
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,200 lbs
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 102 gal
- Grey water
- 80 gal
- Black water
- 40 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Axles
- Not published by Forest River
- Tires
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Awnings
- 18'
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 (11,400 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,710 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). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.
The 2027 model year, as Forest River lists it
Forest River’s own floorplan page lists the 2027 Nightfall 24N with the figures below (read 22 Oct 2026). They are that year’s record. The specifications above are the 2026 record; the two are not merged, and neither fills a gap in the other. Every weight, dimension and tank figure in it matches the 2026 record above. Unloaded weight plus cargo capacity equals the 2027 GVWR exactly.
| 2027 Nightfall 24N | As published |
|---|---|
| Hitch weight | 1,200 lb |
| Unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) | 7,328 lb |
| Cargo carrying capacity (CCC) | 4,072 lb |
| GVWR | 11,400 lb |
| Length | 30' 0" |
| Height | 12' 6" |
| Width | 102" |
| Fresh / gray / black water | 102 gal / 80 gal / 40 gal |
| Awning | 18' |
| Sleeps | Not published |
03 The Nightfall floorplan family
Nightfall is published as one roster that spans two different towing propositions, and the split is the first thing to understand about it. Forest River files fourteen floorplans under the name in three groupings - travel-trailer toy haulers, fifth-wheel toy haulers and HD fifth-wheel toy haulers - plus four more sold dealer-stock only. The bumper-pull plans run 6,758 to 9,383 lb dry with 1,175 to 1,500 lb on the tongue. The fifth wheels run 9,459 to 15,679 lb dry with 2,165 to 3,765 lb on the pin. Those are not two ends of one range; they are two trailer types sharing a badge, and the grouping a plan belongs to says more about its weight than its floorplan number does. Both are in the table below.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Dry weight (lb) | GVWR (lb) | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20N - DSO | 26' 5" | 6,368 | 11,315 | Dealer stock only |
| 22N | 28' 6" | 6,758 | 11,375 | Travel Trailer Toy Haulers |
| 25N - DSO | 29' 0" | 6,793 | 11,370 | Dealer stock only |
| 21N - DSO | 27' 3" | 7,013 | 11,260 | Dealer stock only |
| 27N - DSO | 32' 8" | 7,163 | 11,455 | Dealer stock only |
| 24N | 30' 0" | 7,328 | 11,400 | Travel Trailer Toy Haulers |
| 28N | 34' 2" | 8,393 | 13,500 | Travel Trailer Toy Haulers |
| 29N | 36' 8" | 9,383 | 13,495 | Travel Trailer Toy Haulers |
| 270N | 32' 3" | 9,459 | 14,759 | Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers |
| 350N | 40' 6" | 12,319 | 16,790 | Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers |
| 380N | 43' 7" | 12,579 | 17,879 | Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers · published specifications only |
| 343NHD | 40' 5" | 13,969 | 17,250 | HD Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers |
| 397NHD | 45' 0" | 15,674 | 21,000 | HD Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers |
| 404NHD | 45' 1" | 15,679 | 21,000 | HD Fifth Wheel Toy Haulers |
Nightfall is Forest River's blacked-out toy hauler line, published across fourteen floorplans for 2026. Forest River publishes dry weight, GVWR, cargo capacity, hitch weight, all three exterior dimensions and all three tank capacities for the roster. Every one of the fourteen ties out exactly - dry weight plus cargo capacity equals the published GVWR on all of them, with GVWR running 11,260 to 21,000 lb and cargo capacity 3,281 to 5,326 lb. Four plans are marked dealer-stock only and carry no published body type at all, so they are catalogued with their weights and are not profiled: Forest River files them under a stock status rather than a grouping, and this site will not infer a hitch type for a trailer from its floorplan number. Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not published in this channel, and neither is garage length.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for this line
Sleeping capacity, axle count, tire size and MSRP are not in Forest River’s specification channel for Nightfall, so this page does not publish them and does not estimate them (how figures are verified).
Weigh it before you tow it
Forest River calls its unloaded weight an estimated average for a standard build, and options and dealer add-ons change it, so weigh your own trailer loaded the way you travel (how figures are verified).
05 How it compares
6,758 lbs dry against this plan's 7,328 lbs, a difference of 570 lbs.
8,393 lbs dry, 1,065 lbs more than this plan, and 5,107 lbs of cargo capacity against this one's 4,072 lbs.
5,107 lbs of cargo capacity, the highest of the 4 Nightfall travel trailers profiled here. If payload rather than length is the binding constraint, that is the plan to compare against.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 102-gallon fresh tank is about 847 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.2), 21% of the 24N’s 4,072 lb cargo capacity, leaving 3,225 lb. Across 4 Nightfall travel-trailer floorplans the water share runs 17% to 21%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Nightfall 29N at 21%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.120 S10.4.3).
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Nightfall 22N, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 30 ft 0 in vs 28 ft 6 in; dry weight 7,328 lb vs 6,758 lb; GVWR 11,400 lb vs 11,375 lb; cargo capacity 4,072 lb vs 4,617 lb; hitch weight 1,200 lb vs 1,175 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Nightfall travel-trailer plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 11,400 | 2 of 4 | 11,375–13,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,328 | 2 of 4 | 6,758–9,383 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 4,072 | 1 of 4 | 4,072–5,107 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,200 | 2 of 4 | 1,175–1,500 |
| Length | 30 ft 0 in | 2 of 4 | 28 ft 6 in–36 ft 8 in |
Either side of it by GVWR: Nightfall 22N is 25 lb lighter (11,375 lb GVWR); Nightfall 29N is 2,095 lb heavier (13,495 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Nightfall travel-trailer siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightfall 24N | 30 ft 0 in | — | 7,328 | 11,400 | 4,072 | 1,200 | 102 |
| Nightfall 22N | 28 ft 6 in | — | 6,758 | 11,375 | 4,617 | 1,175 | 102 |
| Nightfall 29N | 36 ft 8 in | — | 9,383 | 13,495 | 4,112 | 1,495 | 102 |
| Nightfall 28N | 34 ft 2 in | — | 8,393 | 13,500 | 5,107 | 1,500 | 102 |
All 9 Nightfall floorplans: Nightfall line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24N | 11,400 | 7,328 | — | 30 ft 0 in |
| Colt 33TSB | 11,400 | 9,080 | 9 | 39 ft 11 in |
| Sandstorm 2513 | 11,400 | 7,629 | — | 30 ft 0 in |
| Alpha Wolf 33RL | 11,395 | 8,833 | — | 39 ft 3 in |
| Jay Flight 34RLOK | 11,350 | 8,970 | 4 | 37 ft 10 in |
| Coachmen Catalina 333DORM | 11,458 | 8,958 | 6 | 37 ft 11 in |
| Longitude 319BH | 11,335 | 7,788 | — | 38 ft 1 in |
Against the 24N: the Colt 33TSB is 10 ft longer; the Alpha Wolf 33RL is 5 lb lighter and 9 ft longer.
08 Common questions about the 24N
How much does the 24N weigh?
7,328 lb dry; 11,400 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the 24N carry?
4,072 lb, 36% of its GVWR (median across 855 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 847 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the 24N?
1,200 lb as published, 16% of the dry weight (median across 1,205 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 24N need?
A tow rating of at least 11,400 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the 24N?
Fresh 102, grey 80, black 40 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 24N?
30' 0" 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 24N. 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.