01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2019 Rockwood Premier 2516G at 2,955 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 431 lb and a tongue weight of 386 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 18' 10" long. Forest River prints its tanks as 26 gal fresh.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year); model year 2019 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 2516G differs from the other 53 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2019). How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 431 lb: smallest of 54; next is the 2317G (497 lb).
- Tongue weight, 386 lb: second-heaviest of 54, between the HW277 (380 lb) and the 277FT (400 lb).
- Dry weight, 2,955 lb: sixth-heaviest of 54, between the 232ESP (2,952 lb) and the 277FT (3,032 lb).
- Fresh tank, 26 gal: largest of 52, level with the 1950, 2280 and nine others; next are the 1640ESP, 1910ESP and 22 others (20 gal).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.1%: shared with the 2280BHESP, 2318ESP and two others; of 54, 38 smaller and eleven larger, nearest the 1640LTD and A121FD (12.9%) and the 277FT (13.2%).
- Length, 18 ft 10 in: shared with the 2317G and 2514G; of 54, 31 shorter and twenty longer, nearest the 2270FT, 2280BHESP and two others (18 ft 7 in) and the 2514F and A122SESP (19 ft).
Next to the 232ESP (2024 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 2516G is 3 lb heavier by dry weight, has 411 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 92 lb heavier, is 2 ft 8 in shorter and has a fresh tank 6 gal larger.
Next to the 277FT (2026 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 2516G is 77 lb lighter by dry weight, has 437 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 14 lb lighter, is 5 in shorter and has a fresh tank 8 gal larger.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 18' 10"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Forest River
- Exterior width
- Not published by Forest River
- Interior height
- 98 1/2"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 2,955 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 431 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 386 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 26 gal
- Grey water
- Not published by Forest River
- Black water
- Not published by Forest River
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Also sold as (identical figures)
- Forest River Flagstaff 625D — the 2019 Flagstaff brochure prints the same UVW, cargo capacity, hitch weight and length
- Length as printed (Trailer Size (Closed W/ Hitch))
- 18' 10"
- Box Size
- 12'
- Height (Closed)
- 69"
- Trailer Length (Open)
- 23' 9"
- Gray Water Capacity
- NA
- Black Water Capacity
- NA
- Weight basis (as printed)
- UVW (Unloaded Vehicle Weight) and CCC as printed; no GVWR is printed per plan, so UVW + CCC cannot be checked against a GVWR
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.
03 The Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplan family
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
Forest River’s Rockwood camping-trailer brochures (filed in Forest River’s year folders; the brochures print no year) lists 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Rockwood Premier 2516G
Forest River prints no GVWR, tire size, grey-tank, black-tank, 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
2,952 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,955 lb and Not published by Forest River.
3,032 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 2,955 lb and Not published by Forest River.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 26-gallon fresh tank is about 216 lb of water, 50% of the Rockwood Premier 2516G’s 431 lb cargo capacity, leaving 215 lb. Across 52 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 7% to 50%, and this plan’s is the highest. Nearest on that share: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier 2317G at 43%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier 2716G, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 5 fields both publish (this plan first): length 18 ft 10 in vs 19 ft 2 in; dry weight 2,955 lb vs 2,831 lb; cargo capacity 431 lb vs 539 lb; hitch weight 386 lb vs 370 lb. They match on fresh tank.
| Rockwood Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 2,955 | 49 of 54 | 1,299–3,562 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 431 | 1 of 54 | 431–1,844 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 386 | 53 of 54 | 162–400 |
| Length | 18 ft 10 in | 32–34 of 54 | 11 ft 9 in–26 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 26 | 41–52 of 52 | 10–26 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 232ESP is 3 lb lighter (2,952 lb dry); Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 277FT is 77 lb heavier (3,032 lb dry).
| Nearest Rockwood Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier 2516G | 18 ft 10 in | — | 2,955 | — | 431 | 386 | 26 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier 2716G | 19 ft 2 in | — | 2,831 | — | 539 | 370 | 26 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier 2317G | 18 ft 10 in | — | 2,795 | — | 497 | 292 | 26 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Freedom 2716F | 19 ft 4 in | — | 2,854 | — | 506 | 360 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood High Wall HW276 | 19 ft 3 in | — | 3,249 | — | 547 | 296 | 26 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood High Wall HW277 | 19 ft 3 in | — | 3,334 | — | 546 | 380 | 20 |
All 54 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans: Rockwood Camping Trailers line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Premier 2516G | — | 2,955 | — | 18 ft 10 in |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Classic 1285SST | 3,296 | 2,840 | 6 | 19 ft 0 in |
| Aliner Amp | 3,500 | 2,600 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Rockwood Premier 2516G: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper Classic 1285SST is 115 lb lighter; the Aliner Amp is 355 lb lighter; the SylvanSport GO is 2,115 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Rockwood Premier 2516G
How much can the Rockwood Premier 2516G carry?
431 lb. A full fresh tank uses 216 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Rockwood Premier 2516G?
386 lb as published, 13% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
How long is the Rockwood Premier 2516G?
18' 10" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
6 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Rockwood Premier 2516G. Not published: GVWR, exterior height, exterior width, grey tank, black tank, sleeps, slide count, axle count, tire specification, awning, 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 files neither recalls nor complaints under the name Rockwood Camping Trailers. That is a filing convention and not a clean record — the roster sits under the parent line, Rockwood & Flagstaff.
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 Rockwood & Flagstaff line page.