01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2024 Rockwood High Wall HW296 at 3,562 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 1,437 lb and a tongue weight of 378 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 21' 3" long. Forest River prints its tanks as 20 gal fresh, 12 gal grey, 12 gal black.
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 2024 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the HW296 differs from the other 53 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2024). How these ranks are worked out.
- Dry weight, 3,562 lb: heaviest of 54; next is the 282TESP (3,377 lb).
- Tongue weight, 378 lb: fourth-heaviest of 54, between the 2318ESP (375 lb) and the HW277 (380 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,437 lb: fifth-largest of 54, between the A122TH (1,387 lb) and the A122BHESP and A122THESP (1,454 lb).
- Length, 21 ft 3 in: sixth-longest of 54, between the A213HWOR and A223HW (21 ft 2 in) and the 232ESP (21 ft 6 in).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 10.6%: ninth-smallest of 54, between the 2317G (10.4%) and the 1910ESP and 2318G (10.7%).
- Fresh tank, 20 gal: shared with the 1640ESP, 1910ESP and 21 others; of 52, sixteen smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 1640FT, 1920FT and eleven others (18 gal) and the 1950, 2280 and ten others (26 gal).
Next to the 282TESP (2021 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the HW296 is 185 lb heavier by dry weight, has 407 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 157 lb heavier and is 5 ft 2 in shorter; the two publish the same fresh tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior height
- Not published by Forest River
- Exterior width
- Not published by Forest River
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,562 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,437 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 378 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
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 HW29SC — the 2024 Flagstaff brochure prints the same UVW, cargo capacity, hitch weight and length
- Length as printed (CLOSED LENGTH:)
- 21' 3"
- AXLE:
- 3146
- BOX SIZE:
- 16'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 27' 9"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 6' 9"
- 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.
Drawn to scale
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
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 High Wall HW296
Forest River prints no GVWR, 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
3,377 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 3,562 lb and Not published by Forest River.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 20-gallon fresh tank is about 166 lb of water, 12% of the Rockwood High Wall HW296’s 1,437 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,271 lb. Across 52 Rockwood Camping Trailers floorplans the water share runs 7% to 50%, and 46 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Premier Hardside A101RB at 11% and Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A122TH at 12%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood High Wall HW277, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 21 ft 3 in vs 19 ft 3 in; dry weight 3,562 lb vs 3,334 lb; cargo capacity 1,437 lb vs 546 lb; hitch weight 378 lb vs 380 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Rockwood Camping Trailers plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 3,562 | 54 of 54 | 1,299–3,562 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,437 | 50 of 54 | 431–1,844 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 378 | 51 of 54 | 162–400 |
| Length | 21 ft 3 in | 49 of 54 | 11 ft 9 in–26 ft 5 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 20 | 17–40 of 52 | 10–26 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 12 | 2–4 of 4 | 6–12 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 282TESP is 185 lb lighter (3,377 lb dry).
| Nearest Rockwood Camping Trailers siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood High Wall HW296 | 21 ft 3 in | — | 3,562 | — | 1,437 | 378 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood High Wall HW277 | 19 ft 3 in | — | 3,334 | — | 546 | 380 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A122TH | 22 ft 3 in | — | 2,408 | — | 1,387 | 295 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 2318ESP | 18 ft 7 in | — | 2,868 | — | 1,007 | 375 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood ESP 2280BHESP | 18 ft 7 in | — | 2,578 | — | 1,260 | 338 | 20 |
| Rockwood Camping Trailers Rockwood Hard Side A213HWOR | 21 ft 2 in | — | 2,698 | — | 1,107 | 305 | 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 High Wall HW296 | — | 3,562 | — | 21 ft 3 in |
| Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V3 | 4,427 | 3,217 | 6 | 21 ft 8 in |
| Aliner Amp | 3,500 | 2,600 | — | 18 ft 0 in |
| SylvanSport GO | 1,650 | 840 | — | — |
Against the Rockwood High Wall HW296: the Clipper Camping Trailers Clipper V-Trec V3 is 345 lb lighter; the Aliner Amp is 962 lb lighter and 3 ft shorter; the SylvanSport GO is 2,722 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Rockwood High Wall HW296
How much can the Rockwood High Wall HW296 carry?
1,437 lb. A full fresh tank uses 166 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Rockwood High Wall HW296?
378 lb as published, 11% of the dry weight (median across 91 camping trailers here: 11%).
What are the tank capacities on the Rockwood High Wall HW296?
Fresh 20, grey 12, black 12 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Rockwood High Wall HW296?
21' 3" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
7 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Rockwood High Wall HW296. Not published: GVWR, exterior height, exterior width, interior height, 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.
Earlier model years
The record at the top of this page is the HW296 from 2024. The maker’s own documents for earlier model years also list the HW296, and those 5 years are, each from its own brochure printed here: 2019 to 2023. The figures change from year to year, so check the year on the trailer’s own label. A field a year’s brochure does not print reads “Not published” and is never filled from another year.
| Model year | Dry (UVW) | GVWR | Cargo (CCC) | Dry tongue | Length | Sleeps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3,721 | Not published | 1,278 | 371 | 21' 3" | Not published |
| 2022 | 3,721 | Not published | 1,278 | 371 | 21' 6" | Not published |
| 2021 | 3,721 | Not published | 1,278 | 371 | 21' 6" | Not published |
| 2020 | 3,721 | Not published | 1,278 | 371 | 21' 3" | Not published |
| 2019 | 3,721 | Not published | 1,278 | 371 | 21' 3" | Not published |
Full record for each earlier model year
2023 HW296 3,721 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,721 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,278 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 371 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2023
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- AXLE:
- 3312
- BOX SIZE:
- 16'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 27' 9"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 6' 9"
- 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
Changed from 2022 to 2023 (only figures both brochures print): Length 21' 6" → 21' 3". Unchanged: Dry weight (UVW), Cargo capacity, Dry hitch weight, Fresh tank, Grey tank, Black tank.
Source for 2023. Printed in Forest River’s Rockwood Camping Trailers brochure (forestriverinc.com). The document itself prints no model year; Forest River files it under 2023 in its own brochure folder. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2022 HW296 3,721 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 6"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,721 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,278 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 371 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2022
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- AXLE:
- 3312
- BOX SIZE:
- 16'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 27' 9"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 6' 9"
- 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
Changed from 2021 to 2022 (only figures both brochures print): none of the 7 figures both years print changed.
Source for 2022. Printed in Forest River’s Rockwood Camping Trailers brochure (forestriverinc.com). The document itself prints no model year; Forest River files it under 2022 in its own brochure folder. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2021 HW296 3,721 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 6"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,721 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,278 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 371 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2021
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 20 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- AXLE:
- 3312
- BOX SIZE:
- 16'
- OPEN LENGTH:
- 27' 9"
- CLOSED HEIGHT:
- 6' 9"
- 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
Changed from 2020 to 2021 (only figures both brochures print): Fresh tank 26 → 20 gal (−6); Length 21' 3" → 21' 6". Unchanged: Dry weight (UVW), Cargo capacity, Dry hitch weight, Grey tank, Black tank.
Source for 2021. Printed in Forest River’s Rockwood Camping Trailers brochure (forestriverinc.com). The document itself prints no model year; Forest River files it under 2021 in its own brochure folder. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2020 HW296 3,721 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- Not published
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,721 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,278 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 371 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2020
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 26 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Base Dry Axle Weight
- 3312
- Box Size
- 16'
- Height (Closed)
- 81"
- Trailer Length (Open)
- 27' 9"
- 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
Changed from 2019 to 2020 (only figures both brochures print): none of the 7 figures both years print changed.
Source for 2020. Printed in Forest River’s Rockwood Camping Trailers brochure (forestriverinc.com). The document itself prints no model year; Forest River files it under 2020 in its own brochure folder. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.
2019 HW296 3,721 lb dry
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 21' 3"
- Exterior width
- Not published
- Exterior height
- Not published
- Interior height
- 89"
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 3,721 lbs
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,278 lbs
- Dry tongue weight
- 371 lbs
Running gear
- Tire size
- Not published
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Model year of record
- 2019
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 26 gal
- Grey water
- 12 gal
- Black water
- 12 gal
- Awning
- Not published
Sleeping
- Sleeps
- Not published
As printed in this brochure
- Box Size
- 16'
- Height (Closed)
- 81"
- Trailer Length (Open)
- 27' 9"
- 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
Source for 2019. Printed in Forest River’s Rockwood Camping Trailers brochure (forestriverinc.com). The document itself prints no model year; Forest River files it under 2019 in its own brochure folder. Nothing in this record is copied from another model year.