01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2026 Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK at 12,469 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 1,311 lb and a tongue weight of 1,780 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 42' 11" long and 13' 3" high. Forest River prints its tanks as 40 gal fresh, 80 gal grey, 40 gal black.
Every number on this page was read on 7 Nov 2026 from Forest River’s own 2026 Salem Villa floorplan page for the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK, whose heading names the model year 2026.
How the 42FK differs from the other thirteen Salem Villa floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 1,311 lb: third-smallest of fourteen, between the 42DL (1,136 lb) and the 42QBQ (1,336 lb).
- Tongue weight, 1,780 lb: third-heaviest of fourteen, between the 42ICE (1,745 lb) and the 42VERANDA (1,815 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 14.3%: third-largest of fourteen, between the 42FLDL (14.1%) and the 353FLFB (14.5%).
- Length, 42 ft 11 in: sixth-shortest of fourteen, between the 40FDEN (42 ft 5 in) and the 40RLB (43 ft).
- Dry weight, 12,469 lb: seventh-heaviest of fourteen, between the 40FKP (12,269 lb) and the 42DL (12,719 lb).
- Exterior height, 13 ft 3 in: shared with the 42FLDL, 42ICE and 42VERANDA; of fourteen, six lower and four taller, nearest the 42DL (13 ft) and the 40FKP, 40ZZZ and two others (13 ft 4 in).
Next to the 40FKP, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 42FK is 200 lb heavier by dry weight, has 689 lb less cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 195 lb heavier, is 4 in shorter and stands 1 in lower; the two publish the same fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 42DL, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 42FK is 250 lb lighter by dry weight, has 175 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 75 lb lighter, is 1 ft 1 in longer, stands 3 in taller and has a fresh tank 1 gal larger; the two publish the same grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 42' 11"
- Exterior height
- 13' 3"
- Exterior width
- 102"
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 12,469 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,311 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,780 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 40 gal
- Grey water
- 80 gal
- Black water
- 40 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- Not published by Forest River
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Forest River
- Availability (as printed)
- Forest River files this floorplan “DSO” (Dealer Stock Only): sold from dealer inventory, not orderable from the factory
- Sold under each badge (as printed)
- Forest River lists this floorplan with the same hitch weight, UVW, CCC and length on its 2026 Salem Villa and Wildwood Lodge rosters (saved pages)
- Model year (as printed)
- page title "2026 Salem Villa 42FK - DSO Floorplan - Forest River RV"
- Weight basis (as printed)
- UVW footnote: "*Estimated Average based on standard build optional equipment."
- Maker status (as printed)
- title suffix "- DSO"
- Awning
- 19'
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
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Salem Villa floorplan family
The Salem Villa floorplans below were added from Forest River’s 2026 Salem Villa floorplan page; every Salem Villa floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Salem Villa hub.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK | 42' 11" | — | Profiled |
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA | 44' 11" | — | Profiled |
The Salem Villa floorplans below were added from Forest River’s 2026 Salem Villa floorplan page; every Salem Villa floorplan on this site, every model year, is listed on the Salem Villa hub.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Forest River does not publish for the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK
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
13,754 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 12,469 lb and Not published by Forest River.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 40-gallon fresh tank is about 332 lb of water, 25% of the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK’s 1,311 lb cargo capacity, leaving 979 lb. Across 14 Salem Villa floorplans the water share runs 14% to 37%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Salem Villa 42QBQ at 25% and Salem Villa 42DL at 28%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Salem Villa 42FLDL, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 42 ft 11 in vs 41 ft 7 in; dry weight 12,469 lb vs 12,209 lb; cargo capacity 1,311 lb vs 1,511 lb; hitch weight 1,780 lb vs 1,720 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Salem Villa plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 12,469 | 8 of 14 | 9,234–14,404 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,311 | 3 of 14 | 886–2,446 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,780 | 12 of 14 | 1,260–1,855 |
| Length | 42 ft 11 in | 6 of 14 | 37 ft 9 in–45 ft 0 in |
| Fresh tank (gal) | 40 | 2–14 of 14 | 39–40 |
| Grey tank (gal) | 80 | 5–12 of 14 | 40–120 |
| Black tank (gal) | 40 | 2–9 of 14 | 30–80 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Salem Villa 40FKP is 200 lb lighter (12,269 lb dry); Salem Villa 42DL is 250 lb heavier (12,719 lb dry).
| Nearest Salem Villa siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK | 42 ft 11 in | — | 12,469 | — | 1,311 | 1,780 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42FLDL | 41 ft 7 in | — | 12,209 | — | 1,511 | 1,720 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42DL | 41 ft 10 in | — | 12,719 | — | 1,136 | 1,855 | 39 |
| Salem Villa 40FKP | 43 ft 3 in | — | 12,269 | — | 2,000 | 1,585 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42QBQ | 42 ft 4 in | — | 12,029 | — | 1,336 | 1,365 | 40 |
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA | 44 ft 11 in | — | 13,754 | — | 2,446 | 1,815 | 40 |
All 14 Salem Villa floorplans: Salem Villa line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by dry weight | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK | — | 12,469 | — | 42 ft 11 in |
| Cedar Creek Cottage 40CCK | 14,000 | 12,474 | — | 40 ft 6 in |
| Silverstar THX SF350H | 16,905 | 12,500 | — | — |
| Jay Flight 40DLFT | 14,500 | 12,430 | 7 | 41 ft 6 in |
| Cherokee Timberwolf Black Label 39DKBL | 13,305 | 12,524 | — | 43 ft 9 in |
| Highlander HF383H | 18,000 | 12,400 | — | 42 ft 4 in |
| Campsite Reserve 39JD | 13,400 | 12,380 | — | 43 ft 4 in |
Against the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK: the Cedar Creek Cottage 40CCK is 5 lb heavier and 2 ft shorter; the Silverstar THX SF350H is 31 lb heavier; the Jay Flight 40DLFT is 39 lb lighter and 1 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK
How much can the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK carry?
1,311 lb. A full fresh tank uses 332 lb of it.
What is the tongue weight of the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK?
1,780 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 2,002 travel trailers here: 12%).
What are the tank capacities on the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK?
Fresh 40, grey 80, black 40 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK?
42' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
10 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK. Not published: GVWR, 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.