01 What makes it unique
Forest River lists the 2026 Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA at 13,754 lb dry, a net carrying capacity of 2,446 lb and a tongue weight of 1,815 lb. It prints no GVWR for it.
It is 44' 11" long and 13' 3" high. Forest River prints its tanks as 40 gal fresh, 80 gal grey, 30 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 42VERANDA, whose heading names the model year 2026.
How the 42VERANDA differs from the other thirteen Salem Villa floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 2,446 lb: largest of fourteen; next is the 42ZEN (2,400 lb).
- Black tank, 30 gal: smallest of fourteen; next are the 353FLFB, 40FDEN and six others (40 gal).
- Tongue weight, 1,815 lb: second-heaviest of fourteen, between the 42FK (1,780 lb) and the 42DL (1,855 lb).
- Dry weight, 13,754 lb: third-heaviest of fourteen, between the 42ICE (13,749 lb) and the 44ZEN (14,309 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.2%: fifth-largest of fourteen, between the 40FKP (12.9%) and the 42FLDL (14.1%).
- Length, 44 ft 11 in: shared with the 42ZEN and 44ZEN; of fourteen, nine shorter and two longer, nearest the 42DMS (43 ft 10 in) and the 40ZZZ and 42ICE (45 ft).
- Exterior height, 13 ft 3 in: shared with the 42FK, 42FLDL and 42ICE; 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 42ICE, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 42VERANDA is 5 lb heavier by dry weight, has 450 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 70 lb heavier, is 1 in shorter, has a grey tank 40 gal larger and has a black tank 10 gal smaller; the two publish the same exterior height and fresh tank.
Next to the 44ZEN, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 42VERANDA is 555 lb lighter by dry weight, has 555 lb more cargo capacity, has a tongue weight 210 lb heavier, stands 1 in lower and has a black tank 50 gal smaller; the two publish the same length, fresh tank and grey tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 44' 11"
- Exterior height
- 13' 3"
- Exterior width
- 101"
- Interior height
- Not published by Forest River
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 13,754 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- Not published by Forest River
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,446 lb
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,815 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 40 gal
- Grey water
- 80 gal
- Black water
- 30 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 42VERANDA - 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
- 18' & 13'
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 42VERANDA
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
12,469 lb dry and Not published by Forest River GVWR, against this model’s 13,754 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, 14% of the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA’s 2,446 lb cargo capacity, leaving 2,114 lb. Across 14 Salem Villa floorplans the water share runs 14% to 37%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Salem Villa 42ZEN at 14%.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Salem Villa 40FKP, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 5 of the 7 fields both publish (this plan first): length 44 ft 11 in vs 43 ft 3 in; dry weight 13,754 lb vs 12,269 lb; cargo capacity 2,446 lb vs 2,000 lb; hitch weight 1,815 lb vs 1,585 lb; black tank 30 gal vs 40 gal. They match on fresh tank and grey tank.
| Salem Villa plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (lb) | 13,754 | 12 of 14 | 9,234–14,404 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,446 | 14 of 14 | 886–2,446 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,815 | 13 of 14 | 1,260–1,855 |
| Length | 44 ft 11 in | 10–12 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) | 30 | 1 of 14 | 30–80 |
Either side of it by dry weight: Salem Villa 42ICE is 5 lb lighter (13,749 lb dry); Salem Villa 44ZEN is 555 lb heavier (14,309 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 42VERANDA | 44 ft 11 in | — | 13,754 | — | 2,446 | 1,815 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 40FKP | 43 ft 3 in | — | 12,269 | — | 2,000 | 1,585 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42ZEN | 44 ft 11 in | — | 14,404 | — | 2,400 | 1,485 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42FLDL | 41 ft 7 in | — | 12,209 | — | 1,511 | 1,720 | 40 |
| Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42FK | 42 ft 11 in | — | 12,469 | — | 1,311 | 1,780 | 40 |
| Salem Villa 42ICE | 45 ft 0 in | — | 13,749 | — | 1,996 | 1,745 | 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 42VERANDA | — | 13,754 | — | 44 ft 11 in |
| New Vision Sportster 38P | 18,000 | 13,650 | — | 40 ft 5 in |
| XLR Thunderbolt 369AMP | — | 13,644 | — | 39 ft 10 in |
| Sportster X 3411X | 16,000 | 13,560 | 7 | 39 ft 11 in |
| Beacon 34RLB | 18,000 | 13,520 | — | 34 ft 8 in |
| Vilano 370GB | 18,000 | 14,000 | — | 39 ft 8 in |
| Puma Vista 421LFT | 15,299 | 13,499 | — | 42 ft 10 in |
Against the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA: the New Vision Sportster 38P is 104 lb lighter and 4 ft shorter; the XLR Thunderbolt 369AMP is 110 lb lighter and 5 ft shorter; the Sportster X 3411X is 194 lb lighter and 5 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA
How much can the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA carry?
2,446 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 42VERANDA?
1,815 lb as published, 13% 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 42VERANDA?
Fresh 40, grey 80, black 30 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the Salem Villa / Salem Grand Villa / Wildwood Lodge / Wildwood Grand Lodge 42VERANDA?
44' 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 42VERANDA. 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.