01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2020 Telluride 289RKS at 7,625 lb dry, a GVWR of 9,760 lb, a net carrying capacity of 2,135 lb and a hitch weight of 1,300 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 12' 5" high. Starcraft prints its tanks as 51 gal fresh, 58 gal grey, 29 gal black.
Among the 6 Telluride floorplans Starcraft’s combined brochure, Telluride table brochure (filed under 2020 on Starcraft’s own site; the brochure prints no year) lists with a published dry weight, it is number 2 from the lightest, in a range from 7,380 lb (Telluride 251RES) to 9,535 lb (Telluride 338MBH). Every figure in that comparison is Starcraft’s, for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 5 Nov 2026 from Starcraft’s combined brochure, Telluride table brochure (filed under 2020 on Starcraft’s own site; the brochure prints no year); model year 2020 comes from where the maker files it on its own site, not from the document’s text.
How the 289RKS differs from the other five Telluride floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Cargo capacity, 2,135 lb: largest of six; next is the 338MBH (1,965 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 21.9%: largest of six; next is the 251RES (19.8%).
- Dry weight, 7,625 lb: second-lightest of six, between the 251RES (7,380 lb) and the 296BHS (8,070 lb).
- GVWR, 9,760 lb: second-lowest of six, between the 251RES (9,200 lb) and the 292RLS and 296BHS (9,995 lb).
Next to the 251RES, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 289RKS is 245 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 560 lb higher and has 315 lb more cargo capacity; the two publish the same exterior height, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 296BHS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 289RKS is 445 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 235 lb lower, has 210 lb more cargo capacity and stands 1 in lower; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published by Starcraft
- Exterior height
- 12' 5"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- 8' 0" (overall); 6' 10" (upper deck)
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 7,625 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,760 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 2,135 lb
- Hitch weight
- 1,300 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 51 gal
- Grey water
- 58 gal
- Black water
- 29 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Not stated per floorplan by Starcraft
- Tire size
- 15"
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- Not published by Starcraft
- Fresh water note
- Brochure footnote: fresh water figure includes the water heater
- Exterior length (pin to rear) as printed
- 29' 10"
- Exterior width (slides out) as printed
- 11' 4"
- LP capacity (lbs.) as printed
- 60
- Square feet as printed
- 283
- Model year source
- The brochure itself prints no model year; Starcraft files it under 2020 on its own brochure page (starcraftrv.com).
- Awning
- 20'
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
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
03 The Telluride floorplan family
Starcraft’s combined brochure, Telluride table brochure (filed under 2020 on Starcraft’s own site; the brochure prints no year) lists 6 Telluride floorplans; every one with a printed weight has a page here.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride 251RES | — | — | Profiled |
| Telluride 289RKS | — | — | Profiled |
| Telluride 296BHS | — | — | Profiled |
| Telluride 292RLS | — | — | Profiled |
| Telluride 334RLS | — | — | Profiled |
| Telluride 338MBH | — | — | Profiled |
Starcraft’s combined brochure, Telluride table brochure (filed under 2020 on Starcraft’s own site; the brochure prints no year) lists 6 Telluride floorplans. Every one with a printed weight has a page here.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Starcraft does not publish for the Telluride 289RKS
Starcraft prints no 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
7,380 lb dry and 9,200 lb GVWR, against this model’s 7,625 lb and 9,760 lb.
8,070 lb dry and 9,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 7,625 lb and 9,760 lb.
06 Loading it for a trip
A full 51-gallon fresh tank is about 423 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 20% of the Telluride 289RKS’s 2,135 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,712 lb. Across 6 Telluride floorplans the water share runs 20% to 23%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Telluride 338MBH at 22%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).
No source publishes a tongue weight for the Telluride 289RKS, so its hitch load has to come from a scale ticket taken with the trailer hitched.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Telluride 296BHS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 3 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 7,625 lb vs 8,070 lb; GVWR 9,760 lb vs 9,995 lb; cargo capacity 2,135 lb vs 1,925 lb. They match on fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Telluride plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 9,760 | 2 of 6 | 9,200–11,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 7,625 | 2 of 6 | 7,380–9,535 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 2,135 | 6 of 6 | 1,820–2,135 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Telluride 251RES is 560 lb lighter (9,200 lb GVWR); Telluride 292RLS is 235 lb heavier (9,995 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Telluride siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride 289RKS | — | — | 7,625 | 9,760 | 2,135 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 296BHS | — | — | 8,070 | 9,995 | 1,925 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 292RLS | — | — | 8,170 | 9,995 | 1,825 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 251RES | — | — | 7,380 | 9,200 | 1,820 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 334RLS | — | — | 8,550 | 10,500 | 1,950 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 338MBH | — | — | 9,535 | 11,500 | 1,965 | — | 51 |
All 6 Telluride floorplans: Telluride line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride 289RKS | 9,760 | 7,625 | — | — |
| Cherokee Alpha Wolf 28RLX | 9,760 | 7,638 | — | 34 ft 7 in |
| Avenir 32DQ | 9,768 | 7,142 | — | 36 ft 4 in |
| White Hawk 32QBH | 9,750 | 8,200 | 10 | 38 ft 0 in |
| Adrenaline 21 LT | 9,735 | 6,098 | — | 27 ft 0 in |
| Mesa Ridge Limited MR312BHS | 9,735 | 7,965 | — | 37 ft 1 in |
| Ozark 2500THK | 9,735 | 5,493 | — | 28 ft 11 in |
Against the Telluride 289RKS: the Avenir 32DQ is 8 lb heavier; the White Hawk 32QBH is 10 lb lighter.
08 Common questions about the Telluride 289RKS
How much does the Telluride 289RKS weigh?
7,625 lb dry; 9,760 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Telluride 289RKS carry?
2,135 lb, 22% of its GVWR (median across 1,416 travel trailers here: 23%). A full fresh tank uses 423 lb of it.
What size tow vehicle does the Telluride 289RKS need?
A tow rating of at least 9,760 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Telluride 289RKS?
Fresh 51, grey 58, black 29 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
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 Telluride 289RKS. Not published: hitch weight, exterior length, sleeps, slide count, axle count, refrigerator, air conditioning, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: starcraftrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 3 recall campaigns and 1 owner complaint (model years 2005 on) against the Telluride line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
Too few reports to show a pattern. 1 complaint has been filed on this line — not enough to say what fails most often. It covers structure.
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 Telluride line page.
Owner’s manuals
The maker’s own owner’s manual for each model year on this page, linked where the maker publishes it. Each link goes to the maker’s file, labelled as the maker labels it; a year with no manual of its own is not filled from another year.
| Model year | Manual |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 Telluride (PDF on starcraftrv.com; the maker’s manual for this line) |