01 What makes it unique
Starcraft lists the 2020 Telluride 296BHS at 8,070 lb dry, a GVWR of 9,995 lb, a net carrying capacity of 1,925 lb and a hitch weight of 1,220 lb. Its dry weight plus its carrying capacity comes to exactly its GVWR.
It is 12' 6" 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 3 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 296BHS differs from the other five Telluride floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Exterior height, 12 ft 6 in: second-tallest of six, between the 251RES, 289RKS and two others (12 ft 5 in) and the 334RLS (12 ft 7 in).
- Dry weight, 8,070 lb: third-lightest of six, between the 289RKS (7,625 lb) and the 292RLS (8,170 lb).
- Cargo capacity, 1,925 lb: third-smallest of six, between the 292RLS (1,825 lb) and the 334RLS (1,950 lb).
- Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 19.3%: third-largest of six, between the 334RLS (18.6%) and the 251RES (19.8%).
- GVWR, 9,995 lb: shared with the 292RLS; of six, two lower and two higher, nearest the 289RKS (9,760 lb) and the 334RLS (10,500 lb).
Next to the 289RKS, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 296BHS is 445 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 235 lb higher, has 210 lb less cargo capacity and stands 1 in taller; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
Next to the 292RLS, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 296BHS is 100 lb lighter by dry weight, has 100 lb more cargo capacity and stands 1 in taller; the two publish the same GVWR, interior height, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- Not published by Starcraft
- Exterior height
- 12' 6"
- Exterior width
- 8' 1"
- Interior height
- 8' 0" (overall); 6' 10" (upper deck)
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 8,070 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 9,995 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- 1,925 lb
- Hitch weight
- 1,220 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
- 34' 0"
- Exterior width (slides out) as printed
- 11' 4"
- LP capacity (lbs.) as printed
- 60
- Square feet as printed
- 322
- Model year source
- The brochure itself prints no model year; Starcraft files it under 2020 on its own brochure page (starcraftrv.com).
- Awning
- 21'
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 296BHS
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
7,625 lb dry and 9,760 lb GVWR, against this model’s 8,070 lb and 9,995 lb.
8,170 lb dry and 9,995 lb GVWR, against this model’s 8,070 lb and 9,995 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), 22% of the Telluride 296BHS’s 1,925 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,502 lb. Across 6 Telluride floorplans the water share runs 20% to 23%, and 2 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Telluride 334RLS at 22% and Telluride 292RLS at 23%. 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 296BHS, 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 292RLS, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 2 of the 6 fields both publish (this plan first): dry weight 8,070 lb vs 8,170 lb; cargo capacity 1,925 lb vs 1,825 lb. They match on GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Telluride plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 9,995 | 3–4 of 6 | 9,200–11,500 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 8,070 | 3 of 6 | 7,380–9,535 |
| Cargo capacity (lb) | 1,925 | 3 of 6 | 1,820–2,135 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Telluride 292RLS matches it at 9,995 lb GVWR; Telluride 334RLS is 505 lb heavier (10,500 lb GVWR).
| Nearest Telluride siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telluride 296BHS | — | — | 8,070 | 9,995 | 1,925 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 292RLS | — | — | 8,170 | 9,995 | 1,825 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 334RLS | — | — | 8,550 | 10,500 | 1,950 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 289RKS | — | — | 7,625 | 9,760 | 2,135 | — | 51 |
| Telluride 251RES | — | — | 7,380 | 9,200 | 1,820 | — | 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 296BHS | 9,995 | 8,070 | — | — |
| Campsite Reserve 29TJ | 9,995 | 7,353 | — | 36 ft 11 in |
| Cascade 29TEC | 9,995 | 6,943 | — | 36 ft 6 in |
| Eagle 262RBOK | 9,995 | 7,040 | 4 | 29 ft 7 in |
| Overland Series 240TKR | 9,995 | 6,955 | 6 | 28 ft 3 in |
| Cherokee Grey Wolf 27RR | 9,995 | 6,924 | — | 34 ft 2 in |
| Jay Flight 32BHDS | 9,995 | 8,025 | 12 | 36 ft 2 in |
08 Common questions about the Telluride 296BHS
How much does the Telluride 296BHS weigh?
8,070 lb dry; 9,995 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
How much can the Telluride 296BHS carry?
1,925 lb, 19% 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 296BHS need?
A tow rating of at least 9,995 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
What are the tank capacities on the Telluride 296BHS?
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 296BHS. 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) |