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Florida RV length limits

Florida's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.

The law in Florida

  • Motorhome: 45 ft

    "No motor home may exceed a length of 45 feet exclusive of bumpers and safety devices."
  • Overall combination: 65 ft

    "a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together; such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon, but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved by the department for use on vehicles using public roads."
  • Triple towing: Not allowed

    "a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together"
  • Height: 13 ft 6 in

    "No vehicle may exceed a height of 13 feet 6 inches, inclusive of load carried thereon."
  • Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

    "The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon may not exceed 102 inches, exclusive of safety devices determined by the department to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles."

Section 316.515, Florida Statutes (2026), Maximum width, height, length, checked November 2026.

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Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in Florida. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Florida's length limits.

Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Florida

Within the limits

Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Florida's length limits.

Add your height to check it against Florida's 13 ft 6 in limit.

  • Overall length

    WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft
    "a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together; such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon, but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved by the department for use on vehicles using public roads."

Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

"The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon may not exceed 102 inches, exclusive of safety devices determined by the department to be necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles."
"The total outside width of a noncommercial travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, or private motor coach as defined in s. 320.01 may be more than 102 inches if: ... (a) The excess width is attributable to appurtenances that do not extend beyond the exterior rearview mirrors installed on the motor home by the manufacturer or the exterior rearview mirrors of the tow vehicle; and ... (b) The exterior rearview mirrors only extend the distance necessary to provide the appropriate field of view for the vehicle before the appurtenances are attached."
More from Florida's law
"Except as otherwise provided in this section, length limitations apply solely to a semitrailer or trailer, and not to a truck tractor or to the overall length of a combination of vehicles."
"Except as otherwise provided in this section, a straight truck may tow no more than one trailer, and the overall length of the truck-trailer combination may not exceed 68 feet, including the load thereon."
"The adopted vehicle width, height, and length rules of the Florida Turnpike are in addition to the requirements of this section."

See your rig against every state's limits

A guide to each state's published law, not legal advice. Lengths are measured as each state's law says (bumpers and hitches count in most); posted signs, local roads and permits can differ. The linked law is the authority.

  • Each state's own law, quoted
  • Motorhome, trailer or triple tow
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Common questions

RV length and towing questions

45 ft. Florida's law says: "No motor home may exceed a length of 45 feet exclusive of bumpers and safety devices."

65 ft overall. Florida's law says: "a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together; such nonqualifying combination of vehicles may not exceed a total length of 65 feet, inclusive of the load carried thereon, but exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices approved by the department for use on vehicles using public roads."

Not allowed. Florida's law says: "a combination of vehicles not qualifying as commercial motor vehicles may consist of no more than two units coupled together"