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Iowa RV length limits

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

The law in Iowa

Motorhome: 45 ft
"A motor home or motorsports recreational vehicle shall not have an overall length, excluding front and rear bumpers and safety equipment, in excess of forty-five feet."
Overall combination: 65 ft
"A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a motor home, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet. ... A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet."
Triple towing: With conditions
"A combination of three vehicles coupled together one of which is a motor vehicle, unladen or with load, other than a truck tractor, shall not have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of seventy feet."
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"A vehicle unladen or with load shall not exceed a height of thirteen feet six inches."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"The total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed eight feet six inches."

Iowa Code section 321.457, Maximum length, checked November 2026.

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WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft
"A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a motor home, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet. ... A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet."

Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)

"The total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed eight feet six inches."

"The limitations on the total outside width of a vehicle, the load on the vehicle, or a combination of vehicles set forth in this section do not include safety equipment on a vehicle or incidental appurtenances or retracted awnings on motor homes, motorsports recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel travel trailers if the incidental appurtenance or retracted awning is less than six inches in width."

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RV length and towing questions

45 ft. Iowa's law says: "A motor home or motorsports recreational vehicle shall not have an overall length, excluding front and rear bumpers and safety equipment, in excess of forty-five feet."

65 ft overall. Iowa's law says: "A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a motor home, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet. ... A combination of two vehicles coupled together, one of which is a travel trailer or fifth-wheel travel trailer, shall not have an overall length in excess of sixty-five feet."

With conditions. Iowa's law says: "A combination of three vehicles coupled together one of which is a motor vehicle, unladen or with load, other than a truck tractor, shall not have an overall length, inclusive of front and rear bumpers, in excess of seventy feet."

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