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New York RV length limits
New York's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in New York
Motorhome: 45 ft
"A house coach shall not exceed forty-five feet in length, provided however, that if a house coach exceeds forty feet in length, its wall-to-wall turning diameter shall not exceed ninety feet three inches"
Trailer: 48 ft
"The length of a semitrailer or trailer shall not exceed forty-eight feet"
Overall combination: 65 ft
"The total length of a combination of vehicles, inclusive of load and bumpers, shall not be more than sixty-five feet."
Triple towing: With conditions
"the length of any trailer or semitrailer being operated in combination with another trailer or semitrailer shall not exceed twenty-eight and one-half feet."
Height: 13 ft 6 in
"The height of a vehicle from under side of tire to top of vehicle, inclusive of load, shall be not more than thirteen and one-half feet."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"Except in a city not wholly included within one county, the maximum width of a vehicle, inclusive of load shall not be more than one hundred two inches plus safety devices on any other highway with traffic lanes designed to be a width of ten feet or more."
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 385, Dimensions and weights of vehicles, checked November 2026.
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Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in New York. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within New York's length limits.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · New York
Within the limitsYes. Your truck and trailer is within New York's length limits.
Add your height to check it against New York's 13 ft 6 in limit.
Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 48 ft"The length of a semitrailer or trailer shall not exceed forty-eight feet"
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 65 ft"The total length of a combination of vehicles, inclusive of load and bumpers, shall not be more than sixty-five feet."
"The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall not apply to: 1. A combination of vehicles being operated on any qualifying highway or access highway;"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"Except in a city not wholly included within one county, the maximum width of a vehicle, inclusive of load shall not be more than one hundred two inches plus safety devices on any other highway with traffic lanes designed to be a width of ten feet or more."
"The width of a vehicle, inclusive of load, shall be not more than ninety-six inches plus safety devices, except that the maximum width of a vehicle, inclusive of load, shall be one hundred two inches, plus safety devices, on any qualifying or access highway."
"a house coach used for non-commercial purposes may exceed the maximum width applicable on the highway upon which such house coach is traveling if such excess width is wholly attributable to an awning and its support hardware that is no less than seven and one-half feet off the ground and extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle on the passenger side and four inches beyond the body of the vehicle on the driver's side."
"A fifth wheel trailer designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use not to exceed four hundred square feet in the set-up mode and used for non-commercial purposes may exceed the maximum width applicable on the highway upon which such fifth wheel trailer is traveling if such excess width is wholly attributable to an awning and its support hardware that is no less than seven and one-half feet off the ground and extends no more than six inches beyond the body of the vehicle on the passenger side."
More from New York's law
"The length of a single vehicle, inclusive of load and bumpers, shall be not more than forty feet unless otherwise provided in this subdivision."
"no person shall operate or move, or cause or knowingly permit to be operated or moved on any highway or bridge thereon, in any city not wholly included within one county, any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight exceeding the limitations provided for in the rules and regulations of the city department of transportation of such city"
Source: New York Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 385, Dimensions and weights of vehicles, checked November 2026.
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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Where to stay in New York
33 RV parks listed in New York.
Other states
RV length limits in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
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- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Common questions
RV length and towing questions
45 ft. New York's law says: "A house coach shall not exceed forty-five feet in length, provided however, that if a house coach exceeds forty feet in length, its wall-to-wall turning diameter shall not exceed ninety feet three inches"
65 ft overall. New York's law says: "The total length of a combination of vehicles, inclusive of load and bumpers, shall not be more than sixty-five feet."
With conditions. New York's law says: "the length of any trailer or semitrailer being operated in combination with another trailer or semitrailer shall not exceed twenty-eight and one-half feet."
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