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North Carolina RV length limits
North Carolina's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in North Carolina
Motorhome: 45 ft
"(3) Recreational vehicles shall not exceed 45 feet in length overall, excluding bumpers and mirrors."
Trailer: 45 ft
"(3) Recreational vehicles shall not exceed 45 feet in length overall, excluding bumpers and mirrors."
Overall combination: 60 ft
"no combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two units and no such combination of vehicles shall exceed a total length of 60 feet inclusive of front and rear bumpers"
Triple towing: Not allowed
"no combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two units"
Height: 14 ft
"(c) No vehicle, unladen or with load, shall exceed a height of 14 feet."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(a) The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon shall not exceed 102 inches, except as otherwise provided in this section."
G.S. 20-116, Size of vehicles and loads, checked November 2026.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in North Carolina. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within North Carolina's length limits.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · North Carolina
Within the limitsYes. Your truck and trailer is within North Carolina's length limits.
Add your height to check it against North Carolina's 14 ft limit.
Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 45 ft"(3) Recreational vehicles shall not exceed 45 feet in length overall, excluding bumpers and mirrors."
"The basic entities are camping trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer, motor home, travel trailer, and truck camper."
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · limit 60 ft"no combination of vehicles coupled together shall consist of more than two units and no such combination of vehicles shall exceed a total length of 60 feet inclusive of front and rear bumpers"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"(a) The total outside width of any vehicle or the load thereon shall not exceed 102 inches, except as otherwise provided in this section."
More from North Carolina's law
"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a single vehicle having two or more axles shall not exceed 40 feet in length overall of dimensions inclusive of front and rear bumpers."
"Provided further, that the operator or owner of any vehicle having an overall height, whether unladen or with load, in excess of 12 feet, six inches, shall be liable for damage to any structure caused by such vehicle having a height in excess of 12 feet, six inches."
Source: G.S. 20-116, Size of vehicles and loads, checked November 2026.
Also read on: G.S. 20-4.01(32b), definition of Recreational Vehicle
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.
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Where to stay in North Carolina
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