Riding In A Towed RV Or Camper Is Illegal In These US States
There are 34 states that ban riding in at least one kind of RV travel trailer. That means having passengers in your towed camper can get you pulled over in most of the country. Does that mean the laws in the other 16 states say it's OK to ride in a camper trailer? No, while there are a handful of states with laws that specifically allow riding in 5th wheel trailers, there is no state in the union with laws which specifically allow that for travel trailers. So, the fact that riding in a travel trailer is not explicitly illegal in those states does not mean "the jury is still out" on whether it is safe.
The states where it is expressly illegal to ride in a travel trailer are: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
As we said, that leaves 16 states where riding in a travel trailer is not illegal. But before you start taking the relatives for joyrides in your new teardrop trailer through one of those states, you should do your research. State laws change all the time, and the legislators in your state may finally get around to outlawing this practice by the time you read this article. Besides, we're not attorneys and nothing you read here should be taken as legal advice.
