Great for keeping smoke and cooking smells outside of the RV, entertaining guests, tailgaters or just a meal in nature - outdoor kitchens have huge benefits for RV owners.
They are the perfect amenity for creating more space and functionality inside your RV without giving up other features you need.If you are in the market for a travel trailer with an outdoor kitchen, we’ve rounded up some of the top floorplans and favorite tow sizes in this blog that have outdoor kitchens to help you find the right RV to enhance your camping experience.
You’ll discover the best in outdoor kitchens for couple and family camping for floorplans, such as:
What is a Travel Trailer?
A travel trailer is an RV that is attached to a tow vehicle, such as a truck or SUV, by a trailer hitch. With this kind of unit, campers have the option to disconnect it from the vehicle once parked.
Best Small and Ultra-lite Travel Trailers with Outdoor Kitchens
Forest River RV Rockwood GEO Pro 19FD (Starting at $18,399 MSRP)
Features:
This travel trailer is for people who love to spend their time outdoors. The 20-foot RV sleeps up to three people in a queen-size Murphy bed and a fold-out booth dinette option. As a lightweight towable, its unpacked vehicle weight is 2,829 pounds.
Though smaller, this travel trailer is still well-equipped for the person who loves to cook. The kitchen features a four-burner stove top and oven inside with an outdoor gas griddle. After you finish cooking, you and your family can choose to eat inside at the booth-style dinette or sit outside under the 13-foot awning.
When the Murphy bed is up, it unveils a two-seat sofa facing the entertainment center. The Geo Pro also has a full rear bath, indoor and outdoor storage space and available package add-ons of a kayak or bike rack for those who enjoy taking their adventure off road.
Coachmen RV Apex Tera 16T (Starting at $25,300 MSRP)
Features:
Don't have a big family? Maybe the it just the two of you camping. The 16T is still roomy, but is a bit smaller with a length of 19-feet, 7-inches and gross weight of 3,800 pounds.
With a 54-inch x 80-inch bed and a booth dinette that folds out to a sleeper, this travel trailer can sleep up to three people. And there is plenty of storage all around, from the lifting section under the bed to the three exterior storage spaces outside.
On the inside, the kitchen is very space efficient. The condensed counter space includes an undermount sink, a two-burner stove with a microwave below. Above this space is an overhead cabinet to hold food and cooking utensils.
The outside camp kitchen has a stove with two burners and a storage space on the right to hold pots, pans, plates or bowls for easy access and serving.
After making a delicious meal, you can either choose to head inside and eat at the spacious front booth dinette or dine under the awning.
Best Bunkhouse Travel Trailers with Outdoor Kitchens
Grand Design Imagine XLS 21BHE (Starting at $29,434 MSRP)
Features:
The Imagine travel trailer is the next step up from previous discussed lightweight versions. Its length is 24-feet, 11-inches including the hitch and the gross weight is 5,995 pounds. With the added length, this towable is capable of sleeping up to seven people in its queen-size Murphy bed and double-over-double bunks, all with privacy curtains.
The outdoor kitchen has a stovetop with two burners and a mini fridge to keep drinks and food items cold. This area is covered by a 15-foot awning, making it great for outdoor dining.
Plus, with pass-through storage, under sofa drawers, a linen closet, two clothes closets and shoe storage, travelers will have plenty of space to bring what they need on their next family camping trip.
Keystone Laredo 332BH (Starting at $54,920 MSRP)
Features:
The Keystone Laredo is a step up in size from all the previous travel trailers listed. Coming in at 38-feet with a gross of 8,619 pounds, this unit sleeps up to six with a king-sized master bed and flip-up sofa bunks.
The kitchen can accommodate cooking for a large family or guests with two refrigerators inside, a three-burner cooktop and oven, and a kitchen island and breakfast bar for added counter space.
A grill and mini fridge make up the outside kitchen along with an outdoor stereo and TV. Plus, with an 11-foot awning, campers will be able to enjoy all their dining and indoor activities just as comfortably outside.
In the event of bad weather, meals can also be enjoyed inside at the large slideout dinette. And after a delicious meal, you can cozy up on the sofa next to the indoor fireplace.
Cruiser Embrace EL310 (Starting at $41,564 MSRP)
Features:
The Embrace is 36-feet, 5-inches long and has a gross weight of 9,740 pounds. With a king-sized bed in the dual-entry master bedroom, a rear bunkhouse with a spacious set of bunk beds, plus a futon sleeper that has an upper bunk, this RV has no problem sleeping a large family of seven comfortably.
Moving outside to the outdoor kitchen, you’ll find it has a mini fridge, sink, stove, three cabinets, two drawers and a large countertop with outlets. Plus, with exterior oversized pass-through storage, there will be plenty of room for families to bring everything they need for an outdoor adventure.
Additional features include a vaulted ceiling, hardwood cabinets and solid-surface countertops in the indoor kitchen as well as a glass-top stove with oven, four-seater booth dinette and plenty of storage cabinets throughout the RV.
Coachmen RV Apex Ultra-lite 293RLDS (Starting at $43,383 MSRP)
The 293RLDS is 33-feet, 11-inches long with a gross weight of 7,800 pounds. This rear-living floorplan has enough sleeping space to accommodate up to five people.
The living area is equipped with an entertainment center, tri-fold sofa, two recliners and fireplace that will make movie nights a blast. Campers will be able to relax after a long day outdoors in the private front master bedroom with a private bathroom.
The indoor kitchen features a three-burner cooktop and oven, an island for extra counter space that can double as a breakfast bar. And there is plenty of storage space throughout the unit with exterior pass-through storage, large master closet and several cupboards in the kitchen and island.
Outside of the Apex, RVers can set up an outdoor living area under the large power awning with a camp kitchen that includes such conveniences as a grill, countertop, mini-fridge and TV for gameday celebrations.
Forest River RV Rockwood Ultra-lite 2906RS (Starting at $47,212 MSRP)
The Rockwood Ultra-Lite 2906RS is 35-feet, 2-inches in length, including the hitch, and has an unloaded vehicle weight of 7,981 pounds. There is more than enough space in this camper to sleep up to five people between the master bedroom and Hide-a-Bed sofa. And no one will feel cramped inside with two slideouts, which creates plenty of indoor space when parked at the campground.
When it comes to cooking, the kitchens are well-equipped both outside and in. With a three-burner range top, microwave, large oven and two countertop extensions inside, cooking for a large family is a breeze. Or if weather permits, take meal prep outside at the swing-out kitchen - featuring a gas griddle and fridge –and take the family dining in the fresh air under the 11-foot power awning with rain dump.
Other features include storage behind the TV, a large linen closet and plenty of cabinet storage inside. Exterior storage is located under the slideout and front cap. Auxiliary accessories include a Wi-Fi booster and outside speakers.
Grand Design Reflection 297RSTS (Starting at $36,995 MSRP)
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Features
The Reflection 297RSTS is 33-feet, 11-inches long including the hitch. It has a gross weight of 9,995 pounds. When entering the luxury couples’ coach, campers will be struck by the beautiful living area with theater seating, trifold sofa, freestanding dinette and an entertainment center that houses a 40-inch TV and built-in fireplace.
The kitchen has an open floorplan, which includes an island with a large sink and an 8-cubic-foot refrigerator with a convention oven. The outdoor kitchen has a mini-fridge and a slideout stove to maximize space, all which is covered by a 21-foot power awning.
Sleeping is easy in the front master bedroom. The queen-size bed leaves space on the sides and back of the bed for access to drawers, the closet and overhead cabinets. Guest can sleep over after a long day of outdoor activities on the trifold sofa in the living.
Campers will enjoy the spacious private bathroom that includes linen storage and a 30-inch by 36-inch stand up shower with skylight. Getting ready for bed is made easier with a large sink surrounded by ample counter space. Plus, there is quite a bit of storage inside including overhead cabinets throughout the unit, as well as pass-through storage outside, so couples will be able to bring everything they need to enjoy the outdoors in comfort.
Now that we have shared a wide selection of options for outdoor kitchen travel trailers, it’s time to decide on the right floorplan for you and your lifestyle. We have more information like this blog to help you decide, from E-books to checklists and more. Download our Travel Trailer Floorplan Guide or find more travel trailers like these in our article Top 5 Best Bunkhouse Travel Trailers.