WHEN COMPARING POPULAR travel trailer floor plans, rear kitchen campers deserve your attention. Many offer spacious kitchens, panoramic windows, and smart living areas in compact, easily towable packages that don’t require a more complicated fifth wheel hitch. Is a rear kitchen travel trailer your ideal RV type and floorplan?
Key Takeaways
- Why Rear Kitchens Stand Out: These travel trailer layouts maximize counterspace, natural light, and privacy by placing the kitchen at the rear, often with panoramic windows and dual entry doors—while keeping the bedroom more secluded up front.
- Key Tradeoff: The concentration of heavy appliances in the back can affect towing stability, so careful loading and a proper hitch setup are essential for safe travel.
- Top Picks Highlighted: The article reviews standout rear kitchen models from leading brands—like the Campsite Ultra 26TH, Cougar 25MLE, Coleman Lantern 29RKS, and Jay Feather 23RK—each offering unique features such as panoramic windows, versatile lounges, oversized TVs, king beds, or work-friendly desk spaces.
Benefits of a Rear Kitchen Travel Trailer
Travel trailers with rear kitchen floor plans make cooking on the road easier and more enjoyable. Most have extended counterspace, panoramic rear windows, and layouts that separate the kitchen from high-traffic living areas. This separation also preserves privacy in the primary bedroom, typically located at the front of the trailer.
Some include dual entry doors—one leading directly into the kitchen and another into the bedroom—for easier access without passing through the living space. The extra room created by positioning the kitchen at the back makes it possible to fit larger sleeping options, including travel trailer king beds, in certain floor plans.
The main tradeoff is weight distribution. With heavy appliances like refrigerators and cooktops concentrated at the rear, the trailer can be more prone to bouncing on rough roads. Because RV kitchen accessories add more weight to this area, careful loading and proper towing setup are especially important for rear kitchen models.
Our Top Rear Kitchen Travel Trailer Picks
With many unique models from the top RV manufacturers, this RV floorplan offers one of the industry’s most diverse selections. Here are some of our favorite travel trailers with a rear kitchen.
Forest River Campsite Ultra 26TH
Specs
- Length: 30’9”
- Dry Weight: 6,513 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,307 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 3
Favorite Feature: Square Panoramic Windows
The square windows in the Campsite Ultra 26TH caught my eye the first time I saw one at the Hershey RV show. While the design looks interesting from the outside, you have to step through the entry door to truly appreciate how much natural light pours in through those expansive windows, which is a perfect touch for anyone spending an extended amount of time in the kitchen.
The kitchen features thoughtful design elements like upper hanging hooks, dedicated shoe storage below the bar-top counter, a glass rinser above the single-basin stainless steel sink, and a hidden pantry behind the entertainment center—a Campsite hallmark.
Keystone Cougar 25MLE
Specs
- Length: 29’11”
- Dry Weight: 6,770 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 2,030 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 6
Favorite Feature: Front Stargazer Window
The Cougar 25MLE gives you optional plush theater seating across from the entertainment center, but the bedroom stargazer window might encourage you to turn off the TV and climb into the king-sized bed to count shooting stars before you doze off.
In addition, the large slide-out on the off-camp side holds the 12V refrigerator, while the cooktop, microwave, and extra counterspace run the back wall. This rear kitchen travel trailer positions the undermount stainless steel sink below another large window for added views while you wash up.
One of my favorite optional upgrades is the ability to swap a freestanding table and chairs for the booth dinette. Also, don’t forget that this comes with an outdoor kitchen prep area.
Forest River Salem 27RK
Specs
- Length: 33’6”
- Dry Weight: 6,863 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 2,892 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Versa-Lounge and Versa-Tilt King Bed
Forest River’s Salem team has made impressive changes to their 2025 lineup. The Salem 27RK is our favorite rear kitchen travel trailer in that lineup, highlighted by arguably the most versatile furniture you’ll find in any RV living room and bedroom.
That Versa-Lounge seamlessly converts the dining and living areas depending on your preference. You can flip between a full dinette and a standard sofa to a half dinette and a massive L-shaped couch. Then, there’s also the L-shaped desk configuration for an ideal remote workspace. In the bedroom, the king-sized Versa-Tilt bed retracts to offer more floor space for getting dressed, setting down your yoga mat, or sitting up in bed to read or watch TV.
Coleman Lantern 29RKS
Specs
- Length: 33’11”
- Dry Weight: 7,046 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,954 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 6
Favorite Feature: 65” Telescoping TV + Theater Seating
Family comfort? Check. Couples luxury? Also check. With a layout that’s as attractive to camping couples as it is for small families, the Coleman Lantern 29RKS offers amazing camp comfort at a remarkably affordable price point. You won’t find many similar layouts with this much floor space, not to mention that gigantic 65” TV on a Televator lift system.
While the living space is wonderful, the rear kitchen is nothing to scoff at, either. Counterspace is abundant, the fridge offers 16 cubic feet of cold storage, and the microwave doubles as an air fryer for added meal prep versatility. Plus, the rear bedroom features a 70” by 80” king bed, not one or two, but three wardrobe closets!
Jayco Jay Feather 23RK
Specs
- Length: 28’7”
- Dry Weight: 5,930 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,470 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Storage/desk/cabinet combo
The Jay Feather 23RK is a standard rear kitchen floor plan with a unique, well-placed combo unit that serves as a desk, storage area, or cabinet—paired with a push-in ottoman. Eat, work, study, or store additional items in the drawers. This is great for anyone who needs to get remote work done at the campsite.
In that rear kitchen, the extended counter adds space around the sink, with plenty of those renowned Jayco cabinets. For more storage, you’ll have spacious pantry cabinets between the three-burner cooktop and the 12V refrigerator in the slide-out. You’ll also get a well-apportioned bathroom with a mirrored vanity, a linen closet, and a spacious shower with a skylight.
Keystone Coleman Light 21RX
Specs
- Length: 25’5”
- Dry Weight: 4,465 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 2,035 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Full Wall Rear Kitchen + 2nd Entry Door
The Coleman Light 21RX is a lightweight couples camper with a single slide-out in the rear living space, which makes way for a rear kitchen layout on the back wall, complete with a large window for natural light. Ideal for those who want a little extra counterspace for cooking and prep, the 21RX features a two-burner cooktop, air fryer/microwave combo, stainless steel sink, and a 12V refrigerator, so you’ve got everything you need. At the same time, the weight stays firmly in the SUV-towable range..
The tall, 78-inch ceilings and the large slide-out make this compact camper feel bigger than it is. You’ll also enjoy improvements like upgraded drawer sides and bottoms, dedicated trash can storage, LED lighting, and more. If you’re looking for a lightweight couples camper with convertible sleeping areas, give the 21RX a second look.
Rockwood Mini Lite 2515S
Specs
- Length: 25’10”
- Dry Weight: 5,852 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,829 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Large Pantry Storage + Optional Power Package
The Rockwood Mini Lite 2515S is a cleverly designed, lightweight travel trailer that makes efficient use of its near-26-foot layout to maximize comfort and functionality. Its shorter size is offset by two slideouts, one in the bedroom and another in the living area.
In standard rear kitchen fashion, solid surface countertops run along the back wall, complete with a sink with a high-rise faucet, a three-burner cooktop, and a 12V refrigerator. While you have overhead cabinets and a microwave above, the 2515S includes windows between for additional light. For those who are always looking for more kitchen storage, it also includes deep pantry storage thanks to the slide-out in the living area.
The middle living area also offers versatile seating with theater seats (or an optional hide-a-bed), along with an opposing dinette, giving the living area a relaxed yet functional vibe. For boondockers, the optional Power Package features up to 1,000 watts of solar panels, a 60-amp MPPT charge controller, a 460-amp-hour lithium battery, and more.
Jay Flight SLX 200MKS
Specs
- Length: 24’7”
- Dry Weight: 4,890 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,610 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 2
Favorite Feature: Counterspace, Counterspace, Counterspace
This amount of meal prep space in a compact travel trailer under 25 feet is rare, but the Jay Flight SLX 200MKS delivers. Counters span nearly the entire campside wall, broken only by the three-burner cooktop and a sink with a high-rise sprayer faucet. That counterspace theme even continues in the rear corner bathroom, with a larger vanity than you’ll typically find in a small travel trailer with a slide.
The only possible downside of this layout is the lack of an RV dinette, but the theater seats positioned across from the entertainment center can serve for “TV-style” dinners if you don’t love eating outside. And as for sleeping, a 60” by 80” queen bed is centered between dual wardrobe closets.
Eagle HT 320MKTS
Specs
- Length: 36’8”
- Dry Weight: 9,280 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 2,220 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Dual Opposing Slides + Kitchen Island
As the longest and heaviest travel trailer on our list, the Eagle HT 320MKTS also delivers arguably the best combined kitchen-living area of these rear kitchen RVs. The opposing slides open up the floor plan, allowing for a central island. Pantry space is well designed, and seating is abundant thanks to a tri-fold sofa and a table with chairs on one side and a bench seat on the other.
But perhaps the most intriguing addition to this layout is the rear desk, which features another bench seat, ample drawer storage, pop-up power outlets, and excellent views out the massive rear window. That space doubles as a meal prep or remote work space, keeping the luxurious front bedroom separate and private.
And with two mirrored wardrobes along the front wall, a third wardrobe with washer-dryer prep next to the bed, and spacious dresser drawers, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another travel trailer with this much bedroom storage—full-timers rejoice!
Grand Design Imagine XLS 22MLE
Specs
- Length: 26’1”
- Dry Weight: 5,176 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 1,819 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 4
Favorite Feature: Telescoping Dinette Table
Convertible dinettes are nearly industry-standard in the RV world, but Grand Design added a wonderful touch of luxury to the Imagine XLS 22MLE. Instead of removing the table from the legs or flipping it down to convert for sleeping, it telescopes into place for an easy transition from day to nighttime use.
The luxuries don’t stop there. Grand Design includes additional elegant touches with glass cabinet door inserts, residential countertops, a pull-down sprayer faucet, and a spacious walk-in shower with a skylight. They’ve also prepared this rear kitchen travel trailer for extended-season camping by enclosing and heating the underbelly, doubling the insulation in the roof and front wall, and installing a high-capacity furnace with ductless heating throughout.
Learn more about Grand Design RV travel trailers to decide if this unit is right for your family.
Forest River Vibe 2600RK
Specs
- Length: 34’
- Dry Weight: 6,938 pounds
- Cargo Capacity: 2,737 pounds
- Sleeping Capacity: Up to 5
Favorite Feature: Kitchen Skylight + 5-Person L-Shaped Dinette
As our list’s final rear kitchen travel trailer, the Vibe 2600RK offers another first: a skylight above the kitchen! Traditionally, you’ll only find RV skylights above the shower, but Forest River added another natural light source to your cooking space. But they didn’t stop there, because you also get a unique L-shaped dinette with two freestanding chairs for up to five people to dine together comfortably.
The rear kitchen offers a U-shaped design, featuring solid surface countertops that run along the campside wall into a peninsula with a large sink and high-rise faucet. The rear wall includes a 12V refrigerator and a large, lit pantry storage. The Vibe also boasts the most guest seating of any model on our list, with the dinette, a large sleeper sofa, and two reclining chairs.
Honorable Mentions for Travel Trailers with a Rear Kitchen
Interested in other RV floorplans? Enjoy these additional resources:
- Bunkhouse Travel Trailers
- Rear Living Travel Trailers
- Front Kitchen Campers
- 24 FT Travel Trailer Floorplans
- Travel Trailers Under 5000 Pounds
Which rear kitchen travel trailer is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below.
Looking for a travel trailer 3,500 lbs or less (Ridgeline pickup 5,000 tow capacity) with a rear kitchen and slideout dinette. Looking for a used trailer 2015-2019 model year.
Hi There!
You can use our RV search tool at rv.campingworld.com to filter our nationwide inventory according to these preferences. While we know you’re looking for a used model, here are a few collections of lightweight towables you might be interested in:
https://blog.campingworld.com/find-your-rv/great-lightweight-travel-trailers-under-3000-pounds/
https://blog.campingworld.com/find-your-rv/20-foot-travel-trailer/
https://blog.campingworld.com/find-your-rv/2000-pound-travel-trailer/
Hope this helps!
I find this information useful. Do you offer a comparison Similar to this on models with rear bath? We need a roomy bath with a shower (no tub). We only sleep 2 most time and 4 maximum. We like 28-30 foot +or-
Hi Archie!
We are working on a comparison of rear bath travel trailers that will publish in the next few weeks!
In the meantime, you can view rear bath travel trailers here: https://rv.campingworld.com/searchresults?zip=80208&forcedistance=150&floorplans=rb&rv_class=tt&plpmode=page