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If you are looking to do the national parks plenty of them have roads you can’t go down in an RV/camper so I’d do the SUV
If you want to hike, get an SUV. Forest roads, as OP mentioned, tend to be potholed and gravel, generally terrible to drive on - you’ll have a lot more fun and a lot less stress with the SUV. Can always stick a tent on the roof too ;)
You won’t have any issues driving on roads with a pro master/transit/sprinter camper van. If you want to camp I would definitely get a camper van over car camping. If you don’t want to camp then get a fuel efficient car if you’ll be driving a lot. There are benefits to having the camper van - there are so many free campgrounds in those areas. It’s really up to you and what kind of experience you want. There are cheap hotels and Airbnb’s too if you want your creature comforts
I agree with consultant 1 that you won’t have issues on most roads with a sprinter or similar. They also make some very capable vans which I would encourage to get a full experience of (lavish) van life.
That said, this assumes you are a normal-ish visitor and aren’t doing anything too gnarly. I live out that way and spend a lot of time in Utah, WY, ID driving on unpredictable forest service roads. You would have no problem as long as you are planning to stick to popular areas not too far off main roads.
Thanks gang! Would like to hike and do some camping, but also would like to stay in a motel/Airbnb every few days, but good to know I won't be limited in where I can go if I do a campervan - not looking to do anything too gnarly, probably regular touristy stuff
Sounds good!