RV Salvage Yards Near Me: 8 Used RV Parts Sources by State

Short answer: RV salvage yards are rare, and most people do not have one within a day's drive. Our directory of 3,606 junkyards has none with RV, motorhome or camper in its name. The practical answer is one of a small number of specialist dealers, and most of them ship. The eight below were operating when we checked. Only some let you walk in, and none of them lets you pull the part yourself as far as their websites say.

Last checked: September 29, 2026. Each dealer's address, hours and description are from its own website. The propane advice is from the Propane Council of Texas. The rest of the buying advice is our own.

Which RV salvage yards are operating?

Dealer	Location	Hours on its website	How it sells
Colaw RV Salvage	Carthage, MO	Not posted on the pages we read. Call 877-548-2125	Used engines, transmissions, axles, appliances, awnings and generators. Says its yard covers 80 acres
RV Yard, also known as Arizona RV Salvage	Glendale, AZ	Monday to Friday, 9 to 3	Staff pull the part. Customers are not allowed in the yard alone. All sales final
Visone RV	East Bernstadt, KY	Office Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 Eastern	No walk-ins. Pickup by appointment on Wednesday and Friday
Rivertown RV	La Grange, KY	Monday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 2	New, used and surplus parts. Keeps salvage RVs to source parts
RV Doctor George	Sacramento, CA	Tuesday to Saturday, 9 to 5	Used parts and RV removal. Says visiting in person works best
A1 RV Recycling and Sales	Centralia, WA	Tuesday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 8 to 3	New, used and refurbished parts. Formerly West Coast RV Recycling
Bontrager's Surplus	White Pigeon, MI	Monday to Friday 9 to 6, Sunday 12 to 4, closed Saturday	Surplus, not salvage: overstock, close-outs and scratch and dent
Northwest RV Supply	Eugene, OR	Monday to Friday, 9 to 5	A parts store for hard-to-find parts, open since 1997. Its site does not describe a salvage yard

Two of the eight are not salvage yards in the strict sense. Bontrager's buys leftover new stock from RV makers around Elkhart, Indiana, and Northwest RV Supply is a parts store.

Older lists name yards we could not confirm. The web page for Singleton's RV Salvage in Rochester, Washington was last changed in 2006, so call before you count on it.

Do car junkyards take RVs?

Rarely, with one useful exception. A Class C motorhome is built on a van chassis, so its engine and chassis parts are van parts. An alternator, a starter or a brake caliper for that chassis can come from a van in an ordinary yard. Check the inventory of a yard near you for the van, not the motorhome, or search junkyards near me.

Which RV parts are worth buying used?

This table is our own advice.

Part	Used?	What to check
Windows, entry doors, compartment doors	Yes	Measure the rough opening in your RV, not the old part. Check the frame for bends
Furniture, cabinets, trim	Yes	Smell it. Mould and smoke do not come out
Refrigerator, furnace, water heater, stove	With care	Ask if it was tested and for how long. Look up the model for recalls
Generator	With care	Hours on the meter. RV Yard sells used generators as-is
Tires	Usually not	RV tires often age out before they wear out. Read the date code
Propane hoses, regulators, detectors	No	Cheap new, and you cannot see their condition

Ask every dealer what the warranty is before you pay. RV Yard's refund policy says its parts are tested but carry no implied warranty, and that it gives no refunds or exchanges.

Arizona RV Salvage's own video about its yard, published July 2018. It is the company's video, not an independent review.

What about propane appliances?

A used furnace, water heater, stove or gas refrigerator connects to the propane system, and that is the part of an RV where a mistake is dangerous. The Propane Council of Texas says RV owners should have the propane system inspected every year by a qualified service technician and should not try to repair any propane component themselves. It also says to have the unit serviced if there has been a recall notice on an appliance.

Our advice follows from that. Buy the used appliance if the price is right, then pay a technician to install it and leak-test the system.

How do you check for water damage?

Water damage is the first thing to look for on any RV part made of wood or panel. This is our own checklist. Press on the wall and floor around every window, vent and corner. Soft spots mean rot. On a part, check the wood frame for swelling and the back of any panel for black spots.

What about the title on a whole salvage RV?

Colaw and Visone both sell damaged RVs to rebuild. Before you buy one, read the title. Ask whether it is a clean, salvage or parts-only title, match the VIN on the paper to the VIN on the chassis, and get a bill of sale. Rules differ by state, so ask your motor vehicle agency what it needs to register a rebuilt unit before you pay. Our explanation of rebuilt and salvage titles covers the terms.

If you are on the other side and have an RV to get rid of, expect to pay. A1 RV Recycling says there is usually a fee to recycle one. For a car or truck you can request a cash offer. For two wheels, see motorcycle junkyards, and for the general rule on used parts see parts you should never buy used.

Common questions

U-Pull-It.com is an independent directory. We are not affiliated with the businesses named here. Hours, fees, prices and ratings come from their websites and public listings and can change, so call before you go.