Reviews written by flcamper

An excellent location for visiting the DC area. Used the Metro from the Branch Avenue station every day; a little tight for parking a truck, but no problems. Internet is available somewhere on base, but it sure would be nice to have it in the campground, thus my lower rating for Facilities. Gave them a lower rating on hospitality, because of the reservation system. They did work to get me four nights there, but told me I had to move after two. I don't understand why I need to move to an open site so someone can take the site I just vacated. Many people staying in the campground were puzzled by this also. I think a small investment in some scheduling software would help as the system is manual now and that seems to be the reason for making people move. After waiting till 11:00 (checkout time) and the site I was supposed to be going to was still showing no sign of moving, I complained at the office. They asked if I wanted to go to a different site. I said I wanted to stay where I was. "Okay, someone just canceled so you can stay where you are." Kind of spoiled our whole morning plans. I'll come back here again, but make reservations weeks in advance no matter what time of the year.

The GPS coordinates took us right to the off base facility. We found the facility to be very neat and clean. The camp host wasn't home when we arrived, so we drove in and picked out an open site. As we were setting up the host came back and came over to welcome us. He was very friendly and provided directions to the best viewpoints for the falls. My only complaint would be the lack of Wi-Fi in the camp. There is good Wi-Fi available at the BX, and after hours you can sit on the walk by the door in a lawn chair and still get a good signal. I will definitely stop here again whenever I'm in the area.

This was our first FamCamp experience and it couldn't have been better. Well, if it was in the Black Hills it would have been perfect, but the drive wasn't long. The directions were right on, and after a short wait at the commercial gate (we came in on a Saturday) we found our way to the camp. The host was very friendly and provided tons of information and maps on the local area. When we got there around 4:00 p.m., we had our choice of three spots, but things filled up fast after that. Everyone who came after the place filled up was accommodated by parking next to full hook-up sites this gave them electrical until morning. Each day there was some turnover, so those in the overflow could get full hookup sites if they wanted to move. If we come this way again, we will definitely stay here.