Reviews written by h2otraveler

First the sites. Original plans for the circles where I am was for four rigs. They are putting eight on each circle. Because of this, some of us have our door opening right onto the road, so can't sit outside there. The others have doors opening toward the middle of the circle. Inside each circle there are four "patios" with a picnic table. So unless you are one of the rigs with a door opening into the circle, you don't have one. Outdoor cooking is to be in provided grills or your own. No provided grills in the circle and again, unless you are facing in, you don't have a place to have a grill, and no picnic table. If you are to share the picnic tables, then the other campers should be told that. In the circle I am in, one of the inward facing is a motor home with a bunch of junk piled against it and they have a small child and have rigged a swing from the tree next to the picnic table. Personal items were all over the picnic table and seats. Another table is also covered with personal items and bicycles leaning against it. I measured and I have 44 inches to the rig behind me and 74 inches to one in front. There is no place next to your rig to park so you have to park across the street which is not really a big problem. Most of the sites that are not on these circles are very large. There is at least 25 feet between them and they have nice concrete patios and grill. The showers and restrooms were very neat and clean. As stated before, they only had half walls between them and no place to hang clothes or towels except in the shower enclosure with you. The staff was very friendly and helpful and check in was very easy. There is a nice trail that goes around the park (about 3/4 mile) for walking or biking. It is a good place for short term in you are just passing through or sightseeing in the area. It is not that far from downtown Las Vegas, if you are into gaming and shows. It is about a 2 1/2 to 3 hours drive to Death Valley and about an hours to Hoover Dam. I feel the $18 a night is high for the tight circles and lack of the picnic tables and grills, but not that bad for the large sites. Because of weather concerns, I asked to extend my stay by a day and it was done. Again staff was friendly and helpful.

What can be said about this campground. It is layed out in a strange pattern. The side by side sites are so close that if you had slides out, there would only be a foot or two between neighbors. I don't have slides and my neighbor was about 4 feet from me. I was lucky to have a site at the end with only the neighbor on one side. At $15 a night, it is not a bargain. The rock has been added to the area around the lounge/bath house and Dave is doing a great job cleaning up other areas. School kids still cut through the campground and campsites. As one person stated, between picnic table and rig. I think the camp host and his wife have full time jobs somewhere because I did not see them at all during the week. I finally saw them on Sunday. My greeting from the hosts was a wave as I went by. It looked like they were doing some minor cleaning in the area. I did not use bath house, laundry, etc. so cannot comment on them, but the last time I stayed here they were very clean. I feel this is a campground that could use more improvements to be up to Air Force standards. It is a good place to come for maybe a week but not longer.

Things here have not changed much since being here last year and the year before. I was in space 75, which is beside a path that leads to other campers. Being here, and having a big window beside me as I sat at my table, I had people walking by my trailer all the time. I could have closed my mini blinds, but why should I have to. Facilities are very good here. Laundry is $1 wash and $1 dry. 2 of the washers started eating money with nothing happening on 1/2 and were not fixed by the end of the day on 1/4. Also one of the dryers started doing the same thing. Apparently whoever takes care of it did not make any arrangements for someone to service/clean the area. That would be my only complaint. MWR is not responsible for this area. It is a leased area to a private company. Over all, stay was good. As stated by many, there is not a lot to do in the area, but the base does offer a lot. It is a good location to spend the winter, but, only having 30 days in advance to make reservations, you have to be quick to get in. I think they must hold back some sites for short term. I did notice that a lot of the people (also staff) here are the same ones that were here last year and the year before.

This campground is as advertised, no frills. It is pretty much an open field. There are concrete pads for patio, with a nice concrete walkway to each. Each site has a picnic table. Parking for your rig/toad/towing vehicle is on dirt. There are a few small trees, but that is about all that can be said about the park. Laundry is free and that is always a plus. There are BBQ grills, but it seems you must share one with your neighbor. The grocery store in Gila Bend had a lot of empty shelves. So, closest grocery is in Ajo, about 35 miles away. Water hook up is OK, but you must use reverse osmosis units provided at each site for drinking water. As stated, some of the hookups are a little out of place for RV's, but nothing that cannot be overcome easily. If you just want a place to get away from everything and have alot of nothing to do, this is it.

Called ahead and got reservations for the three days. When office opened on Monday, tried to extend two more days, but no luck. This place is always full. It is a nice campground, clean, quiet. Level concrete pads for rig and a concrete patio at each site with picnic table and grill. Between sites is crushed rock. A few trees and nice lighted concrete walkways. They do accept reservations 60 days in advance, not 30 as stated above. What little I did explore in town, was nice. People in the area are very friendly. I did not use any of the base facilities, so cannot comment on them. The men's room and showers were very clean. The laundry area is in the office and I think laundry must be done when the office is open, but not sure of that. I would stay here again.

No open spaces when I arrived. I did not call ahead for reservations and a group had reserved all the spaces from the 9th to the 15th. All the time I was there, there were two open spaces, so don't know what was happening with them. I was told at check in that the group had paid for all the spaces in advance. Stayed in overflow, which is just parking along a curb near the recreation building. It has two 20A duplex receptacles to plug into and that is it. Not that bad for the price. I don't know where nbrown was, but there are showers in the recreation building next to site number 1 and there is a laundry on base that I have used here before. It is a good place to stop and a good base to explore the region. It is small, but nice.

This campground is isolated. There is nothing around it unless you drive to Del Rio, about 15 miles. Each site does have a level, concrete pad, a picnic table and grill. Area over table and grill is covered which probably is great in the summer. From looking around and reading, it would be a great place if you were into fishing. It was always windy while I was there. The laundry is free and consists of two washers and two dryers. Both washers leaked all over the floor and the drain did not handle it all that well. Some of the water was running out the door. One of dryers broke down while I was there. A repair man came the last day I was there and said they had to order a part to fix it. I removed clothes from the one working dryer (which is a no-no according to a post).. It had children's clothes in it and I had not seen children in days. I did 5 loads of laundry and still no one came to claim the clothes. Overall, it is not a bad place, but not a great place for an extended visit unless you are just looking for a place to park your rig and be alone. The camp host was there to greet me the first night I pulled in and said I was not on the board with a reservation. After the office opened the next day, I was on the board. Host said he would be back with combo to laundry and showers, I never saw him again.

This is a nice little campground. If you like watching deer, this is the place to be. At any time of day, you will see them in the campground. The campground itself is very nice. Level concrete pads for your RV, full hookups. The areas between the sites are somewhat grassy. It did rain while I was there, and this all turns to mud. Each site has a large security light. If I did not have foam in my skylight, it would have been very bright in my bedroom. There is also a big fire ring and a picnic table at each site. The staff was very nice. Laundry facility was old, could use a little cleaning, but not that bad overall. There are two washers and two dryers. $1 each. One of the washers was out of order all the time I was there. Talking to staff, it has been reported but problems getting service under warranty. The rates listed are not truly accurate. It is $15 per night and $300 per month, but there is no weekly rate. Also, they fail to tell you that you can only stay 30 days then you must leave for 2 days before coming back in. Staff said most just go across the road to the Fort Sam Houston Campground. Overall, a nice place and if you don't mind the move every 30 days, a nice place to stay for an extended time.

I found this to be a nice campground. Seems to be well run. Everything was neat and very clean. I did lose connection for my Verizon internet once in a while, but was told at a Verizon store that a lot of times, it is a weak signal or there is a lot of interference in the area such as radio, TV transmissions. Verizon cell phone worked OK. Dish Network worked also. All washers and dryers working. The sign for the rusty water was still up. I washed whites and no problem. I was in site 33 and had no problem with the electricity. Not all sites have a concrete patio. All have nice level pads for RV though. My site was like a swamp the day I pulled in because of all the rain. The area that is concrete on some of the sites in mine was grass with a border (at ground level) of railroad ties. Overall, a very good campground. A little expensive for a military one, but very well run and worth it. I did get the 20% discount for Access Pass. Very easy to drive to Baltimore or DC if you don't mind the traffic. Would stay here again.

Things here are still pretty much the same. However, the materials for sewer hookup are on site and no one seems to know much about them. Talking to other people, they have been here for about 2 months. My neighbor has been here for over a year. He has something to do with the base operations and did know some of the things that were being done on base, but even he didn't know when the sewer would be in. With sewer hookups here, it could be a better campground. Having to go on base to dump station is somewhat of a pain. The company that services the porta potty here will do your tanks for you at a reasonable price. When I was here last year, everyone was taking "blue boy's" to center of campground and they were emptied by this company. Again, this is a good stopping off place and possible place to stay while exploring the area. Not that far to shore, Atlantic City or Cape May. Also close to Philadelphia. I will probably be staying here again.

Not much has changed since my last visit. This place is a nice little campground, friendly staff and small concrete pads. I noticed that motor homes had some of there leveling jacks off the pads because they were not long enough. I was in site 19 and must comment on the electric. It states above that the sites are 20/30/50A. Sites 19 and 20 are only 20/30A. This is not a problem for me, but for someone with a big motorhome, it could be. The exchange is well stocked as is the small store at the gas station. To me it is a good stopping off spot when passing through.

First, I would not call this a recreation area when comparing it to other campgrounds. The 4 RV sites are in a parking lot between two barracks like buildings. They do have full hookups and picnic table at all four. I was assigned site #1 and told it was the one farthest in. When I got to the area, #1 is the first one and #4 is the farthest in. #1 is the smallest of the sites but had no problem with my 26 foot travel trailer. The water for #2 had a problem so the RV in there had run a hose to the #1 hookup and put a Y in there. Again, no problem. The continental breakfast is in a building across the street. Not a big choice of items, but as stated before it is free. I didn't use the laundry, but see that is free too. With my Golden Age Passport, $10 per night was a real bargain. The commissary was not stocked that well but had most items. Exchange was well stocked and typical Army exchange. This is a place to park your rig to do other things in the area. Another plus is there is a fitness center in the building in front of you. New equipment and was never busy when I was there. The coordinates given will take you to Pine Ln. which is not where the camping area is. It is on Officer's Loop. The check in is at Drum Inn. Coordinates for that are 44.03608 75.78658. I have checked these a few times and I end up there every time. I also checked the coordinates of the campsites. Should be 44.03388 75.75312. These took me right to it. Again checked. It does take you a little round about, but it gets you right to the area. Good place as a base of operations or overnight.

First, I rated everything a 3 because nothing was open. I guess I didn't read the article here very well. The campground does not open until May and here I am early. The guard at the gate said there is nothing on in the campground. NO electric or water. Since I was going to generate my own power, I was allowed to just stay in a site. From what I can see, the sites are very close together, but I would not want to say more. It is a rainy, cold, windy day, so I did not go exploring. It looks like it would be a nice overnight stop, but for long term, I don't know. I did try calling ahead to find out information, but cold never get an answer.

After numerous attempts, I did finally get "Howard". After reservations were made, I called to tell him I would be arriving a day early and would let him know if there were any changes. I arrived on a Saturday when the office should have been open. No Howard. Talked to another person that had arrived and made reservations, but his site was not posted. He said he had stayed there before and had problems like this. Sunday, again no Howard even though the office is supposed to be open. Office hours are 0800-1000 and 1300-1500 Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Sunday, did see a van at the office and went to check it out. Office still closed. Otherwise, stay was not that bad. Good exchange, but did not use commissary. Nice day trip to Golden Spike National Site. Not a lot there, but interesting. Sites are level, concrete pads but I feel too close together. I think some of the newer sites in campgrounds are being put closer to get more campers in. Quiet campground. It was cold and snowy, so didn't see other campers out. The one next to me was never there. Overall, not a bad place to visit and good base of operations to visit the area attractions.

This seems to be a very well run campground. Upon arrival, I was greeted by the camp host. He was helpful in telling me about the campground and how to register. It is self registration. The bathrooms and laundry facilities were extra clean and well maintained. Laundry is 50 cent wash and 50 cent dry, although I did have to put extra in for the dryer on a couple of loads. The campground is well maintained and quiet. I would stay here again and it would probably be a lot better in the summer. Easy drive to shopping off base. Well stocked commissary and exchange on base. Verizon cell and wireless worked very well. Dish network also worked well. When coming on to the base, if you stay in the right lane after going through the gate, you will be in the right lane to make the right turn to go to FamCamp. At the second light if you are in the right lane, you have to turn right.