Raptor Ranch at Tyndall AFB

Do not understand any good ratings. We have traveled the country for 2 years and visited many fam camps. This was by far the worst yet. Run down in disrepair and in a very bad local environment. It was not on the installation and accessible to anyone that wanted to come in. They raised the rates to $50 a night, (unbelievable)! I recommend you avoid.

This campground haa been one of our favorite places to stop over the years. Mike is still here and is most gracious and helpful. The parking site that was allotted to us in the reservation was not the best, so Mike checked others and found one that had become available. It was perfect for what we needed. He gladly filled my propane tanks, even though I could tell he was busy with other important things to do. I appreciate his help and friendliness. Nevertheless, we may not be in such a hurry to return in the future. They have doubled the rates to $50 per night - twice the $25 of before June. Why? And what are they going to do with that extra money? What kind of services and benefits will the campers now see that was not there before? I worry this rate increase will keep folks like us away and the campground will, in the end, not get a great deal more in revenue that they claim they need. The shrubbery, wiped out by the Hurricane, is growing back nicely. But still you don't get the privacy we used to get in years past. It will take a few more years. This video shows what it used to be. https://www.militarycampgrounds.us/florida/videos?m=zd66H Wifi is still not available. It is impossible to understand why. It was available in 2009 in the nice Community Center where campers would go to connect, visit with other campers, and socialize. A very comfortable setting. In later years, they tried site-wide wifi. That was good too. The Navy has been doing this for years. Suddenly, the benefit of wifi was terminated without explanation. Now the rate has been increased an extra $25 per day without installing a wifi service that would make camping there more comfortable. We stayed 4 nights ($200). Since it was Memorial Day weekend, we did not want to be on road without having some other place to stay. And so, we paid the price. We are not sure when and if we will return. I will certainly be looking to the reviews of other campers here to see how things have improved.

We loved the campground. The loop by the water has the biggest sites (near the cabins), there are only a few pull-through ones there. Not a lot of shade trees, but we wanted the sun to warm us up (winter time). There is NO WiFi nor do they still have internet rental equipment as stated on this site. We were able to park our truck and car at site no problem. Found in the community center: The laundry room has plenty of washers and dryers at the cost of 1.50 each, restrooms with showers, full kitchen you can utilize, refrigerator that you can put some things in (must put your name on items), but seems long termers have filled it, pool table, ping pong table, load of videos, books and board games. I was pleasantly surprised that there was not one single dog that non-stop barked. Each site has cable, just make sure you turn your antenna off. The aircraft, well it is an operational AF base and as a former jet mech, I loved knowing I didn't have to work on them. They were flying the F-22s and the F-16 targeting drones (orange tails are remotely flown). PCB is about 20 minutes away and the Pier has many shops. Patches bar has the BEST bloody marys in town and TVs to watch games.

We stayed here one night on our way to Disney World and had a great experience. We weren’t planning to stop, but my husband was tired and the other nearby RV parks on military installations were reservations only and seemed pretty adamant about this. It was pretty late when we decided to pull over and were so happy to to find a space here. We made sure to not leave before the office opened in the morning so we could pay for the night and the office staff were very kind and friendly. We will definitely stay here again!

We stayed two nights en route back to Tampa from Texas. We were in the overflow which provided full hook ups. However, the site was extremely tight. It was a pull through but our slides barely made it with the other big rigs next to us. The way it is situated doesn't make sense but I was grateful for full hook ups. Still, the jets flying overhead were extremely loud and the kicker was the speaker. The speaker was located right on top of us and reveille, taps etc was deafening. Panama City is a beautiful town. I hope to be back but probably at a different campground.

They are still not taking reservations and the campground is full of mostly civilian construction workers at this time. If you are Active Duty they will try to fit you into the overflow area for a night or two. The whole area still has a lot of recovery to do and it will be a few years before it is back to anywhere close to normal.

The famcamp is recovering from the hurricane over a year ago. We came thru here last Mar 2019 and the campground had recently opened to campers again. This year the famcamp was full with parking in overflow only. There are still non military contractors filling camping sites full time. Good news is the overflow now has FHU's. There is no WIFI since the Hurricane but the grounds have been cleaned up and new sprouts are growing on the remaining trees. We would stay here again.

The Tyndall "Raptor Ranch" campground is making and has made many improvements over the past year and into 2015. The cabins have undergone renovations with new kitchen cabinets, new flooring, new bedroom sets, new bathroom vanities and refurbished furniture. The Gazebo has an additional 30 foot pole barn on the side for campers to enjoy. And the "Big Dig" project should be completed by 01 Oct 2015. This will give the campground all full service sites with improvements to the pads as well. FSS has also begun the process of doing a contract to have Mediacom install internet service for all the sites including overflow. This project will not begin until the construction is complete, so no estimated time for the Wi-Fi as yet, but it is coming! Hoping to see you in the Fall for the fun, festivities and friendships, new & old!

We just attended the Thanksgiving Dinner, organized and put on by Cathy Krostag / Camp Recreation Staff / and it was fabulous. The food was outstanding /gourmet and the whole evening was awesome. We have found that this facility is about the very best we have ever stayed and the director, Samantha Long and her hosts Barbara Johnson & Karen Pauly are friendly, professional and impressively competent. They all have an incredibly difficult job, keeping everybody happy and engaged, and fill that requirement perfectly. There are special events in the club house every day of the week and if you sit in your RV, its not for the lack of activities offered at this place. I feel like I am staying in a spa and love this place. My only dislike of this AFB is the lack of a golf course that was allowed to go to seed and disgracefully overgrown. You don't find that kind of neglect at the FamCamp, where the entire staff continue to do outstanding work for their campers.

A very nice FamCamp, Jet noise is a little much but that is to be excepted at an Air Base. Camp itself is set up very nice and in a great setting. The sights a extremely large and very privet, I was very impressed. The staff are friendly and helpful when you need them. Air Police Security patrols the park on a regular basis which is nice. The base itself has everything you might need or want. I will be back if I am in the area again and will recommend it to all Vets I encounter on the road.