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We liked this campground. The staff are extremely friendly. The phone rings off the hook so they're constantly busy but I never saw them anything but friendly and helpful, whether on the phone, or talking with campers. The fitness center on base is the nicest we've ever seen on a military installation. It's only 1 yr old-the old one was destroyed in Hurricane Ivan. VERY friendly staff. I had a massage. Tari, the massage therapist is just WONDERFUL but it's the most expensive rate I've seen yet - $65 for an hour. About twice what I've paid at every other base, so far. The only place we ate on base was the museum restaurant and that was very good. We walked to the museum - it's less than a mile, but if you choose to do that, take the pathway to the lighthouse instead of walking on the road. There are no sidewalks on the road and you have to be watching for traffic all along the way AND your shoes get filled with burrs. We took the walking path to the lighthouse one evening which is about a 1 mile round trip from the campground. The 1.5 mile private beach is just steps away from any of the campsites and it's really nice. Not many shells, though. Laundry has 6 washers and 4 dryers. Washers are only 50 cents each and dryers are only a quarter, but you need to put in another quarter to fully dry your load. You have to get a key from the office to use the wash house and the last load has to be put in by 7pm. There are quite a few red signs on base that say something like "no trespassing, violators will be arrested", but we were told to ignore them, that they were old signs. The practicing of the Blue Angels draws a lot of attention from the campers. It's really nice to watch and you can see them right overhead from the campground. There is a small exchange on base, but the bigger exchange and commissary are on Corey Station. There is a centrally located clubhouse and we heard karaoke twice while we were there, but didn't join in. They had two potlucks while we were there. They have a nice little book/magazine exchange and also an occasional VCR tape or two in the clubhouse.