Scott AFB FamCamp

We stayed here from 04-08 Feb 2019. All sites are back in. The site we stayed in was gravel. There is both gravel and concrete sites split about 50/50. The restroom and laundry building was undergoing renovations. As this is low season it was the best time to be done. Completion date is expected 30 April 2019. None of the sites have sewer. There is a sewer dump next to the restroom/laundry building. It has been unusually cold in the area while we were there. We had freezing rain and sleet several days of our stay. All of the the hydrants are anti freeze hydrants. With that being said they must be operated in the bypass position for at least 30 seconds to clear the line prior to being shut off. The past camp residents leaving when temperatures were above freezing did not clear the lines. The result was that some of the hydrants were frozen. This was NOT the fault of the facility or its staff. I believe all of the sites have a grill and picnic table. Commissary, Exchange, Library, Gym excreta are all about 3 miles. There is two small lakes that you can walk around. The area is quiet. I do not even remember hearing the aircraft during takeoff/landing. We had an excellent stay here at Scott AFB. Yes we will be using this campground again when we return to the St. Louis area. 

Two visits to this Famcamp this summer. Outdoor recreation office is separated from campground, but when available were courteous and helpful. Grass areas were long first visit, and rained for a week. Grass was cut by second visit. Forced moving of your site is quite common if you stay there for a week or longer. This could be improved by the staff realizing the impact of picking everything up to move next door or to the far side. Bathhouse was newly renovated and usable. The spots on the bathhouse side were gravel, some others paved, but shade trees were very helpful to Air conditioners in the humid conditions. Biggest disadvantage with the park is the lack of sewer connections at all sites. Rumors of future improvements to the park on this great base would be welcome. For this area, value is good even with its problems. 

For $20 it is what you pay for. Not the nicest, bathrooms dirty with metal toilets. Site 18 was big, level, and paved. Other sites are smaller. The spots in the trees are not paved, the spots near the lake are paved.

Don't understand bad reviews was nice location real quiet and for $20 a night it was great will go back.

I know we just arrived yesterday, but my first impression of this location isn't outstanding. We've been here two days now and haven't seen a camp host or anyone from MWR yet. I drive a 41' fifth wheel, so the campground is difficult to maneuver through. The roads are tiny and there were several branches hanging too low both within and getting to the campground. We were looking for site 12, but MWR decided to change my spot from 12 to 9, which is no problem, but nobody ever informed me of the switch. After pulling into the campground, we found our site and backed in, as all sites are back in sites. At least half are crushed rock and weeds while the other half in the first loop are paved. I connected the water and flushed the hose. First indicator something was up...it took almost a full minute for water to reach the other end of the hose. Water pressure is horrible on site. Our 50Amp outlet worked very well during our multi-meter check. No sewer connection, so we're conserving water. Got completely set up and we decided to check out the shower house. Toilets and urinals were procured from the Federal prison stock. They are stainless steel! Guess they didn't want anyone getting too comfortable on a porcelain stool with an actual toilet seat. Very odd. They have signs up asking for patience as they do repairs. Showers in the men's looked typical, but dirty. Women's side had an enormous hole in between the two available shower stalls. Assumption is the sexist opinion is women need to talk more than men, so they shortened the wall so women can chat when showering in adjoining stalls. Maybe this is one of the maintenance actions. Laundry room is decent with two each washers and dryers. Both washer and dryer are $1.00 to get started, and you can add $.25 for additional time on the dryers to reduce cost. We washed bed sheets already and the washer didn't do a great job. This campground could be a real gem because of the remote setting if they spent some time and money to add sewer, improve water pressure, add rock or upgrade to all asphalt sites, and upgrade the shower house and laundry facility. I just don't feel the amenities were worth the $130/week we paid compared to other military FAMCAMPs with FHU and nicer facilities.

I would not call this Famcamp Big Rig friendly as most if not all sites are short and narrow. There are no camp host and all actions are controlled at outdoor rec. Doubt we'll return.

We travel a great deal (7-9 month each year) and try to stay on military installations most of the time. So we have seen more than 40 FamCamps. This one maybe one of the worst. This FamCamp is easy enough to get to off I-64 and even on Scott AFB. From there, things were below average. As others have noted, sites are graveled (often short) and shower/restroom are just short of nasty. Full hooks are for Water and Electric ONLY - no sewer. As noted the water pressure was a bit lacking. PS: Fixtures in restroom/showers are stainless steel - never seen it before.

Nice enough famcamp. We stayed in a 40' 5th wheel in site #22. Site was back in with water/50 amp electric. No problems backing in and nice shade trees on back of site. RV dump over in other part of famcamp in the trees. Has bath house and laundry. Nice stop for a few days. Nice base with big bx/commissary.