Remington Park RV Campground

After full-timing it for 5 years, I can say I’ve been to many, many DOD campgrounds, so I’m aware of what’s possible. Spent three nights at Fort Drum in “Officer’s Loop,” the new stretch of RV sites there. It was peaceful, and the staff I spoke to (Steve and Abby) weren’t just polite they were delightful to talk to. Nevertheless, there is nothing but a hook-up site for the $35 you pay to be there. Perhaps they have plans, but so far there are no other amenities, and you’d have to rent a jetpack instead of gaining access to a site WIFI account. You do get a picnic table..... :o) Normally if you pay $35/night you get laundry rooms, showers, a small rec room/day room, dog park area, etc. So either Remington is in the midst of growing pains or this is Army life and ya better suck it up. Not sure which! LOL However, I had a very peaceful escape, and that’s just what I was searching for. Fort Drum is a great northern NY location from which to see lots of what the Finger Lakes are of the state has to offer. If you read the Army post’s website, you’ll discover there are some 15,000 troops there with the Mountain Division. I saw troops marching here and there, and the PX was loaded with them getting lunch in the food court, which has Qdoba, Panda Express and lots of great kiosk vendors. I will be going back.....my needs are simple and Steve and Abby made it seem very welcoming. Thanks!

Some of the information on this website is out of date. There are large drive through RV sites with full hook ups. There are no campers available for rent on the site. The Outdoor Recreation office on Fort Drum will rent you a camper to use in the RV park but they are not at the park. Remington Park has cabins available for rent. There are 21 cabins available. They have TV but no cable or wifi yet. We were told that wifi and cable are being installed in spring of 2016. You can rent a Verizon Jet Pack from the campground office. The campground office is only open Mon - Fri 0800 - 1600. After hours the camp host assists with check in and out. Be sure to call and make arrangements if you are arriving after hours. The park has a beach for swimming and boats for rent as well as great hiking trails and picnic areas for every event. Over all a large well kept up park.

Come in the Onieda gate make a right at the light and drive till you see the Remington Park sign on the right, turn and the campground is on the left, take the second entrance once you start to see the cabins. Check in is at the large cabin on your left as you enter the park. It's not clearly marked as to be seen as the office from the road. Vary large sites, plenty of room and not even half full in July. Gravel drive with concrete pad and well placed modern hookups. Office is staffed everyday from 8 to 4, no camp host. Office building has showers and laundry with other bathrooms scattered about the park. Park has some really good hiking and biking trails .. I would suggest you visit the Laray Mansion historic site amongst the trails on base. The price is what it is, might seem high compared to other Fam camps but it's a bargain compared to commercial parks in the north east.

Spaces were very large and clean. As stated in previous review, there is an office there but it isn't manned. I called and confirmed my reservation the day before we arrived so we had no problems going straight to our site. There was a camp host that greeted us when we arrived and told us that if we have any questions to ask him. He was located in the first site as you drive in. Although I didn't use them, I checked out the shower area and it appeared clean and modern. The laundry facility had a coin changer but there was a sign that it was out of order. Maybe it had just been installed. In regards to wifi, we found out that you could rent a hotspot from the Recreation Area just down the road. It was a bit pricey but we needed to catch up on e-mails and do some internet work. It is just easier to do it from the motorhome instead of going to the library. It was $15 dollars per day or $25 a week. It was cheaper for us to rent for the week. It worked great. Note: It is a very large post. You may want to ask for a base map at the front gate when you arrive. It was a couple of days before we could get one and that came when I talked to the chief of MWR when he was riding through the campground. In regards to noise, we had no complaints. We heard reveille in the morning, retreat in the evening and taps at night. Personally, the "sounds of freedom" such as helicopter noise (although there wasn't any), aircraft noise, etc. just doesn't bother me. It is a military post after all. The only negative I have about our stay is that there were some MWR employees (not the chief) that we dealt with that (in my opinion) were not very professional or customer oriented. Overall, it was a pleasant enough stay and I would stay there again if in the area.

Location - Watertown is only about 10 miles away to the south. Thousand Islands and Alex Bay is about 40 minutes to the north. Adirondack mountains 3 hours to the east. Niagra Falls 4 plus hours to the west. Value – Aside from the lack of amenities. This is the HIGHEST PRICED FAMCAMP ON PLANET EARTH. Cleanliness – Our experience has been hit and miss. But when they miss, they miss big. See photo. Amenities – This needs drastic improvement. No vending machines, No firewood, No Rec room, No Internet, No cable, No Ice, No toilet paper, No trees, No service after 16:00. The Dog Park has no water or bags, so there is poop everywhere. There is a pond with a beach, but high bacteria levels keep it closed much of the summer. Overall Experience – We have stayed here for years for its convenient location to family. However, FMW-R is under new leadership. Prices have dramatically increased. Customer service and hospitality is now a nightmare. They are starting to strictly enforce a 60-day maximum stay. They decided to tell us this in the middle of our contract, during the pandemic. After 8 years of doing business with them. WE will not be back.

Stayed in this park all summer. Full hook-up sites accomodated my Class-A completely. Each RV site has a picnic table and fire ring. This campground is brand new and is being rapidly expanded with more RV sites and log cabins with full ammenities. There is no cable TV or internet but I was camping not staying at a hotel. The price of $25 was excellent compared to a commericial/public facility in this region, which averages of $40 to $50 per night. I was told that there is a shower house, restrooms, and huge lodge in the plans and should be fully constructed by the end of summer 2013. Remington Pond, which is actually a lake, is .6 of a mile down the road and hosts a nice beach, docks, boat rentals, bicycle rentals, etc. There are a ton of pavilions for rent for special occasions and smaller pavilions as well. The PX, Commissary, Shoppette, Laundry facility, Burger King, Banks, Class VI Store, etc... are 1.2 miles away from RV Park and are very large. Fort Drum appears to be forever expanding and I believe it has become one of the larger U.S. military installations that I've been to. All of the reservations during my stay were taken care of 24 hrs a day through the Army Lodging Office, however I was told that Army Lodging itself will be privatized on 1 May 2013, and that the Parks & Recreation Office will take over full operations of the RV Park and Campground. Their hours are wierd and seem to more accomodate their employees rather than customers. I am going back for the summer in 2013 so will be sure to post an update.

After the Good Sam rally in Syracuse we went to Fort Drum for 10 days. We checked in on Monday and left 10 days later having never seeing the camp host. The park was little more than scattered pads spread out in a large field. We found this quite satisfying. 30 yards between pads meant no neighbor noises. The Exchange and Commissary were about 10 minutes away. There was a very nice beach area just down the road which was well used by families. We will return the next trip to Up State NY.

We stayed here for 10 nights. We considered this a good location to take in the sights of upstate New York, the Adirondacks and the Thousand Island area. Be warned - the reservation process is a bit of a nightmare. Apparently, the computer system double books or drops reservations. My reserved spot was occupied so I had to park in another spot and move the next day. The "campground office" is not occupied yet even though the building is nice. Showers are clean, laundry facilities include 2 washers and 2 dryers (no dollar bill changer - had to go to the post car wash for quarters. There is still no Wi-Fi and no current plans to put it in. Likewise with cable. I guess we were lucky - the post did not have copters flying the whole time we were there. Diesel fuel has to be purchased off base at $4.299 per gallon. By the way, the MWR is called "parks and recreation" and is located by the Firestone store. Post maps are available at the library (none at the parks office). With some organization on the part of MWR, this could have been a much better experience.

Spent a full week here. The park is much improved from a year ago when we spent about ten days at it, but still has more to come. No cable or internet, but that's coming soon. Very spread out, so you don't have to worry about neighbors noises, dogs, kids, whatever. They've planted trees throughout the CG, but they've a ways to go to be useful. PX and Commissary are large and there's a Walmart just off base. There's no diesel on post and you've got to go to Watertown to get the best price for that. We were in spot #16, where there was a new, level concrete pad, but the sewer hookup must have been put in afterwards as I needed two hoses and a 'slinky ramp' to reach it. Could have pulled our 5er forward and maybe made it with one, but then the landing gear would have been off the pad. Minor inconvenience, but it could have been avoided with a little planning. Never saw anyone in the new office building (with new laundry and showers), but did notice things being finished up. They've a propane ($15 exchange) cage and firewood box, and a lot of brochures, etc. in the new office that no one was ever in. Did catch the host on Sunday morning (think I woke him up!). Maybe next year they'll have someone at the office? Don't know as it's a good deal today at $28 a night, but it's reasonable for $140 a week. If MWR can get everything finished up it could be one of the better CGs for sure.

Overall a very nice Park with huge sites. The Park doesn't have the rental RVs anymore and the daily rate is $35/day with the week $175. Still a reasonable value for the area. Didn't check out the facilities. A very quiet Park. Convenient to the Island area and shopping. We would stay here again.

I tent camped for 1 week. I was tild I could choose any site, I informed staff which sight I was in. The next day they told me I had to move because someone else really wanted that spot. I was the only camper there, and I have to move? Staff did not inform me of shower, laundry locations so it was much work for me to find it on base, to learn later, it was at the main office. Bathroom was VERY dirty with cobwebs and bugs to clogged toilets and overflowing trash cans. I mentioned this and was told an outside company tends to "those" bathrooms. Otherwise, there are so many hiking trails for all abilities, large wooded sites, on base with lots of amenities nearby.

Stayed for week, very quiet, nice visit. A couple of hints on directions--The entrance gate closest to the park is off Hwy 26, and it is on Ontario Ave, not Oneida. GPS coordinates for that gate are +44.044600/-75.743050 (the coordinates on this website are for the main gate on the opposite side of the post). The gate is large enough for any rig--no serpentine and is open 24 hours. The rest of the directions are correct, and the road to the campground is posted as Pech River Rd, however Google lists it as Remington Pond Rd. Once you turn onto Pech Rd, the entrance to the campground and office is the 2nd entrance on the left, Terry's Terrace. Signage is pretty poor throughout the recreation area--If you go further you could wind up in a tight spot for a turn around, especially with a large rig. The weekly rate for a RV site is actually $225, daily is $40 (listed on the Ft Drum website as well). The flyer attached to this website is very outdated (as far as the price goes). Probably some of the largest and longest RV sites I've seen anywhere. I have a 40' 5th wheel and a 1 ton truck--that took up about half the site length, and all of the sites are pull-through. Absolutely no complaints about the stay itself, and the limited interaction with the staff was pleasant. Laundry room is 2 washers/2 dryers ($1.50/wash, $3.00/dry). Still no cable or WiFi, but Dish and OTA worked well. Verizon had good service at about 10-12 MB download in the evening, otherwise about 30-40MB.

P.A. left this review using the Directory software: Visited on 06/11/2011, I received good directions from clerk on the phone when I made reservation a few days before my arrival. After I told him I had a big rig He told me my site number and recommended I park my fifth wheel first then come to the "Inn" to register. You pass by this "Inn" on the way to the campground, it is on the right while driving on Po Valley Road. The sites are excellent, great commissary & PX. It was a quiet relaxing night and checkout was uneventful.

Very ignorant people. Asked at gate for directions. Was directed to the fort's recreation area. They are in progress of building a rv campground. Not ready yet. They had no idea of any other rv sites on the post. Pulled away from the rec area and was flagged down by a civilian employee. He took me to the rv spaces. They were located in a "parking lot" next to transit barracks. Finally found the check in office. They assigned my a space that was blocked by parked vehicles. No signs posted to forbid POV parking in the spaces. I feel that the most they should have charged would be $5-6, not the $20. Personnel were friendly but as stated before, totally ignorant. This is ok for a one night stay but only if the price was lowered.

I attempted to make a reservation in August 2011. No sites available. Instead stayed in not so nearby commercial park. When we visited the base noticed there seemed to be several unoccupied rental units in the campground. In fact, 8 of the 12 sites had rental trailers in them. Asked the office if they would move an unoccupied trailer to make room for someone like us calling for a reservation. No. So, at most 4 sites are available for RV owners and info in campground description about moving rentals is incorrect.

First visited last year. Not all amenities available yet but still a decent campground. We're visiting again tomorrow so we'll see what improvements have been made. Some travelers may not appreciate the troops running by in the morning doing their PT but we weren't a bit bothered. And something about hearing Taps at night and Reveille in the morning...awesome!!!