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We spent a couple weeks at the Travis AFB FamCamp in northern California in November 2007. After reading the many mixed reviews of this military campground, we weren't sure what to expect. We didn't have any problems locating the base or the FamCamp, even though we came in across country not using the Interstates. Once through the main gate, the FamCamp is immediately on the right, taking the first right turn at the signal. Our first impression was this campground is well taken care of. And we didn't change our mind of this first impression during our stay. Although we didn't have a reservation, we didn't have any problems getting a RV site in the non-pet area. This campground has separate sections for those with pets and those without. While this is a nice separation, it could cause problems for those with a four-legged pet. The pet section could be full, but sill have spaces available in the non pet section. But you won't be able to stay in the non pet section if you do have a pet. Besides the 72 RV sites (half with pets, half without), there's also a small area with 4 dry-camping sites, and another area with 4 tent sites. You do need to be careful of the many one-way streets.
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The RV Park is near the main gate, next to a car wash and ball park. However, noise wasn't a problem and everything was spaced out well. As previously mentioned, the RV Park is well maintained. Everything was in green and full of birds. Our site was very nice, but we did have a problem with ants getting into the motor home. Across a major street (Cannon Dr.) is the Child Care Center, the mini mall, Base Exchange and a little further walk, the Commissary and Burger King.
This is a modern RV Park, with paved streets with gravel pads. Green grass is between the sites and have a concrete patio, BBQ and picnic table at each site. The full hook-up sites also include cable TV. The laundry, restrooms and showers were all modern and well kept. There's no lounge or TV room.
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| Typical FHU Site | The Tent Area |
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| The Office | Laundry Room |
Many of the reviews talk about the strict camp hosts. Some can argue that camp hosts don't need to be so strict to provide a more pleasurable stay, others will argue that being strict maintains a clean and safe RV Park. Shortly after we arrived, we experienced one of the strict hosts. I got "chewed out" for driving over 6" of the corner of the grass when I backed into the site. Also, if you're even slightly over the 5mph posted speed limit, you'll get yelled at. Luckily for us, this was the end of our "Camp Nazi" experience, as this host couple took off for a trip to Hawaii.
The office staff was efficient, but not very friendly. They never smiled at us, said "welcome", or introduced themselves. Of course, we were expecting the worse when we arrived and noticed this neutral welcome. But again, it's much nicer to arrive to a friendly and smiling office staff and camp hosts.
The location of Travis AFB was very convenient for our touring of the local area. We enjoyed a couple day trips to Sacramento, a day trip to the Sonoma Wine area, and a day trip to visit the Petaluma Coast Guard Training Station. The "Jelly Belly" candy factory located in nearby Fairfield. This was a fun and free tour of the making of these famous Jelly Beans. We also left the motor home at the FamCamp for a few days and visited friends in San Fransisco, which is only a couple hours away.
Our cost was $17 a night for the FHU site, which we considered a fair price. We also didn't have any problems using our USAF Frequent Camper Cash for a free night, although this FamCamp won't sell the new member packets. Overall, we felt this was an above average military campground and will always stay here when we're in the area.
