During the last few months of 2008, over 11,000 website members were invited to vote for the Campers Choice Award for the BEST Military Campground in 2008. The votes have been counted and the reults are in. The membership of the U.S. Military Campgrounds and RV Parks website has selected Agave Gulch FamCamp, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as the BEST Military Campground in 2008.

The Campers Choice Award was presented to the staff of Agave Gulch FamCamp during the 3rd Annual Website Users Gathering, 2008 Campers Choice Awardwhich was also being held at Davis-Monthan AFB.

This is the second year in a row that Agave Gulch FamCamp has received this award. However, competion for the Campers Choice Award was tougher this year. The following table shows some of the differences between 2007's voting and the 2008 votes:


2007 2008
# of Members Invited to Vote 5,600 11,240
# of Campgrounds Nominated 65 142
% of Votes - 1st Place 16% 9.4%
% of Votes - 2nd Place 8% 5.2%
% of Votes - 3rd Place 7% 4.6%
% of Votes - 4th Place 7% 4.4%
% of Votes - 5th Place 6% 3.8%

Although Agave Gulch FamCamp won the award by a large lead (look at table above), the lead wasn't as big as it was in 2007. The runner-up positions were even closer on the voting. Time will only tell if Agave Gulch FamCamp will remain at the top for the 2009 award. Here's the results for the top five U.S. Military Campgrounds and RV Parks

1st Place Agave Gulch FamCamp, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ
2nd Place Eagle Hammock RV Park, Navy Submarine Base, Kings Bay, GA
3rd Place Desert Eagle FamCamp, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV
4th Place Pelicans Roost RV Park, Naval Station Mayport, Mayport, FL
5th Place Peregrine Pines FamCamp, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, CO