Getting to the FamCamp is not for the faint of heart - leaving is a breeze. Once you are there though, the facilities are perfectly fine. Shade? Well, only if you are able to get into the older section. The restrooms were spotless and cleaned every day we were there!! We stayed for 3-4 days and had no issues. No place nearby that we found to eat off base that felt safe.
Nice Famcamp, older west side has character and possible shade. The east side doesn't but is more accommodating of big rigs. Functional, clean and convenient as always. Convenient that is if you're traveling north or south (as we are) making going through the problem-free Truman gate more or less on the way. Backtracking for east / west is kind of a pain but better than getting hung up/ damaged at another gate. The only change noticed was the relocation of the office to an outpost of Outdoor Rec on the west side of the campground. Indicated by a sign on the old office but it just says west, with the first thought popping into my mind being why move to west post? Followed by well. the Truman gate is recommended. Followed by let's check that building on the west side before calling and indeed that is where it is. Still friendly helpful folks working there.
Used this FamCamp as a one nighter on our trip from Phoenix, AZ to Cripple Creek, CO. As a quick stop it was pretty nice. Getting on the base proved to be tricky because we used the wrong gate to get on. Not much to report, but I do recommend this FamCamp and plan on using it again in the future.
This first-come/first-served campground have 31 full hookups (sewer/water/electric), and the remaining 54 sites are just electric/water. The FHU sites appear to be longer term occupants, with servicemember assigned to Kirkland with family awaiting household goods and/or base housing assignment. FHU connections are almost randomly setup, with spreads of up to 25 feet between septic, electric or water connections. Laundry facilities are the FHU area, but bathrooms/showers are in both the FHU and limited hookup areas. After 5pm, the office is closed, but a map is displayed with the open sites. We selected one of the two open FHU sites, filled in the registration paperwork, and put in the registration box. Driving around, we noticed what appeared to be open sites, but they had an orange traffic cone "reserving" the site. Do not know what the "cone reserve" entails, as this is a FamCamp without reservations. The dump station, if in the non-FHU area, is behind the office, as is the propane refill facility. There is a dog park provided. While aircraft flying was less on the weekend, it ramped up come Monday morning after reveille at 7am. Our 31ft Class C was able to navigate through the Eubank Gate as the security folk removed one of the bollards. Wifi Starlink: Mbps 70down/20up T-Mobile: Mbps 385down/38up Campground: Mbps 1.1down/0.5up
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