Lunga Park

J.J. left this review using the Directory software: Made reservations about 2 months in advance and asked for satellite friendly site. Upon arrival the girl checking me in was so concerned about feeding herself candy and paying attention to what her co-worker was doing behind her, that we got very little in info. My directions to the site was a map thrown at me and the words, "It is the first one on the right" period. I was assigned to Cedar 2, could not see the sky for trees, had two wheels off the ground trying to get level. I talked to a fellow camper who had sponsored a friend into the campground and he was assigned to one of the best sites in the entire campground. His reservations had been made 3 weeks prior. The worst part was the acorns. Acorns were falling off the trees above our site and they fell 24 hours a day. The fell at such velocity that they made holes in my air conditioner shrouds. There was no other site to move to. Beware of this problem during the fall months. Overall it was an acceptable experience but could have been much better.

Have stayed in approximately 40 military FamCamps from Hanscom AFB to Ft. Lewis to MacDill AFB to San Onofre at Camp Pendelton and this has to be the worst FamCamp I ever visited. Sites are not level and hookups are all over the place but where they should be. I was promised an open site when I made reservations the middle of March but was put in Ceder new with no explanation why I was under the umbrella of trees. The RV behind me had his front wheels over a foot in the air to get level. Others in the Cedar area were on lots of blocks to get level. Speed limit in Ceder is 5MPH while in Ceder New it is 10MPH. No wi-fi or CATV but plenty of ticks. If you like ticks and roughing it you will like it here. If visiting D.C. and the surrounding area and you only plan on sleeping in your RV it might be okay. I will gladly pay the going rate of about $50 a night at private campgrounds in the area before I would ever stay here again.

I guess I don't understand why others rated it so highly. We obviously missed the "great staff" experience as the young girl that checked us in was discussing her personal life with a co-worker the whole time she waited on us. When I interrupted her to ask questions, she was friendly enough. We were in #2 in Cedar and it was one of the few campsites NOT on the lake. It was roomy enough but situated weird-we should have turned our trailer around to be facing the lake area. We enjoyed watching the plentiful deer in the area. The commissary and BX are nice sized. No diesel at the base gas station. Could only get a few stations with our antenna and they were worthless-either in another language or just plain weird. We heard big gun fire, but with the air conditioning running, we couldn't really hear it till we were outside the trailer. Hated having to do our laundry off base. DON'T make the mistake of going to the Taylor Coin Laundry that they mention in the brochure they give you at the office. There is no a/c and it's filthy and more washers/dryers DON'T work, than work. There was one street light outside our trailer but it never worked so it's pretty dark at night-I only mention this because someone noted that a streetlight annoyed them in their trailer at night. We have good "blackout" material in our bedroom area so that would never be a problem for us. They have a beautiful library on base and you can get a library card to check out up to 30 books and 5 DVDs for up to 30 days. The National USMC Museum is a MUST SEE! I don't know that we'll come back here, as Camp Meade in nearby MD is MUCH nicer.

R.B. left this review using the Directory software: We were in Cedar 5 which some say is the best site for sunset and lake views. That is true. The downside is that a large motorhome cannot get level and poor utility location. As noted, the electric and water are on one side and the sewer is on the opposite side (they say sewer was randomly sited). I agree with that! We backed in at first but discovered you cannot get all the utilities so then we backed out and went in front first. That worked except the water had to be run under the RV to hook up. The front door is very high and the back cannot be lowered any more. Great views, but not great sites.

Not very 5th wheel friendly, but was told that when we made reservations. Any site would be hard to get into, but with a good driver like my husband it can be done. It is close to I95, has a great base exchange. We heard some BOOM's,and saw a lot of FBI students running. I think the price is steep for no more than you get. If you fish you have to have VA license and base permit. It's a shame retirees have to pay for license in every state they go in. I was also annoyed by the dogs barking, not being on a leash, and people not picking up after their pets. However, people using this campground seem to be of the younger generation, not the usual considerate retirees I am used to camping around. Maybe I was just there on a bad weekend. If in the area we might give this campground another try but I would not go out of my way again to stay here.