Military Campgrounds in Arizona

Telephone: (520)533-1335
Season: All year
Reservations: Accepted (Almost a must)



	
		
		
			Type of site
		
		
		
			Spaces
		
		
		
			Hook-ups
		
		
		
			Daily
		
		
		
			Weekly
		
		
		
			Monthly
		
	
	
		
		
			Camper Spaces
		
		
		
			50
		
		
		
			W/S/E/CTV
		
		
		
			$13.00		
		
		
			$75.00		
		
		
			$275.00		
	

		
		
			Dirt
		
		
		
			24
		
		
		
			W/E
		
		
		
			$6.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$?		
	

		
		
			Tent Spaces
		
		
		
			Limited
		
		
		
			E
		
		
		
			$3.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$?		
	



Note: Pets must be registered with Animal Disease Prevention

Member Input: Using this site we tried out Apache Flats on Ft. Huachuca last August. Very nice, very clean, very friendly. Close to the PX. We had a good time and plan on going back.
Steve Ferguson
June 12, 2000
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Davis-Monthan Fam-Camp(AZ2A)

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2000

Directions: From west exit I-10 N at Alvernon Way (Exit 265). Follow road approx. 1.9 miles onto
Golf Links Rd. Right on Craycroft Rd. Go thru main gate. Left on Quijota Blvd to FamCamp office
on right side of street (across street from the camp site).
From east exit I-10at Exit 270 (Kolb Rd) and follow Kolb Rd approx 4 - 5 miles to Escalante
(3rd or 4th traffic light), turn left to Wilmot Rd.. Turn left at Wilmot and enter base using
Wilmot Gate (Open 6 AM to 6 PM M-F and DOD Base Pass required). You will be able to
see the Wilmot Gate and the Fam-Camp from the junction of Escalante and Wilmot.

Telephone: (520) 747-9144
Season: All year
Reservations: Not accepted

Type of site

Spaces

Hook-ups

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Hardstand

118

W/S/E

$15.00

Overflow

None

$5.00

Authorized Users: Active Duty, Retirees, DOD Civilians, Other

Notes: Update from Spring "SMART Traveler".
New bathhouse, self-service laundry, and lounge area.
14 day limit when camp is full. Must rotate out for 2 days before returning.
E-mail connection at Fam-Camp Office.
Comments: FamCamp office hours 0800 to 1800. After 1800 choose
available site from board outside of office. Some backin pads, most are
pull throughs. Camp office personel are very helpful and pleasant to work
with. Now there is a convenient email hookup at the FamCamp office.
John O. Johnson

Monday, February 07, 2000 - Currently 4 to 6 days wait for space in main camp. Overflow (dry
Camp) is $3.00 per night. Dave Brown

Ft. Tuthill Recreation Area (AZ3A)

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2000

Recreation Area for Luke Air Force Base (Glendale, AZ), 138 miles to the 
southwest. 


Directions: Directions after I-17 (Exit 337) are confusing. Add: From stop 
sign at top of exit ramp, head west and stay in right lane. At next stop 
sign go straight ahead. There's a small, wooden sign on the right that 
says, "Fort Tuthill." Continue straight for about 500 yards and take first 
left (look for sign). Check-in at Lodge on right (park in dirt lot across the 
street just before reaching lodge). 


Telephone: 602-856-0111

Season: May - Oct.
Reservations: Required for campground from Mar-Sep. May be made
 with credit card up to 6 months in advance for retirees. Twelve months in 
advance for active duty. 



	
		
		
			Type of site
		
		
		
			Spaces
		
		
		
			Hook-ups
		
		
		
			Daily
		
		
		
			Weekly
		
		
		
			Monthly
		
	
	
		
		
			Gravel
		
		
		
			21
		
		
		
			W/E
		
		
		
			$15.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$?		
	

		
		
			Tent Spaces
		
		
		
			13
		
		
		
			None
		
		
		
			$10.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$?		
	



Authorized Users:  Active Duty, Retirees, Reserves, DOD Civilians


Member Input: Submitted by: CAPT Dave Kletter, USN (Ret.) Member No. 3697
Number of RV sites available: 21 gravel, mostly back-ins. W/E (15/20 
amp plug required); wooden picnic table at each site and some long water 
and electric runs (more than 25 feet). Modern rest rooms with showers 
are across from lodge, key required ($7 refundable deposit). Telephone 
at lodge.
Campground dirt road is badly rutted with drainage grooves. One deep well 
dump site. Modern laundromat across from lodge. Basketball, volleyball 
and tennis courts; softball field. NO gas station, BX or Commissary. Facility 
is staffed only by civilians. Outdoor equipment rental shop has seasonal 
items, e.g. canoes, inner tubes, bikes, skis, snowboards, etc. In winter, 
downhill skiing 20 miles away. Outdoor Adventure program includes local 
bus tours; float, rafting and backpacking trips; mountain biking and cave 
spelunking.

Gila Bend Fam-Camp (AZ4A)

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2000

Directions: From I-8, take Exit 115 and follow signs to AZ-85 South and Ajo. After gate check-in, take first right turn (sign to Fam Camp) and you'll be on Fourth St. Go past housing area and you'll see campground on the right. Enter campground at Centipede St. and pick an unused site. Check-in with site number at Desert Sands Inn lodging office (Bldg 4300) at Fourth and "I" streets, diagonally across from campground. From November through March check in with host/hostess in campground.
Telephone: (520) 683-6238/6211 Season: All year Reservations: Not accepted

Type of site	Spaces	Hook-ups	Daily	Weekly	Monthly
Dirt	40	W/S/E/CTV	$7.00	$?	$?
Dry Camp	?	None	$3.00	$?	$?

Member input: Submitted by: CAPT Dave Kletter, USN (Ret.) Member No. 3697
Individual restrooms, free washers/dryers, ice machines and exercise machines are in Building 4300 (Lodging). Basketball and tennis courts are at corner of Fourth and "I" streets across from campground. There are NO SHOWERS available. NO gas station, BX or Commissary. Facility is now staffed only by civilians. Lodging office has good supply of USAF Frequent Camper packets. Number of RV sites available: 42 coarse sand, pull throughs; W/S/E(30 amp)/CATV; concrete patios and coated steel picnic tables. Campground has no restrooms and only one phone at the entrance.

Martinez Lake Recreation Area (AZ5M)

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2000

Directions: From East: Exit I-8 at Exit and go North on S. Fortuna Ave. 
approx. 2 miles, then right on US-95.  Follow US-95 approx. 13 miles and turn 
left onto the Marinez Lake Rd.  Follow Martinez Lake Rd. approx. 10.3 miles 
and turn right onto Wildlife Refuge Rd. for approx. 2.2 miles.  Turn left 
onto Egret Rd. to campground.
From West: Exit I-8 at Exit 2 and go East on US-95 approx. 23 miles and turn 
left onto Martinez Lake Rd.  Follow directions above.


Telephone: (520)341-2278
Season: All year
Reservations: Accepted



	
		
		
			Type of site
		
		
		
			Spaces
		
		
		
			Hook-ups
		
		
		
			Daily
		
		
		
			Weekly
		
		
		
			Monthly
		
	
	
		
		
			Hardstand
		
		
		
			17
		
		
		
			W/E
		
		
		
			$7.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$6.00/day		
	

		
		
			Primitive
		
		
		
			3
		
		
		
			None
		
		
		
			$5.00		
		
		
			$?		
		
		
			$?		
	



Authorized Users:  Active Duty, Retirees


Notes: Mail forwarding address is: General Delivery, Star Rt. 4 Box 45, 
Yuma, AZ 85365.

Yuma Proving Ground Travel Camp (AZ6R)

Updated: Monday, May 23, 2000

Directions: From East: Exit I-8 at Exit and go North on S. Fortuna Ave. 
approx. 2 miles, then right on US-95.  Follow US-95 approx. 10.5 miles and 
turn left onto the Imperial Dam Rd. (Main Gate to base).  Follow Imperial 
Dam Rd. approx. 5.2 miles and turn right to campground.
From West: Exit I-8 at Exit 2 and go East on US-95 approx. 20.5 miles and 
turn left onto Imperial Dam Rd.  Follow directions above.



Telephone: (520)329-8710
Season: All year
Reservations: Not accepted



	
		
		
			Type of site
		
		
		
			Spaces
		
		
		
			Hook-ups
		
		
		
			Daily
		
		
		
			Weekly
		
		
		
			Monthly
		
	
	
		
		
			Camper Spaces
		
		
		
			42
		
		
		
			W/S/E/CTV
		
		
		
			$10.00		
		
		
			$50.00		
		
		
			$180.00		
	

		
		
			Camper Spaces
		
		
		
			12
		
		
		
			W/S/E
		
		
		
			$10.00		
		
		
			$48.00		
		
		
			$158.00		
	



Authorized Users:  Active Duty, Retirees, DOD Civilians


Notes: Golden Age Passport not accepted.


From Members: Yuma Proving Grounds has a new one called  "Desert Breeze"  
R.V. Travel Camp. Located on the main post behind the service station. You 
can see it just after you go thru the unmaned gate.  42 spaces, all level, 
all underground sewer, electrical and water, 6x12 concrete pads. Rates 
are $10.00/per day, $50.00/per week and $180.00/per month. That 
includes water, sewer, electricity and basic  cable. The host will live 
in a mobile home on the grounds. It opened 30 Jan and was full that day.  
They have a small exchange and commissary.
Notes: Mail forwarding at famcamp:

Name
STEYP - MWR
USA YPG - Travel Camp
Yuma, AZ 85365-9111