We’re camping at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's "Agave Gulch FamCamp," in Tucson, AZ. The campground is right on the military base. It’s the ultimate gated community where you also hear reveille every morning and the Star Spangled Banner every night. And everybody -- even people driving cars -- stops while the music plays.
FamCamp has nearly 300 rig spaces with electricity and water, a laundry, dog walking area, and a dog wash. Plus, we have access to most of the services on the base -- gas station, the commissary where we can buy groceries, a “BX” which is a department store, fitness center and more. The staff here has been great; we can see why it’s been voted the best military campgrounds for the last few years running.
We’ve met several of our neighbors. The first two were Vietnam vets being treated at the nearby VA Hospital for Agent Orange-related diseases. I’m grateful the closest Jim got to Vietnam was its shore.
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Our view from the edge of the campground. Campers can stay at the FamCamp for 21 days and can extend for another 21 days if no one is camping in the base's overflow area (a campground without water and electricity) waiting to get in. |
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