Comparing your options
Finding a FamCamp Shouldn't Feel Like a Military Operation
There is no single official list of every FamCamp. The official pages are a mess: incomplete, out of date, and scattered across installations. Service members and veterans have had to piece it together from other sources: books, forums, civilian apps, and older single-purpose apps.
Below are the most common ways people look for FamCamps, along with VetCamps, a new veteran-built app that puts maps, satellite views, and gate details in one place. Here is how they compare on cost, accuracy, and convenience.
1. Social Media Communities: Facebook Groups
Search "Military RVing" on Facebook, and you will find active communities with tens of thousands of members sharing daily trip updates, quick road photos, and recent stay experiences.
The Advantage: Nothing beats a group for fresh, real-time chatter. It is a great place to ask a quick question, see recent photos, or hear how someone's stay went last week.
The Reality: Facebook is a feed, not a map or a listing. Good answers get buried, so the next camper has to dig through old threads to find them. The reviews, gate details, and phone numbers are never in one place.
2. Dedicated Web Forums: MilitaryCampgrounds.us
When military RVers tell you to "check the comments," they are usually referring to MilitaryCampgrounds.us. It has one of the largest collections of camper comments anywhere.
The Advantage: The website's listings and discussions are free, and campers leave detailed reviews about site conditions.
The Reality: It works like a classic web directory rather than a modern phone app. There is an offline desktop program for $15.95 per year, but it only runs on Windows PCs, so Mac, iPhone, and Android users have no offline version. It is, however, one of the most reliable sources available, and it has been around the longest. Several MWR sites cite it, and like VetCamps, it is Veteran built. It is the top choice for a web-based resource or desktop standalone software.
3. General Commercial RV Directories: RV Parky
RV Parky is a broad, North American commercial directory covering everything from private RV resorts and state parks to Walmart parking lots and military sites.
The Advantage: It is good for general trip planning across every kind of park. The free tier maps routes up to three stops, while the Pro tier ($19.99/year) unlocks longer trips and RV-specific routing. The free tier has ads. The VetCamps free version is ad-free. The user comments on listings run deep.
The Reality: Because it is a general civilian app, military campgrounds are not its focus. Base-specific rules, military patron requirements, gate clearance limits, and updated FamCamp rates are often missing or rely on older user reports.
4. Legacy Niche Apps: AllStays CRV
AllStays CRV (Military FamCamp Campgrounds) is a dedicated, ad-free app built specifically for current and former service members.
The Advantage: It covers roughly 200 military campgrounds nationwide in a clean, simple app.
The Reality: It is only available on iPhone and iPad, so Android users cannot get it. It also has not been updated since 2022, so the app and its listings are showing their age.
5. Print Paperback
A classic print paperback covers more than 350 military installations worldwide.
The Advantage: It never needs a cell signal, Wi-Fi, or a charged battery, which makes it a good backup in dead zones.
The Reality: It is a printed book. You cannot pan a map, switch to satellite view, filter by hookups, or tap for directions.
6. The Purpose-Built Solution: VetCamps
VetCamps was built to end the hunt through feeds, forums, and outdated directories.
Everything on one page: Instead of digging through comments or scrolling old posts, you start from a map. Tap any pin to see directions, a satellite view, gate details, big rig notes, check-in rules, and camper reviews.
About accuracy: Military campgrounds change often, so no directory will ever be perfect. VetCamps was built from scratch for both iPhone and Android, so a listing can be updated as soon as the details change.
Public land too: Along with 230+ FamCamps, it maps 1,338 Army Corps of Engineers campgrounds plus BLM, national forest, and national park camping, so you can plan a trip that mixes both.
The Bottom Line
Every resource has its place on the road:
- Use Facebook groups to browse photos or ask a quick question.
- Use the forums when you want a detailed account of someone's past stay.
- Keep a printed directory in the glovebox as a backup for places with no signal.
- Use VetCamps when you want the map, satellite view, directions, gate rules, and reviews for a camp all in one place.
Free on iPhone and Android
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The same map on iPhone and Android, with FamCamp listings, gate details, and a trip planner.
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