Tuesday, August 4, 2009

FamCamp McDill AFB

The first RV park we stayed at in Florida was at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. To camp at McDill you have to be either active military or retired military so it is not open to the public.

The FamCamp is located at the back of the Base and is right on the ocean. Unfortunately they do not allow dogs on the beach but they do have 2 fenced off-leash areas and doggy bag dispensers were located in several places around the campground.

They have a walking trail that runs along a canal on one side of the park. The park did not have many trees so there were no shaded lots.

The sno-birds make their reservations a year in advance in order to stay at the same campsite all season. If you manage to get a space during the winter without a prior reservation, they have a weekly rotation they will do. You will do one week at full hook up, one week at water and electric only, one week at dry camp where you have to use your holding tank for water and generators can only be used during certain hours.

Dave and I had been married 4 years when we stayed at MacDill and I had never lived on a military base before so I was not used to the protocol. There were flags at various campsites and every afternoon you were expected to face one of the flags if you were outside and stand quietly while Taps was played.

I was always a little intimidated being on the base. The people were very nice and friendly but I was afraid I was going to accidently break some military rule. We were there for 2 weeks and I managed to get through it without messing up too bad.

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