Military Camping Guides
Understand military campgrounds before you arrive
Military FamCamps and recreation areas can be excellent RV stops, but eligibility, installation access, reservations and local procedures are not always the same from one location to another. These guides explain the basics and help you know what to verify before travel.
Eligibility
Who Can Use Military Campgrounds?
Learn the major eligibility groups, why MWR eligibility and installation access are separate questions, and why local rules still matter.
Read guide →First Visit
How Military FamCamps Work
A practical first-timer's guide to finding a campground, making reservations, arriving at the gate, checking in and understanding stay rules.
Read guide →Veterans
Military Campground Access for Veterans
Understand expanded MWR privileges for eligible veterans and caregivers and the separate process of gaining unescorted installation access.
Read guide →Use the guides with the campground directory
These articles explain general military camping practices. Individual installations still set many of their own reservation, access, length-of-stay and operating rules. When you find a campground in our directory, use its official military or MWR link to confirm the current details before departure.