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J.M. left this review using the Directory software: Things are still pretty much as the previous reviewers described - a very nice place in a grand setting - but could use some maintenance and repair and a really good field day. As stated previously, the bathrooms need some attention - similarly, our site was still littered with last years leaves and the weeds are growing up through the gravel under the picnic table (which needs to be cleaned/painted) - the road is dirt and developing some pot holes. But then there were big potholes in the paved road near the Commissary. So, this could be a much broader issue than just the FamCamp. We stayed just the one night then moved on to Fairbanks - because once again (see the other reviews), as of June 1st, the water was not working. However, the girls at the Outdoor Recreation center (where you check in) lowered the rate from the normal $16 for hookup (for E & W) to $10 (AKA the "tenting" rate). A reasonable accommodation for something they couldn´t fix. As has been stated - there is 30A, but currently no water - and no sewer at each site but two dump stations were 100 feet away. And also on the positive side, the washer and dryer each cost $1/load - whereas outside in this area it is not unusual to pay $2.50 to $3 to do a wash and a similar amount to dry. As a result 3 loads of laundry cost $6 instead of $18 outside. And it is a very pretty location - lots of space between sites and trees/brush between each site. I didn´t see any moose at the camp (we did on the highway just outside the base) - but we didn´t visit for the ambiance; we visited to use the exchange, commissary, laundry and gas station (which was 20 cents below anything we saw outside- and they had diesel) to restock before we head to Denali for 9 days of camping. I will send Larry pictures of our campsite, an empty pull-through, an empty back in site and one of the Outdoor Recreation office and Bear Lake. Jim McKenzie, Captain, USNavy Diver Retired. In a 36 foot Itasca SunCruiser w/ 400W solar, a bank of Lifeline deep-cells and a mountain bike for a Toad.