JBSA - Lackland FamCamp

We stayed in the family campground for 8 days and was a very nice experience. The campground is kept very neat and clean and everyone we talked with were very nice and courteous. They do not take reservations but we called ahead and spoke with Daniel before we left home and he asked us to give Dave a call on our way in on Saturday morning. Dave had a choice of 2 pull throughs available when we arrived. They both were very helpful and again courteous. there were always sites available during our stay and there are 3 overflow spots that for the most part were not used. We were there for our grandsons graduation from BMT and look forward to returning with another grandson graduating in 2022. There are 2 museums on base that are well worth seeing. One is for the Security forces and the other is for the Air Force info. The rate are very reasonable and well located to downtown San Antonio, the Alamo and river walk. Looking forward to our next stay but not the drive. Its 20 hours pulling a camper from NC. Still worth the stay.

Stayed two weeks. This is a well run Famcamp with what appears to be a few homesteaders. While I spent the entire time in overflow it was by choice as many sites opened during my stay. There are two small museums on the BMT (RTC) side worth the visit. GPS coordinates for the gate tell you that you have arrived about a mile before the gate. Don’t worry just keep heading down the road. This is an excellent base to see San Antonio from.

Not really impressed with this camp, a lot of homesteading and active duty personal who are taking all the spots away from others. Dog feces was all over the place. The camp host was not very friendly or welcoming. Thankfully we only stayed one night.

This is a great little famcamp. Friendly management who made checking in a breeze. Excellent prices. The laundry room and bathrooms are very clean. Sites are a little small but that's ok, didn't need a lot of space anyway. We chose a gravel site with partial hook ups. Clean of litter and well cared for. Beautiful shade trees with plenty of songbirds. It was a little difficult to find if you don't know the area. All in all a great place to stay and we would definitely return.

The camp host is non-existent it seems. I was there three nights and NEVER was able to physically meet the camp host and phone communications are just as bad. But, at least the sites are clearly marked as reserved or available so you can just pick an available site and fill out the registration card and pay fees. But, you will want to use a check for this. I would not stick cash or a credit card number in the drop box. If you were allowed to come in through the SE Military Drive gate, it would be awesome, but they require you use the Growden gate which results in a long confusing drive to the campground. If you follow the directions, you will get their fine. Hopefully, you have a navigator helping you watch for road signs though. It makes it rough if you miss one. You can use the other gates with just a passenger vehicle after you set up. The campground is clean and quite with ample on site parking. There is some good shade on some sites which is great for S. Texas in July. The restrooms and showers are clean and well kept. There were several open sites the day we arrived and they never filled up the three days we were there. I was on a 10 day round trip from Wisconsin to Corpus Christy, TX and back and stayed at three military campgrounds. This was the worst but still better than most private and state campgrounds. And for $20 a night and full hookups, you can't hardly beat the value.

***Note: The Growden gate has working hours and is NOT open 24/7. We arrived late, around 9pm and the Growden gate for large commercial vehicles was closed already. Went back on the highway to find another gate and entered via the Luke gate with our military ID. It was a tight squeeze for our 31ft motor coach but the sentry were patient since there was no traffic. We followed the helpful map posted in the photos below pulled thru the loop and parked in the first vacant spot (they have little placards that show if they are occupied) set up for the night and paid for our 2 day stay the following morning. The office is only open from 8-4pm so plan accordingly. Most of the partial hook up sites were available, a plus cosidering there are no reservations. There are some permanent/full time RV residents but they are polite and helpful. We ventured out to the BX and commissary on the second day and wish we would have gone earlier it's like a big shopping mall with food court and shops and everything one could need at post/tax free prices! The commissary is a great place to restock as the prices are great, and it is quite large and very well stocked and has nice employees. Overall we enjoyed our 2-day stay and actually considered adding an add'l day just to check out the base and PX. We will definitely return here when in San Antonio. Also, The host assisted us in obtaining info for a rental car to checkout the local sights (Alamo and River Walk) and there is one on base with complimentary pick up from the camp ground. If you want a day weekday rental it's about $45/day for their smallest car w/military discount.