Scott AFB FamCamp

Decent sites, half are paved, the others are gravel. There is a newly renovated bathhouse, with laundry. Sites have trees, and a picnic table. There is also fishing permitted on the lakes with a base permit, which can be purchased from Outdoor Rec. They have 30 and 50 amp, as well as water at the sites, but no Sewer. The dump station is on the North side of the Bathhouse. Be advised, Outdoor Rec does not credit you back funds if you decide to depart early.

Grass needs maintained better but all in all pretty nice and quiet.

Plus: affordable camping, laundromat, showers. If tent camping you can pick any place around the lake and there are several picnic tables.
Minus: if you want To sleep in your van you have to park at the side of the road. Can’t drive into the grass or close to the lake. So we stayed at the Scott Inn instead

The directions to the FamCamp failed to mention the left turn at the first traffic signal after Siebert Gate at Bucher St. This apparently turns into Golf Course Road (which *is* in the directions), but there is no road sign. Also, the FamCamp is not indicated on the signpost at that particular intersection. We ended up driving through the base looking for our turn and exiting the AFB before we realized we had missed it.
The FamCamp is a really pretty campground reminiscent of a national or state park campground. The sites are spacious. The recreation department assigns the campsite when reservations are made (by phone). Water and electric only at each site. Some sites are pavement, some are gravel with varying amounts of shade. A large rig might find backing into the campsites a little challenging, as the access road is a bit narrow and there are some hazards to negotiate. There are some pretty deep ruts in the grass from people trying to accomplish this. But we also saw 2 fairly large fifth-wheels manage to get into the sites next to us during our stay.
Dump station, trash, coin-op laundry, showers are all available in the campground. Very quiet (other than the aircraft during the day), and dark at night. We had pretty good T-Mobile and Verizon cell signal (enough to stream videos). Also, we really enjoyed the Anheuser-Busch tours in St. Louis, only 30 minutes away.

When reserving, make sure to add tow vehicle length into length of space needed. Our site was only 20’ long. Had to park truck at shower house.

Dump Station Only. Sites Are Various Sizes. I Got A 24ft Trailer Assigned A 26ft Long Spot. I Have To Park My Truck Next Section Over, For Their Is No Parking In My Section. It Simple. Office Closed On All Wednesdays, Weekends, Holidays, Family Days. No WiFi. Located Opposite Side Of The Flight Line For Everything! Everything Is: Food, Fuel, Grocery, PX/BX, Even People Are All On Other side!! Only Cafe At Golf Course But Closes At 1330hrs/1:30pm. ! Some sites you got room some sites packed like sardines.

Unfortunately, this Famcamp is mismanaged and it shows. Overgrown, multiple items broken around brand new bathhouse, campers using very small parking area for storage while they are not camping there, overall disappointing. It works for a quick overnight, but that’s all I would recommend.

We used this as a base for visiting sights in the area. Short drive to St. Louis, very interesting historical site Cahokia Mounds. Also went to Copper Fire in Belleville to listen to live music.

The campground is not very private, half of the sites are paved and the other half are gravel. All sites have electric and water and there is a dump station behind the bathhouse. Nice free showers. This is a fairly typical FamCamp, but in my opinion is a pretty good deal at $25 and a short drive to attractions. Walking around the lake in the morning is so peaceful.

I didn't experience broken items or sites being used as storage like other reviewers.

Good Starlink coverage.

This is a great location near St. Louis. The roads coming into and out of the campsite have massive ruts that could do major damage, so use caution. The sites are really close together as well.

Many sites are unleveled, so come prepared to level your RV. Some are blacktop and some are rock. One shower house for both sections of the camp, with 2 shower per sex total. You are on the other side of the flight line. Absolutely away from everything. One dump station. Water and electricity hook up only at all sites, but one site has no hook ups, but i seen people share off a neighbor pedestal.
It is very quiet day or night. Tues, Weds, Thursday all your stuff has to be off the grass. They cut the grass that day.
One of my favorite RV sites.