Points West Army Resort (U.S. Military FamCamp) - Appling, Georgia (April 2023)

I knew the camping loop we wanted when I called to make reservations in this military FamCamp. There was only one site available for more than a week, so I quickly booked it. When I asked if the site had a view of the lake, the response was “I don’t know” followed by “it’s the only site available.”

Sign at the entrance to the campground

Sign just before the security building where military credentials were checked

Our expectations were low and we decided to drive straight to our site after we passed the ID check at the gate instead of driving to the office and checking in. We were both surprised and happy to see we had a good view of the lake. We quickly set up Rosie, our Airstream trailer, in our site then rushed to the office to complete the paperwork. 

The road to the multiple camping loops in this park

Our campsite on the lake

We think of this campground as a great place to ride our bikes. We were in the minority as we saw more people fishing than riding bikes. In fact, we only saw one other person riding a bike while there and he was on an e-bike and we are not sure that counts. Maybe the number of hills had something to do with the lack of others riding their bikes. 

Out on a bike ride

Getting ready for another bike ride

We brought our inflatable kayak to this park and looked forward to using it in the lake. Then the weather turned ugly. It rained, the temperature dropped into the very chilly range and it was very windy. We decided to forgo using our kayak. 

The pollen was a problem while there. We both discovered that we reacted to the high amounts of pollen in the park. 

We noticed that people in FamCamps frequently talk about the branch of military they served in and the places they served. What isn’t discussed is rank and specific jobs in the military. Something said by a camping neighbor caught my attention and I broke the standard protocol and asked him about his military occupation. I was right in that he had the same military job I had years earlier. This was a unique job and only a small group of people served in that area. It was interesting talking to him to learn how that job has changed over the past 50 years. 

A cookout with our camping neighbor

We were surprised to see that the campground was only about half full during our visit. Maybe it was the weather keeping people away because this was supposed to be a full park. We were glad that we were able to get our reservations and we enjoyed our time in this FamCamp. 

Here are some specifics about this campground:

• There were multiple loops in the campground. A surprising number of sites in those loops have water views
• Our site was a back in
• Most sites in our loop could be classified as "full sun" as trees were few and far apart
• Some loops in this campground had shade
• Most sites had some space on both sides
• Our site was paved with gravel and we needed to use leveling tools to correct a side-to-side lean in Rosie
• Our site had 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service 
• Our site had a water connection
• Our site had a sewer connection
• There were trashcans at each site in our loop
• There was a bathhouse in the campground 
• The park did not provide WiFi service in the camping loops. WiFi was available at the office 
• AT&T provided 1bar of 5G voice and data service over our campsite 
• We were able to watch ABC using Rosie’s TV antenna. Digital channel seen was ME-TV
• There were restaurants and shopping about 10 miles from the campground 
• This was a pet friendly park 

Selfie in the campground

View of the cabins across the lake

View of the lake

It has been a few years since I was required to accomplish the "confidence course."

Leaving the campground