“I have an immoderate passion for water; for the sea, though so
vast, so restless, so beyond one’s comprehension; for rivers
beautiful, yet fugitive and elusive; but especially for marshes,
teeming with all that mysterious life of the creatures that haunt
them. A marsh is a whole world with a life of its own, with its own
permanent denizens, its passing visitors, its voices, its sounds, its
own strange mystery.”
Guy
de Maupassant
Location
is everything with this campground. Hunter Army Airfield is located
along the intra-coastal waterway just outside of Savannah. The
campground is located just inside the Rio gate and is quiet and
secluded. There are beautiful moss covered trees that offer shade and
shelter. There are 16 RV sites with/30,50A/S/C for $22 a night.
There is also overflow camping that seems to have no limit to the
amount of campers/tents allowed and will cost either $6 a night for a
tent or if you plan on sleeping in a van like us, it cost $12 a
night. I’m not sure how they figured out that pricing. There is
a fourteen day limit here. This campground is for active duty
military, National Guard, Reservist, 100% DAV. DoD Civilians at Fort
Stewart and Hunter AAF. The campground is open all year.
When
we pulled in we tried to find the office but found there was none. I
called the number and first got no answer but kept trying. When we
finally got them on the phone, we were told to find a spot and put
the money in the drop box. We first went to the RV site and drove
around. Then we headed out of that area and turned left where we
saw a sign saying overflow and a cemetery sign. We pulled back
there and found one other camper back there and we picked a spot with
a great view and set up our chairs. We got a space in the shade,
near a spigot, put our chairs out and enjoyed a glass of wine or two
while sitting out that night watching the dark roll in.
We
camped in the spring when it was still cool outside and it was
lovely. The views are beautiful of the marshes. I can imagine in
the summer time the heat and bugs may drive you inside but we picked
a great time to camp. There was only running water at our site and
no electricity but that worked for us. There was no internet or
bathhouse there either; only a porta potty. I must admit I was
disappointed in that but since we were only staying a night, it
worked out okay.
Right
down the road from where we camped was a fishing pier that looks out
over the Forrest River. What a great spot for crabbing as well as
fishing. There was also a screened in building near the fishing pier
with lots of tables that it looked like you could rent for functions.
When we were there, they were having some kind of military event.
Also in the back of that area nestled in the live oaks were some
other screened rooms that would be great during mosquito season for
picnicking. We sat at an outside picnic table with our pizza and
enjoyed the scenery. This was a lovely picnic area right near the
boat ramp and boat docking area that was well shaded by the beautiful
live oaks. There are also grills there and a playground.
Hunter
Army Airfield offers a nice Commissary, Exchange, Shoppete, and Golf.
They also offer rental of grills, a campers, and a variety of boats
with inboard/outboard motors. We had a very nice stay and will be
back as I said before, location is everything and we love Savannah.
They only need to do a little to improve this for all military and
veterans to enjoy even more. Putting out additional fire rings at
the camp sites would be nice as well as a bath house. I still would
recommend this site because it is such an easy ride to get to
downtown Savannah and you can’t beat the price. We loved it but
we are not picky people. It is roughing it a bit. Come see for
yourself.
To
make reservations, call 912-315-9554 and know they are closed
Tuesdays and Wednesdays and are open Monday, Thursday, and Friday
from 1100-1700 and Saturday and Sunday 0700 to 1500.
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