Retired Sgt. 1st Class Carl and Elsie Perkins from Phenix City have used the RV campground several times and probably will again.
"It's a beautiful RV park," Elsie, 62, a vendor at the Post Exchange, said. "And if it wasn't beautiful and good, we wouldn't come back."
She was among the onlookers July 1 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly expanded campground, located off Spartan Drive near the housing area behind Vincent Road. Twenty-eight campsites were added to the original 14 for a total of 42. Cable television is provided to all sites; and there is a laundry facility complete with a covered common area.
The Southeast Region for the Installation Management Command funded the $750,000 expansion. Redstone Arsenal submitted the request in 2007; and the region selected it as a smart project for redistribution of funds.
"We now have the best RV campground in the Army, period. Bar none," Mark Germonprez, business operations officer for the Directorate of Family and Morale Welfare and Recreation, said.
"This takes a vision," Garrison commander Col. Bob Pastorelli said. "And it takes a lot of great hard work and people who want to put it together."
Additional projects at the site include a pet park ($35,000) and a 60-by-60-foot pavilion (about $100,000) scheduled this fiscal year through capital purchase minor construction.
Outdoor Recreation manages this campground and a smaller campground at the Easter Posey recreation area on the Tennessee River.
"This is more geared toward full-time travelers," Outdoor Recreation business manager Tom Pyburn said. "The pads are 65-by-24 (feet). They're huge, so it'll hold the biggest rigs on the road. They've got full hookups and cable service. And before the end of the FY, we'll have WiFi service here, too."
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