Best Bases for Outdoor Recreation 2026
Bases stacked with nearby attractions and weather you can actually use. Ranked from all 146 US military installations.
Top 30, Best Bases for Outdoor Recreation
1
Naval Station Newport
$2,862/mo
E-5 BAH
2
Naval Support Activity Annapolis
$2,988/mo
E-5 BAH
3
USCG Sector New Orleans
$1,818/mo
E-5 BAH
4
Patrick Space Force Base
$2,214/mo
E-5 BAH
5
Fort Carson
$2,268/mo
E-5 BAH
6
Fort Bliss
$1,368/mo
E-5 BAH
7
Schofield Barracks
$3,636/mo
E-5 BAH
8
Fort Drum
$1,818/mo
E-5 BAH
9
Fort Wainwright
$2,340/mo
E-5 BAH
10
Fort Meade
$2,466/mo
E-5 BAH
11
MCAS Cherry Point
$1,620/mo
E-5 BAH
12
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
$2,538/mo
E-5 BAH
13
Fort Huachuca
$1,692/mo
E-5 BAH
14
West Point (USMA)
$2,862/mo
E-5 BAH
15
Fort Johnson
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
16
Aberdeen Proving Ground
$2,214/mo
E-5 BAH
17
Naval Station Norfolk
$2,142/mo
E-5 BAH
18
Naval Base Kitsap
$2,466/mo
E-5 BAH
19
NAS Jacksonville
$2,016/mo
E-5 BAH
20
NAS Pensacola
$1,890/mo
E-5 BAH
21
NAS North Island
$3,906/mo
E-5 BAH
22
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
$4,158/mo
E-5 BAH
23
Sub Base New London
$2,736/mo
E-5 BAH
24
NAS Oceana
$2,088/mo
E-5 BAH
25
Naval Base Ventura County
$3,384/mo
E-5 BAH
26
Sub Base Kings Bay
$1,494/mo
E-5 BAH
27
NAS Key West
$3,636/mo
E-5 BAH
28
NAS Fallon
$1,620/mo
E-5 BAH
29
Naval Station Everett
$2,862/mo
E-5 BAH
30
NAS Whidbey Island
$2,340/mo
E-5 BAH
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