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 Riley
$1,296/mo
E-5 BAH
9
Fort Drum
$1,818/mo
E-5 BAH
10
Fort Wainwright
$2,340/mo
E-5 BAH
11
Fort Meade
$2,466/mo
E-5 BAH
12
MCAS Cherry Point
$1,620/mo
E-5 BAH
13
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
$2,538/mo
E-5 BAH
14
Fort Huachuca
$1,692/mo
E-5 BAH
15
West Point (USMA)
$2,862/mo
E-5 BAH
16
Fort Johnson
$1,242/mo
E-5 BAH
17
Aberdeen Proving Ground
$2,214/mo
E-5 BAH
18
Naval Station Norfolk
$2,142/mo
E-5 BAH
19
Naval Base Kitsap
$2,466/mo
E-5 BAH
20
NAS Jacksonville
$2,016/mo
E-5 BAH
21
NAS Pensacola
$1,890/mo
E-5 BAH
22
NAS North Island
$3,906/mo
E-5 BAH
23
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
$4,158/mo
E-5 BAH
24
Sub Base New London
$2,736/mo
E-5 BAH
25
NAS Oceana
$2,088/mo
E-5 BAH
26
Naval Base Ventura County
$3,384/mo
E-5 BAH
27
Sub Base Kings Bay
$1,494/mo
E-5 BAH
28
NAS Key West
$3,636/mo
E-5 BAH
29
NAS Fallon
$1,620/mo
E-5 BAH
30
Naval Station Everett
$2,862/mo
E-5 BAH
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