Military Park Lake Tholocco RV Park & Campground (Fort Rucker)

Nicolas Waldron

🌟Recommendations: If you’re staying in the area and enjoy fishing or spending time outdoors, Outdoor Recreation is definitely worth stopping by. Whether you need fishing licenses, bait, tackle, or information about local activities, this should be your first stop. 🎣Fishing: We stopped in to purchase our fishing licenses, and the process couldn’t have been easier. The staff took the time to answer our questions and made sure we had everything we needed before heading out. They also carry a selection of live bait and fishing tackle, which is convenient if you forgot something or don’t want to make another stop before hitting the water. 🚤Activities: While we were there, we also signed up for a deep-sea fishing trip. The staff explained the different options, answered all of our questions, and made the booking process quick and simple. It was nice being able to arrange everything in one place. 👨‍💼Service: The customer service is what really stood out. The gentleman helping us was friendly, funny, and incredibly helpful. He made the entire experience enjoyable, took the time to explain everything, and genuinely seemed to care that we had a great trip. Outstanding customer service like that is becoming harder to find and is the biggest reason I’m leaving this review. 🏢Store: The shop was clean, organized, and easy to navigate. It had the essentials for a day on the water without feeling cluttered. 📝Notes: Whether you’re an experienced angler or just looking for something fun to do while you’re in town, Outdoor Recreation makes it easy. Between the excellent customer service, fishing supplies, license sales, and trip bookings, it’s a one-stop shop for getting your outdoor adventure started. We’ll definitely be back the next time we’re in the area. 👍❤️ If you found this review helpful, give it a thumbs up and give me a follow! I enjoy sharing honest reviews to help others find great places and experiences. 👍❤️

Nicholas Ryan

Very nice, friendly, and helpful staff. Extremely easy to work with.

Michael Aul

I'm a retired Active Duty Lt Col and grew up fishing at this lake. I recently heard about the behavior and actions by staff members of Outdoor Rec. The MWR and Outdoor Rec program is designed for service members, retired military and their dependents to enjoy. Its supposed to promote morale well ess and recreation. The actions by various staff members did not honor the mission or vision of what our great military and retired members deserve. As a former commander I find the lack of professionalism exhibited is alarming and not consistent with the service expectations. I write this review with an expectation that the staff commit to continuous improvement program remembering that the sole purpose of their positions is to serve those whobserve or have served. Im greatly disappointed and hope leadership recognizes an opportunity to improve the services provide by revisiting current policies and recommitting to world class professionalism. Michael Aul, Retired AD Lt Col, reach me on email via the GAL for a professional response on NIPRNET or any other inquiry. Thank you!

Jeff Aul

Beware! Unprofessional and belligerent staff are employed with Outdoor Recreation. I grew up on base and my dad and I have been fishing Lake Tholocco since I was a child. We signed up to fish the two man buddy bass tournament as we have down many times in the past. In fact, we fished the very first tournament on the lake since the dam was repaired over twenty years ago. The rules were displayed prior to signing up and when we signed the paper work we agreed to those rules. Roughly a week out from the tournament a young lady with Outdoor Rec reached out to say they were "trying to have a 3 day off limits period but were not enforcing it". Fast forward to the week of the tournament the assistant manager (not sure his name but bearded male with tattoos) called us, left a note on our vehicle, and proceeded to ride a pontoon boat on to the lake to harass us about the "off limits period". The assistant manager was extremely unprofessional in how he handled the situation. The harassment and attacks on our integrity regarding the rules were completely out of line. We informed him what the young lady had told us on the phone about the off limits and he said "Oh so you guys are just going to do what you want to do" in a smart aleck tone and then proceeded to argue with us on the water. Completely unprofessional and ignorant to what his own staff had told us previously. We were then able to discuss the situation with the Outdoor Rec manager (Megan) and she admitted there were mistakes made by their staff but brushed them off as simple oversight issues. #1 You cannot change the rules to a fishing tournament once said rules have been agreed upon by signature of the participant. #2 Outdoor Rec needs to have better communication between staff members. The lack of communication between the supervisors and employees resulted in this situation. #3 The tournament is supposed to be a relaxed and fun experience put on by MWR/Outdoor Rec. The off limits period is unnecessary for the scope of this event. People aren't fishing the Bassmaster's Classic. People are fishing with their dads, sons, daughters, wives, and best friends for an enjoyable day on the water and a chance to win a small bit of cash if you place well. It's definitely nothing to have an off limits period over and to have the assistant manager physically ride around in a pontoon boat and harass people over. Active duty troops or anyone for that matter should not be subjugated to said behavior. My dad is nearly 70 years old and I don't have many fishing trips left to share with him. Lastly, the lake sucks. The lake is heavily pressured and hydrilla has taken over everything. Maybe spend a little more time on fixing the issues with the lake than harassing those who are trying to enjoy it?

Tim G

If you looking for a place to get away, you're in the Enterprise or Ozark area and you have access to this base. It is a hidden gem for military bases if you love the outdoors.