Flying Flags is a great location - and you have the option of boondocking on the grass (which we often do). We stay here at least once a year, sometimes more. It's a bit pricey; but they have a captive audience - so they can get away with it. They always welcome you with fresh baked cookies, and acknowledge return customers. Very friendly staff. They're upgrading this year, so the price might go up. There's construction at the moment - but it's not noisy or inconvenient. We camped here in a Motorhome.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION! Water turned off at times. Construction noise, place is tourn up and management seems not to care about RVers inconvenience. Call first to confirm. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Flying Flags is currently undergoing a lot of renovation. Sites close to the RV office are being significantly upgraded to paved, landscaped, and level pads. This will be a big improvement over the gravel and/or grassy sites currently in use. For the most part, RV campsites can handle the largest trailers and motorhomes. At least 80 percent of the sites have full hookups. My wife and I love the pool and spas that Flying Flags features...all very well maintained and available for use year round. We have camped here many times over the years. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nicely landscaped. Walking distance to restaurants. Tight pull thru site with neighbors almost on top of each other. Sewer hook ups not usable for a lot of Class B motorhomes as they are so far to rear of site one would have to block most of the road to dump. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed at a premium plus site, thus the extra cost. Concrete pad, well kept grass, fresh flowers, spotlessly clean pool and spa, and pet friendly. Less expensive sites were also nice, just a bit further from the pool, and crushed stone, not concrete, no flowers. They have a casual restaurant/snack bar, and Ellen's, a dinner from the 40's is within walking distance. I plan to go there again just to get away. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We go to Solvang once a year, but we always stay in a hotel. We stopped here for a night on our way to Morro Bay. We got a grass sight with hook-ups. We felt very welcome by the staff, we got cookies on check-in. The sites were close together and our site was not level. We would upgrade to a wider, pull-thru with concrete next time. But, we loved being close to Solvang and Pea Soup Andersons. They are pet friendly, have a nice pool, and a nice playground. They rent fireplaces so you can have a fire at your site. Gas, grocery, and food are very close. We would love to come again and get to spend more time here. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a park that appears to have been here for a while. None the less, it is very well maintained. There is some wear and tear on the lawn strips of the campsites that is consistent with the use by campers. You can see that they are making an effort to upgrade the campsites as time and money permit. This is a nice big facility to roam around in. We were traveling with another family and though the campground is not set up with opposing campsites, you can turn things around and make it work. They have 'Dog Runs', but they are not much bigger than a dog kennel at your local doggie bed and breakfast. The pool area is very well maintained and there is a arcade room and a Play ground for the kids to entertain themselves. The staff was very friendly and helpful getting us in on very short notice. There was a major fire at Lake Cachuma that caused us to make a last minute change in our plans. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We always camp here when we go to Solvang, they've remodeled some of the sites, we got one of the new pull-throughs, which even though a little pricey was very nice. We've stayed here numerous times and each time they have been very busy, I highly recommend call ahead reservations. The store has very limited supplies but the staff is very friendly. We will definitely stay here again. One last recommendation, on the road to Solvang you must eat at AJ Spurs, they have the best steaks. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is one of our favorite places to stay when traveling south to San Diego. Staff is friendly/accommodating, restaurants are in close proximity, and park has a nice pool area. Dogs are very welcome here. This park never seems to let us down. We're happy campers! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Staff was excellent. Park was in a great location but the sites were all dirt and not very level. They could make this a truly great park if they would put in paved pads or at least level gravel. I will stay here again only if I have to. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This RV park was clean and lots of fun for our kids. We camped here with our camping group and paid extra for premium sites. For the price we paid, I would expect the premium sites to be paved and level. They were neither. In addition, we have 3 children. I resent campgrounds who make us pay more because of that...we had to pay per child, extra. I agree with previous reviewers...book the premium sites or deluxe sites west of the office or you'll be near the long term sites that are not kept up nicely at all and you will barely have room to breathe outside of your site. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Stayed over the Memorial weekend. They gave everyone a fresh baked cookie when check-in, that was a very nice touch. Most of the sites are back-in. Here's the pros and cons list. Pros: Clean; near Solvang with local shuttle that can take you into Solvang for $1.50; WiFi is great; modern kids playground; Casino is 15 minutes away. There's a pool and a small game room. There's no bike path but kids can bike around the campsite. Cons: Expensive; sites are too close to each others; nothing to do except visiting Solvang; Some permanent old RV/trailers on site. This is good 1-2 nights stay but not longer. No refund on early check-out. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I've stayed here many times in both a trailer and now a motorhome, but the sites are becoming more and more rutted and uneven. We stayed in an electric/water site (we usually get full hookups) and the sites were so close together that we could hear our neighbors' every move. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice, clean park and we had a very good site. The staff at check-in was efficient and pleasant. The pool area was well kept but their "heated pool" was not heated. This was a great disappointment. We would camp here again! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Wi-fi worked perfectly. Pool, restrooms, general store, grounds and facility were all clean. I would re-think the "permanent" residents......some trailers were way too Sanford & Son for me. Hooks ups at the far end of the site mean some long connections, so be prepared. Sites are far too narrow.....your neighbor will likely be in your site with his awning and slideout if he is there before you. Entry into and out of "drive-thru" sites is tricky with a large rig. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
March 2007
$44
We stayed here as part of a larger Greyhound Gathering in Solvang. The check-in was quick and friendly. We later added a couple of days to our stay as we enjoyed the area so much. About the only negative I could find would be that the Premium sites are dirt, with leaves, which get a heavy dew on them nightly. We tracked a lot of junk into the motorhome as we had to take out hounds outside on a regular basis. We will stay here on our next trip to the Central Coast area in 2008. We camped here in a Motorhome.
One of the best RV parks we've stayed at so far. Well maintained, friendly staff, great location. Would stay there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
The staff was friendly and helpful. The office and store has recently been remodeled. Up to two pets are free and they give you a pet bag containing two plastic bags for picking up after your dog and some dog treats. Humans get cookies! The biggest problem with the sites were all the gopher holes, causing uneven ground and hazardous walking in the dark. They have free WiFi which worked very well for us. Only once did I have difficulty connecting. The long termers are parked separately from the short termers. Being there in December, even the premium spots were not full. We enjoy staying there. It is close to Solvang, wine country, Pismo Beach - many places to visit and things to do. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I would give this campground a higher rating except that for the price I think a fire ring should be included ( they will rent them to you for $10.00/night) and the WiFi that they advertize was next to non existant we were unable to use it at all. The outdoor "family" spa was look warm at best. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Good place with full hookups. Good location, close to town, and close enough for day trips to Santa Barbara. Seems very well organized. Has some long term residents in here, some of the trailers are kind of an eyesore, but most of the short term camping is kept away from them. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The most overrated park I have stayed. Like mentioned above, the sites are the size of a sardine can, the prices are way high for the service. There is no such thing as concrete here and you are parked in dirt and mud. Some have gravel. The lawns for campsites are in bad shape. We were told that we could not move in early for watering of the site. Our site was gravel. The hookups are old and at the very end of sites, I needed about a 30 foot extension for the sewer hose. Office looks understaffed and they can be a little rude. They were very polite when reservations were made. They were told the size of our rig and truck. We were told there was no problem with the width and or length. Our slide was in the site next to us, the awning was in the other site. We were told that this was the only option, and could not be moved even with other open sites the entire weekend. Staff was rude when a trailer they were guiding into the site next to us almost hit our trailer. Basically was told to get back into my trailer and that I could do nothing as far as a compliant. I do not know what the people that are rating this park are comparing it too, but I feel they need to stay at other parks for a comparison. We will dry camp on a side road before returning to this park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Reserved and paid for a week stay in premium site, when arrived was told premium sites were taken by a rally. Gave us a vacant site where permanent trailers were. Site was 14'x45' for a 40' RV. With slides out door to RV was 3' from next RV. Premium sites are tight all other sites are worthless. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Greeted with warm cookies, what could be better? I was impressed with everything. Staff was very friendly, and made me fell like they were glad to see me. Bathrooms were very clean as was the whole camp grounds. I'll be back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
First time at Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton, CA, reason was that a Festival was going on in Ventura and every park was full. First impression was great. Pull into the main entrance at approx. 11:40 A.M. Go in to check-in and we are told we can either leave and come back at 2:00, or park at the field in the back with no hook-ups until 2:00. The reason was that they do maintenance from 12:00 to 2:00, checkout is 12:00. I explain that I have a meeting in Ventura at 4:00 and don’t have time to wait around until 2:00 and then try and get to Ventura. They offer to give me an early check-in for a fee, even though they had to do maintenance. Well we get to the site, all gravel, must be hard to maintain. The site is a pull through, but is so narrow and with a 90 degree turn to enter, I had to make a 4 point turn to enter the site with a trailer next to me. I ran over the site boundaries with the truck and trailer to get into the site. I get the trailer into the site, with the trailer in the center of the site, the slide hangs over to the left site and the awning hangs over to the right site. I go back to the office and explain what is happening, and am told there is nothing they can do and all the sites are pretty much the same size. I was told that my trailer is on the smaller side that they see and everyone else has no problem, the same on the phone when the reservations were made. (When I made reservations I told them I had a 33’ trailer with a crew cab long bed truck, so sharp corners were not the easiest thing to do.) We spend Thursday night without much more communication with anyone in the campground. Friday I talked with one of the park attendants regarding early check-in and was told that they let people in after 12:00 without a fee, I checked in at 11:40. So 20 more minutes I would not had to pay a fee. I get asked to move my truck back because it is sticking out into the road. The trailer is all the way to the back of the site, and the truck’s front left tire is into the road with the tailgate about 3” from the hitch. He says that I can lay my tailgate down to get under the trailer, until he sees the front support for the 5th wheel. Saturday rolls around and a couple try to get there 33’ trailer in next to us, awning side. Another attendant is trying to guide the couple in, when I heard them I opened the trailer door and could not see light between their trailer and my awning. I told the guy to hold on and get into a heated discussion with the attendant about the size of the spaces, how close he was, etc. He tells me basically to be quite and get back into the trailer and let him do his job. I was told that I did not have to stay there and that anything I said could not get him fired. I put my awning down and the couple starts apologizing for the attendant, and his attitude towards me. This was the first interaction others, other than being unhappy, that we have had. Other than the sites, personalities of the employees and lack of help, the customers were not all that pleasing. Walked through the sites, did not even ask, would not respond when asked questions. Just seemed we were outcasts for the first time on vacation. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nice family-oriented park with free WiFi. Sites are not paved, but we had no dust problem due to the nicely cared-for grounds. The staff was friendly and I saw one wiping my RV clean after he accidentally sprayed water on the side if it. This was something I would not have noticed had he failed to clean it. This speaks of integrity within their staffing ranks and also rates highly in my book. We used the resort as a staging ground for day trips to Solvang. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We have stayed here before and liked it but feel that the prices have gotten too high. They do not offer any discounts such as Good Sam or AAA. Most sites are so narrow that you can’t let out your awning. With our 36 foot motorhome I had to drive through the site behind us to get into our site. I would have never made the turn from the road around the trees into our site. They do have larger Premium site but at a Premium price. We arrived at 1:00p and they made us sit in the overflow area until 2:00p before we could occupy our site. They said they were watering, however our site was dry on arrival. I think this might the last time we stay here. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We love this park. We've come here often. We like all the new improvements at the park. The staff is so friendly and the park is so convenient to everything we like to see & do in the wine country. We'll be back again and again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
As stated in some of the previous reviews I too believe this park is a bit over-rated. Although the staff was very helpful and friendly, the campground was no where near what I'd expected. We arrived after dark with another family and given our sites. We pulled into our site fine, but the sites were so tight that our slide-out was into the next camping area. Our friends had a large tree in their site and were unable to level their trailer. A positive point is that the staff moved us to another area and was able to keep us together. It was a bit expensive and the park allows extended stays, I'll say no more about that. We will probably not stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Probably one of the most overrated parks. You could call it a 10 if you like being stuffed in like a sardine. There is no such thing as concrete here and you are parked in dirt and mud at most sites. Some have gravel. The lawns for campsites are in bad shape. The hookups are old and at the very end of sites. I saw some fifth wheels that needed about a 30 foot extension for their sewer hose. Things work OK though. Office looks understaffed and they can be curt. Lots of customers because of proximity to Solvang. What this park really needs is some competition. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice park in a beautiful area but even our premium site was small, if we had sat at our picnic table we would have been right up against the neighbors slide and so would our canopy had we pulled it out. The facilities are very nice, the pool too small for so many people, I think this park is overrated, we felt like we were camping in a sardine can. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a nice clean park. The sites were trying to be grass, but were almost all dirt. Yes WiFi, but you have to pay an extra $5 a day. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
I'm giving this place a "1" having never seen it, nor stayed there. Let me explain. We are new to RVing, and this place looked like the perfect destination for our first trip in our new TT. The staff from the park was initially very friendly on the phone. When I explained that I have 4 children under the age of 5, she told me that my parents would not be able to join us in our trailer or on our site because the site maximum is 6 people. I explained that my two youngest are infants, but she said that it was just too bad, my parents would not be allowed to stay with us. I'm sure they have this rule to control large groups, but I fail to see the logic of turning away someone willing to pay $50/night for fours nights in a brand new trailer with a quiet family. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very nice park with friendly staff. It has small sites but very pleasant with many trees. Would give it a 10 if the WiFi was free instead of $5 a night. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Liked the grassy sites, a little bit of road noise but not too troublesome. Easy in and out of the site for our 30 ft class A, mostly level and big enough but certainly not spacious. The park has a nice looking pool that we did not use, decent laundry. Bathrooms/showers were fine. Great location for a day trip into Solvang. Not cheap but we'd stay here again if we were in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Althought this was our "maiden voyage" in our new Monaco Coach we really enjoyed ourselves. The staff was very friendly. Sites were very clean, although closer together than I would like. New playground equipment is a plus for the little ones. On the whole I hope that all of our future destination parks are as nice as this one! We camped here in a Motorhome.
The staff here is efficient and very helpful. This park has a great location. Solvang is just a few miles down the road, and makes for a great day of shopping, dining and entertainnent. There are several wineries and tasting rooms close by. My only complaint is that the sites are very close together - when a neighboring motorhome arrives or departs it sounds like it is driving in on top of you. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2004
$34
This outstanding park just got better. Always our favorite anyway, they are under new
ownership and they are bringing a lot of improvements. Expanding the store and registration area, they have added online reservations from their web site (we love this) and best of all, they now have high-speed wireless internet (WiFi) throughout the whole park. The best is getting better! They are even adding new lanscaping. Tons of things to do in the area, and now even more reasons to stay here. Absolutely, the best park in central California, and the friendliest staff! We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$31
Near Solvang and a great destination park, even though it is not near the ocean. Great staff, great grassy sites, though somewhat unlevel. Plenty to see and do. Wonderful sports field with plenty of horseshoe pits and room. Pool area and clubhouse is great. One our favortite places to camp near the central Calif. coast. Have stayed here numerous times. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2003
$28
This park was built in the 70s and has only improved over the years. The first time we stayed there was with a tent in 1976 and again spent a night there with a 33' TT in 1982. This time we spent a week there. It was quiet and pleasant. There are a few full-timers there but they didn't pose any problems. Mid-week there were many empty spaces but we were there two weekends and it was full. We were glad that we had made a reservation. Everything at the park was clean and in good working order and the people were very friendly and helpful. Solvang, a danish town is only three miles away. State beaches are less than 20 and Santa Barbara is about 35-40 miles - lots to see and do. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.