Vandenberg SFB FamCamp - Lompoc, California

Jennifer T

You must have the proper credentials for military base access to camp here.

It's so quiet and peaceful. Lots of green space. Full hook-ups, rec room and laundry room. Although there is access to a beautiful beach, you wouldn't want to swim, as there are sharks. Lots of places to visit nearby. Close to Lompoc and their flower fields as well as La Purisima Mission. Just north is Arroyo Grande, Pismo beach, San Luis Obispo, etc. There are wineries in the area and Edna Valley Wineries on the way to Pismo. SpaceX launches a rocket about once a week in 2024.

mat dig

Laid back park with perfect summertime weather. Keran (sp?) at the front desk is really cool. Very knowledgeable and accommodating with answering questions. Rates for the long stay guests are standard $35 per night. No monthly rate. 6 month maximum. The camp hosts are present (spots 1 and 9) The grounds crew is super attentive to maintaining the grounds. It can get a little annoying listening to weed whackers and leave blowers and lawn mowers constantly. Hunting season is really busy at VSFB, lot's of hunters stay in the tent area. I'm not a fan of hunting but I guess there is a need to control the population. There is lots of wildlife here...Rattlesnakes are plentiful, never had one in the immediate camp but the are abundant all around. I spotted no less than 5 Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes in my 6 months. Countless King snakes and your grass snakes...
I stayed in one of the pull-thru spots (spots 1 - 20) adjacent to the parking lot spots. If you're craving privacy, less noise and commotion then definitely go with spots 10 - 20. Spots 1-9 get more traffic than the rest and spots 2 - 5 are really busy being across from the tent area. So if you like quiet, less traffic and not getting camp fire smoked out from the tent area, stay away from 2 - 5. it's a nice place to stay...

Kate Scott

Two lounges with laundry rooms, bathrooms, showers, couches, and TV. Very spacious area. Very little traffic. Nice neighbors, very safe.

Tim Turney

Really nice, long, level sites. People are friendly. It was a Thursday night, so we just drove in and got a spot without a reservation. They also have overflow spots. We wanted to extend our stay through the weekend, but no one was in the office on the weekend. It's a 1/2 hr drive to Solvang and the mission if you want something fun to do. They have a really nice bowling alley on base and a cafe with a delicious chicken sandwich. We plan on going back for another night on the way back home. Watch out for your dog, though. There was a coyote lurking around the campground.

Kimberly Hackman

The fence around the tent area needs to be metal or come down. The drainage needs attention. Whenever it rains, your spots are flooded, and the area is extremely marshy! Could benefit from adding a dog park.
The rec rooms are very large and nice
with the cool rainy weather they were great when we had family visit. We used the area for visiting and dinner!

The guy in the office is not very helpful when you have questions or need help with something. He advised washers, dryers were going to be fixed on a certain day, and they were not. Needed quarters for the machines for 3 days, he kept saying he was going to do a quarter count and refill the change machine..It doesn't take much to do that, other fam camps do it daily! It's a nice place. it just needs a little improvement!

Joe Ritz

Great campsite with things for the kids to do on location. Base was empty on the 4th of July Weekend and we just passed through on the way to Redwoods.

Heads up: The puzzle in the picture is missing a piece which made for a fun exchange with the family ?

Maow Watson

Passing through the area. Super friendly and helpful staffs. Stay at an overflow lot to save money. Nice size overflow lot that can fit up to 15 big rigs, easily!! Aminities, restrooms, shower, laundry and lounge room with big screen tv/ books, pool table within walking, distance if needed. $10 dry camp, $28 FHU.

Alexandra Bruno

We stayed here on a Sunday and Monday passing through on a road trip. It is a clean relaxing base that doesn’t have much but is great to get out into nature and enjoy one another’s company. We are a family of four and they have a lounge with a pool table, books, and free games checkers chess monopoly all kinds. The restroom and showers are clean and the base has private beach access. We found a lot of sand dollars and had a blast walking the entire beach. The bowling alley and theater for movies was closed the day we were there the base was a ghost town and only like Gas and commissary was open. We loved the nature and being outdoors we would return it was clean and the Bach was a nice addition. We found a base housing playground for the kids to play on and a pool which was awesome.