Cracker Barrel | Informal Campsite

April 19th, 2024 by dramaticpianist16

Typical cracker barrel. Called ahead and the lady was very friendly, said I didnt even have to check in. Spaces are hard to find like others said but I arrived at 6:30 and 5:30 yesterday and today and found a spot. I'm in a minivan and saw everyone from small RVS to minivans to car campers. Popular spot, close to road, but the white noise puts me to sleep. Plus walmart is 3min down the road for bathrooms, trash, and general walmart-necessities.

April 13th, 2024 by jo.ondago

Lots of other campers/rvs. Easy spot to sleep for one night

March 17th, 2024 by cruciallynx53

Signs are posted that say No Camping but I called and they said they allow it for one night. There are a lot of RVs parked in the back.

February 22nd, 2024 by youtube.com

there's no parking overnight signs everywhere but I read what others posted and drove around to the back and found a place to park amongst the many vans and rvs already there. it's early. 6 pm

February 17th, 2024 by lilpunkboi

One of the more crowded Cracker Barrel lots I've been in, but still plenty of space! All the RV slots were taken, and vans with and without trailers were parked all along (but not in front of) the store.

February 17th, 2024 by JB

Ok spot for the night, lots of train noise. There was 6+ travellers and 6+ locals (long term). Someone ran a generator all night.

January 6th, 2024 by growingnovel22

Estacionnamos atras do Craker Barrel. Estacionamento nivelado. Noite tranquila e silenciosa. Ficamos das 8PM as 8AM. Não fomos incomodados.
Good choice for a night.

December 7th, 2023 by ClewleysOnTour

The RV areas at the rear are all roped off. Didn’t bother staying.

November 14th, 2023 by disturbingairforce18

bless cracker barrel. I arrived here early, then read reviews that that is the best option at this location.

I stopped at other cracker barrels on route 66 and did a quick walk in to confirm that overnight parking is available. Staff is always polite.

November 10th, 2023 by roberts2020

Well I had to see for myself what it was like. Like so many other people have stated, it's very popular and has very limited parking spots. I arrived just before 5pm and half the spots were taken, by every form of overnighter you could imagine. Since I still needed an open space to run the dog I passed on this and eneded up heading to the rest area on I40 half way to Winslow. Really wanted to stay and do more of the Arizona Trail but seeing as the local campgrounds were closed and this wasn't to my liking I'm moving on

October 29th, 2023 by heisenberg

As stated, since this is one of the only spots to sleep in Flagstaff, it was absolutely packed. Got here at 6pm and there were maybe 3 parking spots left in the whole lot. Lots of highway noise and a train in the distance, but earplugs helped. Ended up coming back 2 more nights and several of the same cars, trailers, and RVs were still here. Seems like maybe long term parking for some. Slept fine though.

October 17th, 2023 by tjdombrowski11154

CB I got here around 5:30 in the afternoon. Got a spot as later on the whole parking lot was full. Felt safe slept well.

October 6th, 2023 by adventuresofbobvance

Stayed here 2 nights with no issue. Both nights we got there between 7:30pm - 9:30pm and the parking lot was packed. Have never seen so many RVs and vans at a Cracker Barrel before. Likely due to there being very limited spots for overnight parking in Flagstaff

July 18th, 2023 by rlawson031

After reading other reviews, I knew this place got packed early. I arrived at 5:30 PM in my 24’ Class C towing my small car. 2 or the 6 pull thru (RV) spots were already taken. I made #3x
Probably about 30 vans and car dwellers already here around the sides and back.
The “no camping” signs are meant to deter more than 1 overnight stay.
I had dinner in the restaurant, and was very happy with the quality of the food, and how fast I got it.
Overall pretty quite, but the train does go by in the distance. They don’t blow their horn.

May 16th, 2023 by jtsearcy

Typical Cracker Barrel. Quite a few other vans and campers. Mostly level parking lot. Building blocks most of the highway noise and was able to get a good nights sleep.

May 15th, 2023 by bras.lorene

Arrived there around 10pm, almost all the spot taken by cars, Rv, motor home and trailers. We managed to find a spot. It’s very busy, but we slept very well surprisingly. Left at 8 am to find some restrooms, that we find in the Walmart near by. I would definitely sleep here again, but would come early to find a good spot!

May 4th, 2023 by jadewebb2012

I had a very restful sleep here, lot was very full but I got here early around 6pm and was able to get a spot. Very noisy as it’s right next to the highway and trains running all night, but I didn’t mind it at all.

April 30th, 2023 by meggiemay

I saw “no camping or unauthorized parking” signs when I entered the parking lot but as I pulled around the building, I saw tons of rigs parked along the back so I called to confirm. They told me overnight parking is allowed for ONE night only and must be in the back. They said the signs only apply to the front of the parking lot. Staff was really nice about it.

April 30th, 2023 by ggg24

The busiest overnight at a Cracker Barrel I’ve ever seen- since it’s one of the only places you can sleep at in Flagstaff. Very quiet though, everyone seemed respectful. There is plenty of spots however it fills up quickly, if you’re a larger rig I’d arrive early

April 25th, 2023 by lori.brownbat

busy, lots of rigs here for the night. feels safe. noise from highway. campers are quite.

April 10th, 2023 by heisenberg

Crowded but plenty of space. A few big RV spots. Large lot and at least 20 rigs on a Monday night.

April 1st, 2023 by joeynoriega1

Great place to spend the night. Noise is not too bad.

March 31st, 2023 by RoryCullen.com

At least a dozen other rigs here, including a 5th wheel taking two RV spots with popouts, and a B inexplicably taking up four spaces. So, not exactly low-key/respectful, not sure how long that will last. Very clear "No Camping per city ordinance" signs posted throughout parking lot.
25' C, using one regular parking space
Noise is as expected.

March 29th, 2023 by The Flyway Effect

Because the city of Flagstaff has really buckled down on “no overnight parking rules” the Cracker Barrel is an oasis in the city.

That being said, we arrived at 9:00pm on a Thursday night and this place was PACKED. There was no room for any other large pull behind rigs but there were some places for smaller RVs. It didn’t help that a sprinter van (who mind you can fit in one spot) decided to park horizontally across four…

It’s a VERY busy spot try to be courteous and make room for everyone.

March 24th, 2023 by iridesnowboards

about 5 vans, 2 small rvs and 5 cars here. looks like one even is set up for a while. No issues

March 20th, 2023 by leahlukens

Also not sure why this place is marked closed! Parked here overnight with 8-10 other vans and RVs without disturbance. Plenty of other RVs parked on East Lucky Lane as well.

March 14th, 2023 by wandatheskoolie

Not sure why this place is marked as closed. Stayed for the night with at least 10 other RVs, vans, and car campers in the parking area behind the building. No problems. There are signs up that say no camping, so just treat this like the overnight spot it's meant to be and not your personal campground.

January 23rd, 2023 by tt_esports

We spent the night with a lot of other campers there. We had no problems and it was allowed. You can easily stand here and "open" the place again :)

November 20th, 2022 by Larry the Van

I called and was told by the person that answered the phone that the city of Flagstaff is no longer allowing camping in the Cracker Barrel parking lot

October 15th, 2022 by theregoes.sergiokim

Stayed for 1 night. There were a lot of vans and RVs. Felt safe the entire night. No issues.

October 14th, 2022 by 94jlara

Very popular spot, was able to find something on a Friday. I got terrible T mobile service but ok for the night, felt safe. Don’t be like some of the people we seen at this spot though and set up camp (chairs,generators, tables outside, slides out, taking numerous spots when you can fit in a smaller spot). That’s how we’ll lose spots like these.

October 13th, 2022 by 818alexandra

Really appreciate cracker barrel allowing overnight parking. Felt safe. T mobile service not the best. A few people had their doors open, chairs out, generators on… it’s not a camping spot for you to stay as long as you want. please be considerate of others just wanting to get a nights rest. Please be respectful so we are able to keep spots like these and not get turned away from businesses

September 14th, 2022 by ZIA

Stayed overnight on 9/14/2022 and it was a good first spot to be. There were a lot of other RV’s there.

September 12th, 2022 by lestwinstrotters

We had planned to spend the night there and to take the breakfast the following day, we finally turned back. The parking lot is saturated with camping cars of which some seem to be there since months. Moreover the parking lot is dirty with homeless. That did not inspire us confidence, nor gave desire to eat there.

May 17th, 2022 by christinefaye

Packed on a Tuesday night with Cracker Barrel’s music currently blaring at midnight. Thankfully I feel safe enough to sleep here with earplugs.

May 17th, 2022 by SciroccoNW

did not stay here, parking lot was pretty full and there were easily 20+ rigs parked for the night. might be a decent place to stay for a night but was too crowded for my taste tonight.

February 10th, 2022 by sinclairwhitney

Easy place to spend the night in Flagstaff. plenty of spots outback. we called ahead. gas for dogs. Cannot escape nose from the highway. And really windy last night.

October 23rd, 2021 by magicmiles

Mostly quiet night in terms of no knocks. The train goes by frequently and if you don’t have sound insulation in your van, you’re going to hear it. There’s plenty of spaces out back. However you do want to get there early because it fills up fast!!! Do call ahead!!! And do go in to buy something if you can afford it. Verizon signal was 2 to 3 bars, but the download speeds were 3mb while the upload speed was 20mb! Odd. There is wifi closer to the super8.

October 21st, 2021 by 806pam

Lots of boondockers! A little noisy but not bad.

June 22nd, 2021 by stamp4fn

When we phoned ahead, they gave permission to park in rear of building. With the forest closing around us nearly every parking space is taken. Grassy area to walk the dog. Verizon 4G lte - 5 bars. ATandT 4G-lte - 1 bar . zero chance of quiet. Interstate 40 to South. One of the busiest train tracks to North. But Free, no dirt between my toes parking lot camping, with plans for biscuits and gravy for breakfast sittin on the front porch in rockin chairs! 4 out of 5 stars. Ive got ear buds and meditation music. ❤

June 16th, 2021 by sanjohnson1975

Plenty of space in the back for campers, RVa and Vans. There were maybe 20 of them parked out back here.

May 19th, 2021 by lucie.mewes

Wonderful lot. Crowded in the designated spots, but the whole parking lot is available. We have a slide and the next guy parked so our slides weren’t a problem. We always eat a meal here. Leftovers.

April 16th, 2021 by hilaryfbird

right off the highway but not too noisy. safe feeling and big lot, I called to make sure they allow overnight parking and they enthusiastically said they did. TONS of vans and RVs here. They just ask to park in/near the back. I had to park on the side bc so many spots already taken in back.

April 4th, 2021 by clayclay

Hands down the fullest lot I have ever stayed in. There must’ve been 20 rigs in the lot and across the street in the gravel along the off ramp. I scoped the place out early in the afternoon and saw a guy all set up like he was tailgating; lawn chair, doors wide open, and having a beverage. Came back before dusk and he was still like that. C’mon folks, have a little respect. More and more signs banning overnight parking are going up because of guys like him. There’s really no escaping the road noise and T-Mobile service was terrible.

March 27th, 2021 by javaboy95

Clean, pretty noisy between all the road noise and trains, not terrible.

March 20th, 2021 by sophienagel

Went past here on my way to the travel center and it was packed on a saturday night at 7pm. If you plan on parking here go pretty early.

February 20th, 2021 by thatchillaxdude

Just pulled in... we p-l-a-n-n-e-d on dispersed camping out near Raymond Tank or somewhere in the area, but the roads were way too mucky for our Sprinter. thank goodness Cracker Barrel still hosts, as we didn't want to drive around looking for a suitable stealth camping site. us we got to eat ar Cracker Barrel! ☆☆☆☆☆

November 23rd, 2020 by instagram.com/LeftyRiders

Tons of campervans and Rvs here. Good spots in back. Be respectful and leave no trace!

November 21st, 2020 by cquattlander

Great place to spend a night. I talked to the hostess inside and she said we're allowed to stay here one night. Since my van is just a small camper, I parked in a normal spot around the back. There are about 7 spots for RVs but it looked pretty full by 7:00 pm. There's some noise from the train and the road.

November 19th, 2020 by msneverheart

It's a convenient stop in a pinch. the lot was pretty packed rolling in after dark at 7:30 pm. I got a decent Verizon signal, and was able to work withmy hotspot. However, a freight train passes by just about ever hour through the night and there is a bit of road noise. If it wasn't dark then I would have opted to search out a BLM spot near Sunset Crater.

March 24th, 2020 by rosiepops0786

This was a life saver spot as many of the Forest roads were closed to access other free camping spots. Arrived around 9.30pm with relief many spots were un taken. Some big RV’s around and a few other campers with their vans, so felt very safe. The highway’s a little noisy but with ear plugs lol I had a great night’s sleep. Cell service is good and the location is ideal for exploring Sedona NP, Flagstaff and you’re not too far from the Grand Canyon. Gas station close by if you need to top up. Very pleased with this spot. It’s free, but “Pack out what you pack in”

March 10th, 2020 by youtube.com

Very Nice place. We asked if we could overnight and They said it was ok! We parked behind the restaurant and there was like 5 more RVs. We spend 2 nights. :)

October 25th, 2019 by terezia.balog

free RV parking, some other RVs also parked here, nobody bothered us, we did not even need to ask for permission to stay here. quite noisy but close to the town.

May 10th, 2019 by Thomas

Close to town but noisy spot next to HWY.
WORST are the brainless big RV owner with their stonge-age technology generators - these people are not only ignorant but also selfish. If you are one of them - Nobody likes you!

May 1st, 2019 by frugalnomadz

The water spigot doesn't work. 5/1/2019.

March 28th, 2019 by roamingabout.com

You can camp here, but pretty loud from traffic, trains, and idiotic generators running all night. I would try something else in the area before returning.

February 28th, 2019 by barbarabprp

Small lot ,several RVs already there . Class A had slides out , rude !
Had cell service

January 26th, 2019 by ekm456

There were RV/Bus spaces behind cracker barrel. Both of the walmarts in town posted no overnight parking, no camping signs, so this was a lifesaver. there was another full sized van parked there, but since I am so small I just parked in a spot nearby. worked out great. there is a walmart and gas stations very close to use the restroom in the morning.

September 8th, 2018 by joels_2910

parking lot behind the restaurant, there were a bunch of campers and van lifers around. a bit noisy and some light posts nearby but good for a night

July 13th, 2018 by expeditionnordsud

Stay one night in one of the six bus parking in the back of the restaurant. We ask inside if it it is okay to stay overnight.

December 22nd, 2017 by johanroos1961

Had a nice mail and stayed there for the night with 5 other RV’s. Nice and friendly staff. Night Little bit noisy by trafic. Good swimmingpool nearby

November 4th, 2017 by n

6 RV spaces behind the store. Called up before and spoke to the manager who said it was fine to stay overnight. Highway is in front of the store so no direct noise. Still quite a bit of traffic around + trains passing.