Gallo Campground

We appreciated campfires are allowed. Good restrooms. Felt very safe. Take lots of water Gatorade and food as nothing is available and no cell service. But the trade off of ruins all around is worth it. Visitors Center very informative and open Sat Sun. Being older we took solar lights and set our tents up between two sites so we could walk back and forth. We were confronted by a semi rude rv camper that our lights were not welcomed. I understood so we had to minimize our light. Remember it's preferred as a night light site and as little light and noise as possible is courteous. It's was wonderful get your reservations early sites go fast. Campsites you pay but for Native Americans day passes no fee.

The closure of the campsites in the small box canyon was a great disappointment, although I understand the safety reasons for doing so. The campground is too crowded and all sense of privacy is gone. The biggest addition that would be helpful is some sort of coverage over the picnic tables. Shade is essential to make the campground comfortable. My campsite was stiflingly hot in mid-June, while the picnic tables at the Fajada Butte Overlook were quite comfortable because of the shade provided by the latillas.

Awesome campground. Camp host was fantastic. Reservation system could be improved. There are a lot of “no shows” and spaces go to waste when people could be using them. Due to the long drive in there should be a cut off time when sites get released each evening if people don’t show.

Nice quiet campground. Wish the park service would install shade shelters on the sites. We tried using a portable shelter but with high winds it was pretty tough. Keep in mind you can't really just show up and expect to camp, nobody is around to help it's all internet reservations.

Gallo Campground was a great choice while visiting Chaco Culture. The nearest hotel is over an hour away. I was able to view the breathtaking starscape a lot more knowing that all I had to do was crawl into my sleeping bag afterwards instead of making a long drive in the dark. The stars were really amazing since there is so little light pollution out there (hence the hour plus drive).

Peaceful and quiet, and then off to the park first thing while still cool. A magical place, my favorite in all of New Mexico.

Very clean facilities, beautiful surroundings, friendly camp host, and great ranger talk!

Super clean. Love this location!

If you're visiting Chaco in the summer beware that this campground has NO SHADE! At all. There's little reprieve throughout the entire park from the sun. We ended up leaving a day early even though we paid for two nights for this reason. I almost suffered heat shock. That being said, the campground was clean. It was wonderful having running water and toilets at the campground. The camp host was friendly and helpful. The tent pad sites were clean and nice.

Fire pit was clean, camp host was nice. Restroom was very good with a cold water drinking fountain. I highly recommend the Visitors center sell Ice or have a vendor do it for a reasonable price, you have electric there, so why not in June, July, August... Safety Issue. Camp host had WiFi, so why not broadcast it a few hundred yards to the South, safety issue, people can be contacted and visitors can check on family members. So simple and inexpensive.