Gallo Campground

We never reached Chaco Canyon due to conditions on the access roads, which were impassible. We didn't have a bad experience at the campground, we simply never reached it, or the park. It was the top destination on our trip, which was a huge disappointment.

Access road from the south was completely inaccessible. Option 2 was a 3+-hour detour to the north access road, which when we called the visitor center, we were told that the last 4 miles of the 30-mile unmaintained, washboard, dirt road with no cell reception through reservation land was also inaccessible. I'm sure the park is beautiful. One day I'll rent a tank so that I can get there.

camp site was outstanding!

Chaco was a great experience. It was clean and quiet.

Park is amazing and I loved staying at the campsite. North entrance road is dicey so think hard about your vehicle -- 4 miles of unmaintained dirt road that turns to thick muddy soup when wet (south entrance is impassable in those conditions). Last time I was here (March 2024) a storm was coming. NPS staff were amazing in sharing information and checking in on visitors. Visitors banded together too to figure out whether it was best to stay or go. Great community. I left early and made it out but saw three vehicles (2-wheel drive low clearance) stuck in the mud. Special shout out to Sharon at the NPS visitor center for being helpful and so enthusiastic about sharing the history of the site.

Lots of fun! Cool to see the ruins from our campsite!

Fantastic little campground tucked against 100% beauty! We were there for two nights and everything is amazing! The bathrooms are spotless; the campground clean; the visitor center is just up the road, and the stars at night were unforgettable! Very much worth the drive to get there. Chaco Canyon is a national treasure. I wish we could have stayed for several more days, but we will be returning one of these years! Excellent campground!

Spent 3 wonderful nights at Gallo CG. Quiet and not many campers. Hiked South Mesa Trail. Its about 4.5 miles +-. A must do. Lots of other great hikes also. Would recommend to anybody. They did say there was fresh water available. There was none. All pumps closed. that was the last week of Feb.

Beautiful setting, clean facilities, courteous neighbors!

This campground was just as described on the website. The bathroom was clean, and the sites were level. It's very rustic as there is no water, but that's the way it was described! It was very nice to have dumpsters to get rid of our trash before leaving. It was very quiet at night, and the dark skies were filled with sparkling stars! I would definitely recommend this campground.

I love this campground so much. It is always clean and welcoming and well stocked. A great place to spend a few nights in the desert.