Gallo Campground

It's all good!

Was extremely happy with the campground. Bathroom was very clean and warm ! Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the campground.

Wonderful, beautiful place. Maybe due to the location’s spiritual roots or maybe because of the long bumpy drive in, Gallo is one of the most peaceful and quiet campground we’ve camped in. I only wish we’d heeded the sign about the southern route out. It had rained for a few days when we were camping and we did slide off the road on the way out.

We recently enjoyed a three night stay at Gallo campground, and like all campgrounds, there is always the possibility that someone may run a generator for hours each night and/or have large fires burning. We value Chaco canyon for its utter silence and dark skies at night. The bathroom at the campground was clean and even warm, which was welcome to us since the nights were cold. Overall, we had a wonderful visit.

Such a pretty campground!

People were great to us. The people at the ranger station were great.

Bring everything you think you might need...Firewood and flash lights

The Gallo campground was very nice. We arrived late and someone had a RV parked in our campsite. He conveniently felt that he had paid for a site and so chose ours because we hadn't arrived until later. He refused to leave. We ended up making the best of it and set up next to him. Perhaps the park could patrol this site and prevent this? Anyway, Chaco was stunning in the morning with a hot cup of coffee. Highly recommended.

I understand why we must drive 25 mi over unpaved road --- we need to learn the lesson, we need to get the message... & what better way!!

We were charged $20 / night for 2 nights when we both have senior passes & I gave my number when I registered. Don't really begrudge you the extra money -- its just the idea that we were denied what we were entitled to.

We have been to Chaco Canyon and the Gallo Campground many times. The campground is basic, but adequate, the facilities are kept clean and usually it's quite peaceful, baring the occasional camper with the Harbor Freight generator.

My primary complaint is that the Recreation.gov site often indicates the campground is almost full, when in fact there are a number of vacant sites. For example, I checked for available sites two days in advance and found a single site, which I reserved. The evening of our reservation we arrived just after 5pm to see a sign at the campground entrance indicating eight sites available. What's happening here? This can make it discouraging if you haven't been successful at reserving a site. Do you drive 20 miles of rough road just hoping there are sites available?