Red Rock Park — Attraction in Gallup

I came close to a 5 for the beauty and price. But writing a bit, had to knock off 1 star. Gotta say up front that I'd stay here again (just not in 105). We stayed 4th of July weekend. There was supposed to be a concert, but not enough ticket sales. Most of the bad reviews speak to valid concerns. Could be solved with staffing ,a better website, and enforcement. Basically, the place could be so, so much better with a better website, staff, a limited stay policy or dedicated "full time" spots, and some basic pr. It has so much - an arena for rodeo and concerts, plenty of horse stalks (obviously). But I feel this is similar to most NM state/ public parks. Sites 104,05,06 (we were in 05) were confusingly on top of each other. Luckily, we were the only ones in any of those spots. Never once saw anyone that was a host, employee, ranger, etc. I'm guessing it was due to the holiday weekend, but one could've easily pulled in and set up without paying a cent (which always worries me that a reservation might be of little use if there's no one to enforce it when you arrive and someone is in your spot).

Dogs, too many campers letting them run free. One chased another... picture of the stray camp dog that got chased by a camper dog not restrained. The camp dog seems nice enough, but still. He was just waiting outside our door. Playground, none. Nature and the beauty are the playground here. The trails are nice. Not sure "all ages" with some of the carved steps and edges. Bathrooms, meh. Functioning flush (not vault) toilets, with showers (didn't check hot/ cold). 2 bath houses in the main, 1 on the...

Beautiful park/area with gorgeous nature. We came to hike and stay overnight before continuing our trip. The site was fine - very rustic close to the red rocks etc. We didn’t use the bathroom facilities, however. Only reason it’s a 4, not 5, star review, is the lack of communication - we couldn’t get in touch with any personnel regarding our stay on the way there. They’re simply closed Saturday and Sunday - which is a bit odd when it’s possible to arrive/stay there during the weekend. We tried booking and paying online - but the system didn’t work. Finally we talked to some people staying there, who told us that the office would be open at 8am in the morning. So we just found a spot and hooked onto the water and electricity and paid in the morning when we left the place. I’m thinking a lot of people just drive without paying - which is too bad. Would be nice to be able to at least call someone during weekends when they’re open for guests during the weekend. The service (when they opened) where nice and friendly though, there’s water and electricity, lots of space, it’s nice and quiet (far away enough from the highway) and the price was great at almost 27 dollars for a full hook-up at a spacious pitch. And yes - it’s dusty - but what did you expect - it’s in the desert! We didn’t mind. Would re-visit if we pass another time. Also: there is a little playground by the convention center/museum (outdoors) which we visited since we’re traveling with a 4-year old, and that was a...

I gave this campground just outside Gallup NM a 5 star because the scenery is gorgeous and its easy access from I 40 . We only spent 1 night but there are folks who live here which sorta gave the feel of being in the movie Nomad land. The bathroom we used was clean and it had showers and a big heating unit which kept it warm on a 24 degree morning. They used to keep them locked but too many people kept the keys so now they are supposed to be open. Leaving in the morning we discovered them locked but one of the locals had the keys to open both for us. We didn’t see a host or anyone who worked there during our visit. The site we booked online was already taken by a long term renter but she told us to just use the next door site and she moved the tent someone had left there 3 weeks ago and it was fine. She told us there are wild horses but we didn’t see any. There’s a hike from the campground to Church Rock. We started late in the evening so only got halfway but it was worthwhile. There are facilities for ppl traveling with their horses. There is also the Church Rock NM post ofc on site ! This park is operated by the...