Gallo Campground

About

Gallo Campground provides the only overnight accommodations within Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving one of the most significant concentrations of ancient Puebloan architecture in the American Southwest. Located one mile east of the visitor center along Gallo Wash, the campground is nestled among fallen boulders and canyon walls in a stark high desert landscape with no trees. The campground offers 26 individual sites (5 are permanently closed due to rockfall risk) and 2 group sites. Sites 12-16 are designated RV-only with a maximum length of 35 feet. Each site includes a picnic table, fire grate with grill, and most have tent pads. Flush toilets, drinking water, and a dump station are available. No showers, hookups, or services exist in the park. The area is extremely remote with no cell service, gas stations, food, or auto repair within the park. Access roads from both directions include significant stretches of unpaved road that become impassable when wet. Visitors should arrive fully prepared with food, water, firewood or charcoal, and emergency supplies.

Directions

From the north: Exit US Highway 550 at mile marker 112 onto County Road 7900 three miles east of Nageezi. Drive 5 paved miles then turn west onto CR 7950; pavement continues several miles before 13 miles of unpaved road to the park. From the south: Turn north onto NM Route 57 for 20 miles of rough unpaved road. The south entrance is not recommended during inclement weather as roads become impassable when wet.