Agency-listedNPSFee
Gallo Campground
Drive-up · public land · NM · 36.03612, -107.89181
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Ask about this camp →The land manager lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Gallo Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,220 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gallo CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Gallo Campground · public land · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- FFuel18 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware47 mi
- RxPharmacy47 mi
- MMechanic47 mi
- EVEV fast charger49 mi
- ShShower52 mi
- OOutfitter52 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 49-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Gallo Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
6,220 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
36.03612, -107.89181
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Gallo Campground · public land · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townNageezi · ~16.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.1 mi
- FuelSinclair · ~17.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.1 mi
- GroceriesChaco Trading Post (historic) · ~5.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicDZ Clinic · ~24.9 mi
EV charging — from Gallo Campground · public land · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger48.9 mi straight-line SW — Flying J 305, Jamestown, NM · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 1 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 146 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)52.4 mi — Farmington, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Farmington
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.7 mi — Cuban Cafe, Cuba
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)50.9 mi — FEUS BERG PARK, Farmington, NM · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 389044 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gallo Campground · public land · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomGC East Loop B RV Restroom · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomGC West Tent Loop C Restrooms · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomVIP Campground Restroom · ~0.8 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomVC Visitor Center Restrooms · ~1.1 mi W · NPS
Open Gallo Campground elsewhere
How we know this — Gallo Campground
Stay limit
14 nights (limited to 30 days in a calendar year, and 14 consecutive days at a time)
Source
public land records
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Chaco Culture National Historical Park -- the only campground in the park, about a mile east of the visitor center, and the base for anyone wanting the night sky over Chaco. FEE: NPS lists "$20.00 per night", with Senior/Access pass holders at "$10.00 per site, per night". SIZE: "26 individual sites and 2 group sites". RESERVATIONS: the park says "We recommend making a reservation on www.recreation.gov", adding that "All unreserved campsites will become available on a first-come, first-served basis". FACILITIES: "The campground has water and restrooms with flush toilets, but no showers or hook-ups". STAY LIMIT: "Camping is limited to 30 days in a calendar year, and 14 consecutive days at a time". SEASON: "Open all year. Closed 6 nights: the night before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, December 24th, December 25th, December 31st and January 1st". ACCESS CAVEAT: Chaco is reached by long unpaved county roads that can be impassable when wet -- check conditions with the park before committing a low-clearance vehicle. NOTE: an older park news page (nps.gov/chcu/learn/news/camping-limits.htm) records a period when the park "suspended all group camping" and "reduced the number of regular camp sites from 49 to 35"; the figures above are from the current camping page and supersede it. Coordinate is the NPS Public POIs national dataset pin (mapservices.nps.gov, read 2026-08-17). SOURCE: https://www.nps.gov/chcu/planyourvisit/camping.htm | auto:agency-trust 2026-08-18: state agency GIS record with a source URL and coordinates, confidence not low. Fee value is the agency's own, not field-checked. Not field-verified -- confirm access, road conditions and fire rules before you go.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Gallo Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Gallo Campground
The town run →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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