New Mexico

Abiquiu, Albuquerque and Taos are quite a bit of distance to be covering in only 5 days and in the heat of June weather. I would pick only one or two of those to enjoy at a leisurely pace especially since you have mom and pups in tow. It's a beautiful area and quite a bit to see. You won't be able to enjoy it in only 5 days. That area is worthy of at least two weeks and then some.

Talk over what you would really be interested in seeing and then narrow it down so you can savor the individual spots. After you narrow it down to one or two towns, then I recommend you find the campground that meets your needs. You can start with Woodalls.com to find a list of campgrounds from which to choose.

shihtzumoma wrote:
Hello
I will be going to New Mexico in June this year. I have a 31 ft tt and truck. We have narrowed down some places to see as we only have 5 days. So I am looking for a full service RV park between Albique,Albaquerke, Taos, and turquoise trail.I will be traveling with my mother age 73 and our two dogs. Thank you in advance
Sincerely
Jeanine
31 ft Springdale quad bunk house
F150
3 dd
2 shihtzu
1 grandma

I'm with the previous poster...a lot of ground to cover in five days! I recently went through New Mexico on my way to Glacier for the summer. Taos Pueblo is a MUST SEE! I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Wal Mart in Taos and Farmington. Went by the entrance to Ghost Ranch. I was concerned with the height of the entrance and there was no contact information at the gate. The country around there was gorgeous! Nothing else in New Mexico impressed me.

hello
too funny what is so great about Walmart? They have one where I live. I was shooting for The Georgia O Keefe stuff and the Native American flee market:S
Jeanine

Actually, I think it is doable.

To go to all 3, I would stay in Santa Fe at the Santa Fe Skies RV park.

Easy drive on Turquoise Trail to Albuquerque and back in 1 day.

Drive to Taos another day take the High Road to Taos one way. I think it is about 1 1/2 hours drive the normal way on NM 68. Longer drive on the High Road.

Abiquiu another day, about 1 1/2 hours drive each way.

I would drive a loop around Valle Caldera. Take I25 to US 550 to NM 4 back to US84. About 4 hours driving. And maybe Bandelier National Monument same day or another day. Depending on how much walking you and your mother can do.

And of course shopping in Santa Fe.

We have done all these trips as day trips. So it will kind of depend on how much driving you would want to do.

Weather will usually be hot and dry in June, earlier will be less hot.
The lower elevations maybe up to the upper 90's. The higher elevations upper 80's. We are at 7300' and our record high is 95 which it will only get to if the humidity is down to 5% and usually won't get above 90 unless the monsoon is late. Average start is July 4th. Actually, we got a little snow the beginning of June last year I think it was.

David

Also recommend Santa Fe Skies. Only stayed there one night, but was impressed with it.

South of Albuquerque, we stayed in the RV park in the Indian reservation at the Hard Rock casino (near Bosque Farms) and it was pretty good too. Of course, you can boondock in their parking lot if you wish, but we wanted an actual space.

I'll have to go along with Magnus. I have lived in NM for over 30 years and I discover something new every time I go exploring. In early June there might still be snow in Taos. If it were my first time in NM I would stay at a campground in Santa Fe. Lots to see and do there plus you are close enough to the Turquoise Trail to do a day trip. Could also do a day trip to Taos as it is less than a two hour drive from Santa Fe. While I love Albuquerque, you don't have enough time to see much even though it is only an hours drive from Santa Fe. Take your time and decide what you really want to do and enjoy The Land of Enchantment.

Based on what we think your plans are, from the little bit of info shared here; I would say stay in Santa Fe and do day trips to the various sites you want to visit in the area. You have too much to see and too few days to be relocating.
My 2 favorite full service campgrounds in Santa Fe are Desert Skies and Trailer Ranch RV Parks. Both are around $40 per night, before any discounts. Desert Skies is across I-25 just south of Santa Fe. Trailer Ranch is closer to town, just off one of the main roads, so it does get some road noise, mostly during daytime when you'll be out touring. Trailer Ranch is an adult only park, no one under 21 allowed. Its associated with a 55+ trailer park community next door, under the same owners.

I would highly recommend skipping Albuquerque (big, sprawling city) and substituting Santa Fe with lots of unique history.

For a Georgia O'Keeffe experience you need to stay where she lived - in Abiquiu on Hwy 84. Stay at a wonderful Corp of Engineers park (1/2 off if you have a senior national park pass). There are 15 reservable electric sites and there's a dump station. There's no sewer connection but for 1 or 2 nights you could surely do without one. It in a beautiful area.

For Santa Fe, Santa Fe Skies is the place.

For Taos, Taos Monte Bello RV is good.

In my opinion, staying in one place and touring the others is a lot of unnecessary long driving. It's best to move. June will be a great time to visit. We were at all three areas this past June.

Sounds like a nice trip for mom. Enjoy!

Hello
The day trip will seam to work best for us. We are coming from Sacramento, I think two days there and two back. then I have five days in the middle. We will leave at sun up on Saturday, since I cant sleep the night before anyway. I will be doing all of the driving, since my mom does,nt know how to drive pick up. I am going to RV drivers school before the trip. My girlfriend has been teaching me. I have all of the emergency stuff ready and I will have the trailer brakes checked before departure. We travel fairly light. since I have such a large trailer for a F150. But. Im not a pack rat. I am glad to hear this is possible. Mom really wants to go see all of the Okeef stuff. I want to go to the Native American market. Thank you for your help in advance.
Jeanine

Yep, For the Georgia O'Keefe Museum, you'll be in Santa Fe. A neat town with lots of arts to see. Not only the O'Keefe Museum will have her work, some of the NM State Museums do as well. http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/

As for Indian Art & Culture, The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology is located on Museum Hill, which has The Wheelwright Museum. https://wheelwright.org/

Lot of Indian Vendors on Sidewalk in front of the Palace of the Governors most of the time. As well of other vendors along many of the streets around the plaza & to it. Not to mention all the galleries & shops.

Hyde Memorial State Park above Santa Fe (most of the state parks have free showers, but none here).

Find a Park Map. NM State Parks: $10 no hookup, $4 for electric, not entry fee on top of camping fee.

Cochiti COE Campground & Tent Rocks Nat'l Park in Northern New Mexico Off I-25: Near Santa Fe - Very Neat Area. We were there in June last year & it was very pleasant weather wise.

In ABQ, the Indian Pueblo Museum should be of interest to you as well.

Santa Fe & Bandelier Nat'l Mon't area of New Mexico -A Trip Report 2012. This was in August.

Los Alamos is a very neat small city in itself. Free bus system with very neat buses. Very pretty setting up in the high country. Somewhat of a gated community as well. We only drove through & stopped at a SuperMarket. A nice town. http://www.visit.losalamos.com/
http://www.losalamosnm.us/transit/Pages/default.aspx Between Santa Fe & Taos as well.

More on the Santa Fe Area Expanded & ABQ.

Just minutes north of Albuquerque (off of I-25, exit 242) in Bernalillo, is Coronado State Monument where Francisco Vásquez de Coronado—with 300 soldiers and 800 Indian allies from New Spain—entered the valley while looking for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold. Next to it: There is a Bernalillo city campground (used to be a state park) at the entrance to the State Monument. Wasn't a bad site some years ago, haven't been there in some time. Coronado Campground

Over by Grants (I-40 W from ABQ): El Morro National Monument is neat to see & has a small campground; there is a private campgound near by as well. Near Grants or can be reached from Gallup. We went from Gallup to Zuni Pueblo then to El Morro (we lingered too long at the Pueblo and didn't get to hike the trial at El Morro, got there too late in the day; its a neat trail too, we had hiked it before). Of course one could go to it from Grants as well.

An old post Flagstaff - Gallup - Grants- Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Plus

Grand Canyon Plus

Just in case:

This was a neat place to camp and visit (have not been to in it many years), even with a museum nearby, all close to Gallup at Red Rock/Churchrock just off of I-40 east of town. It was a state park when we used it.
http://www.campingroadtrip.com/campgrounds/campground/campground/11212/new-mexico/red-rock-state-park

Blue Water Lake State Park, by Grants, west of Albu'que on I-40. Bluewater not a bad area, but more of a fishing site. But not at all bad for an overnight, even some hiking trails. http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/bluewaterlakestatepark.html

El Morro National Monument is neat to see & has a small campground; there is a private campgound near by as well. Near Grants or can be reached from Gallup. We went from Gallup to Zuni Pueblo then to El Morro (we lingered too long at the Pueblo and didn't get to hike the trial at El Morro, got there too late in the day; its a neat trail too, we had hiked it before). Of course one could go to it from Grants as well.
http://www.nps.gov/elmo/index.htm

More on Santa Fe (Eating):
We had very good Asian from Jinja Bar & Bistro in Santa Fe. Just stumbled onto it in a thunder/rain storm in 2012. We did carry out, but it was a very nice restaurant. June 2014, we ate there again inside. Very good food.

Someone at the AAA office recommended Tortilla Flats in Santa Fe; it prove to be very good as well.

Normally, we would eat on the Plaza, from Cart Vendors, such as Roque's Carnitas. Cart Cuisine, but they were not there that week-end. Due to the 'Santa Fe Indian Market', "a 91-year-old Native art market", we didn't find the normal street food venders on the Plaza. We did eat once at one of the 'Indian' vendors, but the lines were extremely long. Also at a roasted corn vendor. This was in August 2012.

A little on the Chama Area. The very neat Cumbres Toltec Steam Train runs from & to Chama & Antonito (Colorado); turns soon after Cumbres Pass Station & head cross country to Antonito. One can do a halfway trip (which we did a few years ago), a 'free' meal at halfway point (price included in tickets). Good food there & plenty of it.

Two neat stops, north of Abiquiu, worth a see would be the Echo Amphitheater, a Natural rock formation, and the Ghost Ranch Piedra Lumbre Education and Visitor Center, located on U.S. Highway 84 just one mile north of the main Ghost Ranch entrance, has exhibits and a gift shop. A very nice museum in "O´Keefe Country." The Echo Amphitheater is past the visitor center some miles. http://karlfmoffatt.blogspot.com/2010/08/ghost-ranch-piedra-lumbre-visitor.html

I am assuming you'd be using I-40 to get to New Mexico.