Santa Fe NM RV Parks

mkc wrote:

AprilWhine wrote:
Remember, early October is the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. It will impact all the nearby RV parks.

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Even in Santa Fe you will likely need reservations and the rates during the Balloon Festival dates will often be higher.

+2. After the government shutdown messed with or plans last October, we called Trailer Ranch and got the last site, they informed us. Nightly rates were about $8 higher than usual since it was the first weekend of the Fiesta when we arrived.

Trailer Ranch great park and handy to town

Stayed there in March 2013

We always use Santa Fe Skies. We were there this past April and really enjoyed it. Close to Interstate which makes it about 15 minutes from down town. It has pretty views of the mountains.

AprilWhine wrote:
Remember, early October is the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. It will impact all the nearby RV parks.

+1

Even in Santa Fe you will likely need reservations and the rates during the Balloon Festival dates will often be higher.

rx2tee wrote:
...We plan to check out Santa Fe NM late sept or early Oct this year...We want to see the sights and mainly south west art...

Check out the Galleries on Canyon Road.

Take a drive up Hyde Park Road (NM-475) to the Ski Basin. When the Aspens are turning, it is a great drive.

We enjoyed Pecos National Historic Park not far Northwest of Santa Fe on I-25.

Drive the Turquoise Trail(NM-14) and visit the shops in Madrid where the movie "Wild Hogs" was made.

Nobody has mentioned the historic Trailer Ranch (age 21 and up to stay there.) We've stayed twice and had a great experience both times. I like the adobe walls and small buildings for old southwestern atmosphere. Very close to all the sights.

Across the road is the bus stop for direct frequent bus service into town ($1 all day for seniors, IIRC.) You avoid the parking hassle and it takes you to the farmers market and into downtown a block from the plaza. I used it numerous times.

(Favorite restaurant just off the Plaza - The Shed. I'd plan a stop at Santa Fe just to eat lunch there - great posole.)

Good staff at Trailer Ranch that gives great touring suggestions and guides people into their sites. Nice modern pool. Plenty of shopping for groceries, fuel,etc close by. Next to it is a 55+ community under same management.

While you're in the area, an hour north is Riana COE Campground on the lake beneath Georgia O'Keeffe's favorite Pedernal mountain. You can visit her home by booking online a small group tour offered by the Santa Fe museum. You can also visit Ghost Ranch nearby, for tour of her other home and sites where she painted. Fabulous scenery up there around Abiquiu.

Guess you can tell I love RVing to that area.

I stayed at Los Suenos De Santa Fe a few years ago, was kind of a dump then. Last year I went to Santa Fe Skies and found it more to my liking.

ALBQ wrote:
As a suggestion: A little south of Santa Fe is Cochiti Lake campgrounds. Its a COE lake and has a lot of new camping sites. With a geezer pass its very reasonable
Cochiti Lakes Campground

We stayed here last year and really liked the park! It is a convenient place to stay to see both Sante Fe and the Balloon Fiesta. If the Fiesta is occuring during your visit, it is well worth seeing!

Sante Fe itself has a lot of shopping, churches, museum, and a nifty state capitol building to see. We spent the day walking around sightseeing.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Palace of the Governors

Museum of International Folk Art

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Loretto Chapel

Santa Fe, Points of interest

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