RV Park - Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Week?
DW wants to go to the Balloon Fiesta this year. Staying on the grounds is out of our price range. Any recommendations for a decent RV park nearby? I'd like one near a shuttle bus stop since traffic...
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Veebyes is right - if you can get a spot, the Fiesta's "VIP" dry camping spots are ideally located - within a very short walk to the field for the event you came for in the first place - and they do include passes for two people throughout your stay.
If you buy daily tickets separately, you need to factor in the cost for both morning and night tickets - one ticket no longer covers you for both. The evening glow events are beautiful.
The Fiesta's own standard spots are much cheaper and further away (no tickets included), but a shuttle runs to the launch field, and they are an alternative if you didn't book early.
It's often below freezing and dark when things get decided and start getting underway (or not) on launch field. It's fun to relax in your RV with coffee before dawn and watch the local TV station that broadcasts on-the-spot reports on the status of the launch that morning. I'd really hate to schlep in the dark and cold for an hour and walk to the field only to find out the ascension is cancelled that day. The convenience of that section is definitely worth every penny.
By the way, non-Fiesta commercial RV parks as far away as Santa Fe have special higher rates for the Fiesta.
If you buy daily tickets separately, you need to factor in the cost for both morning and night tickets - one ticket no longer covers you for both. The evening glow events are beautiful.
The Fiesta's own standard spots are much cheaper and further away (no tickets included), but a shuttle runs to the launch field, and they are an alternative if you didn't book early.
It's often below freezing and dark when things get decided and start getting underway (or not) on launch field. It's fun to relax in your RV with coffee before dawn and watch the local TV station that broadcasts on-the-spot reports on the status of the launch that morning. I'd really hate to schlep in the dark and cold for an hour and walk to the field only to find out the ascension is cancelled that day. The convenience of that section is definitely worth every penny.
By the way, non-Fiesta commercial RV parks as far away as Santa Fe have special higher rates for the Fiesta.
