Santa Fe, NM this summer!

[bogie514]

My son will be performing with the Santa Fe Opera this summer and we plan on taking a trip to visit him. I am looking for suggestions on campgrounds near Santa Fe and for activities, places to go, things to do while there. One thing that I must do (my wife and I are both science teachers) is find a way to drive miles out into the desert to explore. I am especially interested in old ghost towns and abandoned mines (we won't go into them!). We do have a 4WD truck.

Thanks!

Tom

[Chakara]

A very interesting remote area to wander out into the desert is the Bisti Badlands. Up near Farmington/4 Corners......

-Chak

[Earl_E]

We always stay at Los Suenos de Santa Fe RV Resort & Campground because it is very close to downtown. Nothing to write home about but cheaper than others that have been mentioned and is very clean. We have a son living in town and want to be near him.

[2gypsies1]

If you're lucky to be there during the Hatch chili harvest you'll smell wonderful aromas of the chilis being roasted along the streets and in parking lots. Restaurants will feature them. Awesome!

[Bob___Ann]

X3 for Santa Fe Skies. Also downtown has a lot to offer Tomasitoes is a great spot to eat New Mexican food.

[Red_Eagle]

Wife and I recently stayed in Bernalillo (between Albuquerque & Santa Fe). The "old town" area is definitely worth a visit. We parked at visitor ctr and walked the area ( saw the oldest church & oldest house in the country, plus the Loretto Chapel, St. Francis of Assissi church, museums). Taos is not that far north and worth the visit. Enjoy your trip.

[frmAloha]

Another vote for Santa Fe Skies.

[timandsusan]

X3 on Santa Fe Skies, we always stay there. Also--must see Los Alamos and the local museum on the atomic bomb development. Drive up the back road to Taos and stop at Shidona Foundry--check on days they pour bronze. Great little café about 1 mile further north. Blue Corn Café and Brewery in SF is great for fresh local food. Also the Farmer's Market is wonderful for all kinds of great fresh stuff. We often ride the local bus to downtown--no hassle over parking a big truck--Seniors get a discount. Visit the Georgia O'Keefe gallery. For out of town--put Taos on the list.

[4runnerguy]

Don't know exactly when you'll be there, but the Cumbres and Toltec RR is offering a Geology Train June 19th. Even if you can't make the geology train, the train trip itself is sure worth the time from Santa Fe.

Four Corners, Wupatki, Sunset Crater are all more than just a day trip from SF. Closer in, you might find a long day trip to El Malpais and El Morro worth your time. There are lava tubes nearby, but I don't know their current status. Bandelier NM would be closer yet. Like geology? Head NE up to Capulin Volcano NM. On the way, check out Las Vegas, NM. Many old buildings still around town, as Las Vegas never underwent the urban renewal craze of the 1960's and 1970's. If you get to Las Vegas early, eat breakfast at Charlie's Bakery (used to be Charlie's Spic and Span). Or stop there on the way back home. Really good NM fare.

[Bob___Ann]

X3 Santa Fe Skies
Try Tomasitoes restaurant (SP?)downtown.
It is also a short ride over to Las Vegas NM. There is a lot of history there.

[bogie514]

Great suggestions - thank you!

[2gypsies1]

X2 on Santa Fe Skies RV. It's a nice place. It's quiet and has fairly large sites for a RV park.

[rexlion]

I stayed a night at Hyde SP and really enjoyed walking to the top of the nearby ridge; the view of Santa Fe in the valley below was great.

[lfloom]

Since you are science teachers, you will probably want to go to Los Alamos. There is a museum in the town (and, IIRC it is where the original lab was located)

[Parrothead_Mike]

We were out there a few years ago and stayed at Santa Fe Skies RV Park. Nice campground that sits on a hill where you can see 360 degrees around the park. Clean and well run.

http://www.santafeskiesrvpark.com/?utm_source=RVParkReviews.com

Or you can use RV Park Reviews.com to research other possibilities.

http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/new-mexico/santa-fe