Gallo Campground
Chaco Culture National Historical Park · New Mexico · 28 sites
Photos: Recreation.gov
Overview
Gallo Campground is a National Park Service campground in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, with 28 sites. No shade: open sky at every site. No carrier reports coverage at any site.
0 of 28 sites shaded
28 of 28 sites in full sun
28 of 28 sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Gallo Campground are the shadiest?
None. Gallo Campground is open sky — bring your own shade.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Gallo Campground get the most sun?
Plenty. All 28 sites are open to the south and the sky — easy for solar panels, and warm on cool mornings.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Gallo Campground?
Easy here. All 28 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Gallo Campground are the most level?
We can't tell from here. The elevation data around Gallo Campground isn't detailed enough to judge single campsites, so check the site photos on Recreation.gov before you book.
See Gallo in RoamDoes Gallo Campground have cell service?
Not really. None of T-Mobile, Verizon or AT&T reports coverage at any site at Gallo Campground, so plan to be offline here. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Gallo Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 67°F and lows around 35°F, with about 0.8 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Gallo in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 28
- Kinds
- 26 for RVs or trailers · 2 group sites
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 41 ft
- Every site
- Drive-in · Picnic table · Fire ring · Campfires allowed · Check-in 12 PM, check-out 11 AM
- Managed by
- National Park Service
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 10.3 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond. Here the lidar isn’t fine enough to judge single sites.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map. Photos: Recreation.gov.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “Gallo Campground has 32 individual campsites, one of which is designated as handicapped accessible. Each campsite has a picnic table and a fire grate. There are five campsites for RV ONLY and the remaining 27 campsites allow either tent, small RV or travel trailer. Please read details featured for each campsite before reserving. There are two (02) group campsites available to accommodate groups with 10-30 people, tent camping only. Each group campsite has picnic tables and a fire grate. The campground has restroom facility with flushable toilets. There are no showers, hookups, convenience store or food services. There are no cell phone services. Gallo Campground is located in a lowland desert surrounded by canyon walls, arroyos and wash with plenty of southwestern desert plants and brushes, but there are no trees.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.