4.17
80 RV Sites
American RV Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico, offers 80 full-hookup RV sites 1.5 miles from the city limits, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 70 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. A dedicated Big Rig pull-through category joins deluxe premium, deluxe, premium, and standard tiers, with a pool, hot tub, spa, and recreation center. Eighty sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, premium pull-thru, deluxe pull-thru, deluxe premium pull-thru, and Big Rig pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV, sized to 70 feet. The dedicated Big Rig category removes the guesswork for a long coach. A general store, boutique shop, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Rates are subject to federal and local taxes. An outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, and spa anchor the property, with a recreation center, clubhouse, playground, dog park, horseshoes, and cabins filling the grounds. A southwestern theme runs through the design. Pets are welcome. Visit Albuquerque has recognized this as the top-rated RV park in the metro area, and the position backs that up. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, the Rio Grande Zoo, the aquarium and botanical park, and the Sandia Peak Tramway are all close, with Old Town and the Rio Grande corridor beyond. The Balloon Fiesta in early October fills every site in the metro months ahead — reserve as early as you can for that week. Spring and fall are otherwise the most comfortable seasons.
from $52/night
3.2
31 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites
Gateway to the Petrified Forest RV Resort in Holbrook, Arizona, offers 31 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and seven tent sites with 30 and 50-amp service, sized for rigs to 45 feet, 22 miles from Petrified Forest National Park. Every RV site is pull-through — the right configuration for a park-touring stop on the Route 66 and I-40 corridor. Thirty-one pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with water-and-electric pull-through options also available. Seven tent sites cover dry camping. A general store handles supplies, and a community fire pit anchors the evenings. The gravel lots are sized for rigs of most configurations. Pets are welcome. On-site facilities are practical rather than extensive — this is a national park base rather than a destination resort, and guests spend their days out in the painted desert country. The community fire pit and shaded picnic areas cover the campground socializing that suits a park-visitor property. The distances are what matter here. Petrified Forest National Park is 22 miles, the Painted Desert 42 miles, and Winslow — where you can stand on the corner and visit the La Posada museum and restaurant — is 41 miles, all on the historic Route 66 alignment. Holbrook itself carries genuine Wild West character in the architecture and streets around the park entrance, which makes it more than a waypoint. The resort operates on the I-40 corridor year-round. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable conditions for walking the petrified forest and painted desert, and those shoulder seasons carry the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead for March through May and September through October.
from $28/night
4.75
54 RV Sites, 16 Glamping Sites
Outdoorsy Bayfield in Bayfield, CO, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites and 17 glamping sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 64 feet. Sites come in four categories — standard back-in, superior back-in, premium back-in, and premium pull-thru — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a library, bike rentals, and a community fire pit cover the essentials, with luxury tents alongside the RV sites. Reservations are made online and the booking guest must be at least 18. Pets are welcome. A pond, river frontage, walking trails, and corn hole fill 36 riverside acres, with fishing, hiking, and biking from the property, and boating and a national park nearby. Bayfield sits fourteen miles east of Durango on the Pine River in the eastern foothills of the San Juan Mountains, in the high country of La Plata County. Rates for sites and glamping tents are on the booking page. Summer in the San Juans books early — premium pull-thrus go first.
from $38/night