
Off Roading
Alongside the Hogback, one of the most prominent features in Gallup, NM, you will find Gallup ATV/OHV Park.
This is by far the best place to take a group for beautiful views in Gallup, without all the hiking involved!
Gallup’s Red Rock Park is a 640-acre park featuring red sandstone cliffs formed 205 million years ago. The park has two hiking trails, a rodeo arena, convention center, museum, and well-equipped campgrounds for visitors to enjoy. The trails are ideal for a variety of outdoor activities and offer impressive views of Pyramid Rock and Church Rock. Guests looking to spend more time at the park are invited to reserve space at one of the two campgrounds available at Red Rock Park. The campgrounds feature electric and water hookups, picnic areas, and on-site bathrooms and showers. Red Rock Park also feature the Red Rock Park Museum, a unique place where guests can experience exhibits full of incredible Anasazi and Navajo artifacts while taking in the picturesque scenery. Artifacts on display include Native American art, jewelry, rugs, and pottery.
If adventurers feel like hiking, Gallup’s Red Rock Park includes two trails that connect with each other. Both trailheads afford stunning views of Pyramid Peak and Church Rock without ever climbing up to the top. These are Gallup’s most popular hiking trails and when you see the views, you’ll know why!
Trail Type: out-and-back
Duration: 3 miles
Uses: birding, hiking, and mountain biking
You can hike up to the top of the Pyramid and enjoy breathtaking views of Gallup and the old bunkers of Fort Wingate.
Trail Type: out-and-back
Duration: 2 miles
Uses: hiking
Church Rock Trail is a round-trip hiking experience that leads you up to the sandstone spires for which the trail is named.
Yes, New Mexico is home to Red Rocks just a short drive from Gallup at Red Rock Park.
Red Rock Park is located at 825 Outlaw Rd, Church Rock, NM 87311.
Yes, Red Rock Park has two campgrounds featuring electric and water hookups, picnic areas, and on-site bathrooms and showers. Reservations are required.
No, Red Rock Park does not charge an admission fee.
Red Rock Park is home to numerous annual events, including rodeos, the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, and Red Rock Balloon Rally, as well as other exciting events.
Red Rock Park Museum is open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Off Roading
Alongside the Hogback, one of the most prominent features in Gallup, NM, you will find Gallup ATV/OHV Park.
El Morro National Monument
A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro a popular campsite for hundreds of years.
Bisti Badlands
Bisti (Bis-tie) / De-Na-Zin (Deh-nah-zin)
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a rolling landscape of badlands which offers some of the most unusual scenery found in the Four Corners Region.
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