Rio Grande Gorge Rest Area

We arrived late in the day and didn't have a reservation at any of the RV parks in the area, so we were really grateful that the rest stop allows stays for up to 24 hours.

There were quite a few other RVs while we were here and it was surprisingly quiet overnight.

Data on both AT&T and Verizon was pretty un-usable without the cell phone booster. With the booster, we got about 6Mbps down on AT&T.

Nice free overnight at a very scenic location. I love free! We had a nice stay and there was plenty of room. Only one night is acceptable but that’s all we needed since just passing through.

We've been here earlier for a day trip and we liked this place so much that we put it on our must stay list. :) We stayed here for one night on our way from Santa Fe, NM to Pagosa Springs, CO. We arrived late evening and there was only one other van parked on the unpaved part of the rest area. We parked our TT on the paved part close to the restrooms. The are was quiet during night but early morning (7am) we heard lot of noise so we got out of bed to find out that we were in the middle of the souvenir & art market. :) There were like 20 different merchants selling their stuff around our camper. We had breakfast at one of the shelters and left the place.

It’s close to Taos, just west of it, and RIGHT on the Rio Grande, which has an awe inspiring view of an amazing canyon. There are trails for hiking and biking. It was quiet at night. Awesome free place. My TMobile service had 3 bars here, and hotspot data worked great. The restrooms were locked up at night.

This is cool rest area, with walking trail, but no longer overnight. There are barricades up that block some of the area where it looks like overnighters used to stay. The gentleman working there said we could park for as long as we like in the daytime. There’s a great walking trail that goes along the rim of the Rio Grande - approx 3 miles out and back.

Your basic parking lot perched on the rim of the Rio Grande Gorge with amazing views. Access to the original RV lot & to the former merchant areas have unfortunately been blocked off. Aldo mote that the rest rooms are only open during the day. Very quiet at night & good Verizon signal. Look for the roaming herd of Big Horn Sheep that can number from a few to dozens depending on the day.

The gentleman in charge was very nice, friendly, and welcoming.

Stayed here for one night. It's beautiful and worth the drive to see the gorge and bridge. It was quiet the whole night through and I'm glad we stopped here.

The only thing I didn't like was being reliant on the guard to unlock the bathroom as needed. We used it in the evening but didn't even use it in the morning, opting to simply continue on our journey and stop in Santa Fe. If you have little ones this could end up being inconvenient. If you're self-contained in an RV or van this is a five star place to pull over for the night.

Stayed here one night and arrived after dark. We were surprised to find large concrete barriers blocking all the RV parking.

The turn after exiting 285 was very tight for our 30ft trailer due to the position of the barriers, please be cautious. We were able to squeeze ourselves in a small pull off right before the bathrooms under the first tree. Our rig just barely fit.

The next morning the area was filled at 5am with people setting up to sell things on the other side of the barriers. We did have to ask several vehicles to move for us to be able to leave as they were parking even in the traffic lane. Everyone was friendly but it was a bit much for me before I had my coffee.

I don't know if the concrete barriers are a permanent thing or not. There was no sign of construction at the exit so I could not determine why they blocked off the large vehicle parking.

We had 3 bars of Verizon roaming on T-mobile's network. We could not tether our laptop due to this being roaming.

New renovated parking lot. Suitable also for large RVs. Daily cleaned (and warm!) restrooms. Friendly Security Service patrols parking lot and bridge 24h.
We arrived at 7pm and the restrooms were already closed, but the Security Service offered to open them for us if needed - anytime.