Taos Monte Bello RV Park
Taos, NM
This is the perfect park for exploring Taos. It is small, family and veteran owned and operated park. Most sites are long and wide pull throughs and full-hook ups. The roads and sites are fairly moderate gravel so dust in not a problem. However having a patio rug is a benefit, one that you can nail down is better as the winds can be gusty in the afternoons.
Specify if you need a 50 or 30 amp - sites vary. No shade trees on the sites, but there are lots of plants and flowers between sites. Sites 14 - 19 have the best views of the mountains and face north. That puts morning sun on your passenger side, but the hotter afternoon sun is on the drivers side. There is a gated entry into and out of the park.
Laundry, bathrooms and convenience store were all closed so I cannot comment on handicapped access. There is a 1-mile walking trail that is wide and flat where walking your pets off leash is allowed (not fenced). The park provided Wi-Fi works great for web surfing. I used our on board cell system to stream video on our T-Mobile in the evenings, but the distance from the tower made the signal a bit sketchy with occasional buffering.
Water pressure is poor, but the 50 amp service had good reliable power with no issues. There are tent sites available that are covered but were not being used during our visit. There is an outdoor shade pavilion with gas BBQ's that is open and accessible. There are no children's facilities like playgrounds or game courts.
We paid $41 a night for our site. The owner takes great pride in his park and was planting more flowers during our stay. The park is about 5 miles outside of Historic Taos and 5 miles from the Rio Grande Bridge (must see). One day we drove the “enchanted circle” which is an approx 80 mile loop through Taos, up to Angel Fire, through Red River, and back to Taos. Red River is a cool little mountain community with lots to see, and it a ski resort area in winter. We stopped there for lunch on the way back down.
And on another day we drove to Taos Ski Valley. We took a ride up the mountain on ski lift #4, which was about a 45 minute round trip. The views were great and it kinda felt like a slow motion Disney ride. We paid $20 each for the lift ticket. Once back down we lunched at the Bavarian lodge which is right next to the lift. We had Brats and beer before coming back down to Taos.
Next we head to Chama, NM for a weekend stop before heading into Colorado.
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