The south RV lot is where the balloons will come and land sometimes after leaving the field. It is amazing! Not sure how much it really costs to stay here, as we volunteer our time as Navigators. Working LOTS of hours, we get our site for nothing. There are groups here, too, and some areas have electric brought in. We just boondock. There is water and pump out service available. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta has HUNDREDS of balloons taking off in the morning during Mass Ascension! Albuquerque is known for its "BOX", which means the winds go usually south near the surface, and north a bit higher. So they inflate, go up, move south, go higher, move back north, go back down, head south, etc. It is AMAZING to watch! And I can't even count the number of times that balloons have landed right in the south lot, within feet of RV's! You can't even imagine. This is a bucket list, folks! South lot is ideal. Sure, it's not too level. But you can usually work around that with blocks. We are very close together, so if dry camping, it is really nice and considerate for you to use a Genturi to funnel fumes from your genny up, up and away. Our group that volunteers each year requires it. You can find out more at the Balloon Fiesta website. Look for the area that talks about Navigators. It seems that cell coverage should be pretty good, but we struggle with both our Verizon hot spot and our ATT cell. Probably because of the sheer numbers of people in the area during that week.