Camping: Check with the chambers for RV park information. If you want a hookup spot for January or a longer season, best to make reservations. Dry camping parking lots (paid) and RV parks abound in Quartzsite close to the shows or within walking or biking distance.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offers 14-day dry camping areas in all directions from town. La Posa Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA), one mile south of town off Highway 95, offers dry camping with water, dump and trash dumpsters available for permit holders. The full-season permit costs $140, a 14-day permit costs $30. Permits can be used at any of the other LTVAs near Yuma and in California as well.
Water, dump, propane: Free water and dump is available in Blythe, California at the Lovekin exit (go south). Two vendors in Quartzsite are Mort's Campground and the RV Pit Stop.
Laundromats/showers: Q-Laundromat at 205 E. Main has lots of washers and dryers. Showers in sanitized rooms are $5, including all supplies. Palm Plaza Laundromat is at 255 N. Central.
Mail: Have mail sent in care of General Delivery:
Quartzsite, AZ General Delivery 85346-9999
During the winter months the Post Office operates an annex on the east side of town on North Plymouth Street, near the town hall and library. All general delivery mail is handled in the annex building.
Because of crowds in Quartzsite, veteran visitors pick up their mail in Blythe (where they also go for grocery shopping, water, and dump):
Blythe, CA General Delivery, 92226-9999.
The Blythe post office is at 200 E. Murphy St. (at Broadway) north of Business I-10 (east of Lovekin).
Getting Around: Your best bet is to park on the edge and walk or ride bicycles. Traffic and parking can be horrendous, especially when the RV show is on. If you need to do errands, go early in the morning and use the Interstate to get from one end of town to the other and closer to your destination.
Internet: Love's Truck stop has WiFi only for existing truckstop.net customers. There's an Internet café on Main Street, just east of Pro Mack and Little Dealer. The Library (opens at 8:00 a.m.)has 13 Internet computers available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
Quartzsite RV Show: The Sports, Vacation & RV Show takes place in the big tent on south Hwy 95 from January 22 through January 30.
Bureau of Land Management Camping Sites near Quartzsite, Ariz.
Directions to BLM Camping Areas
14-Day Areas
Plomosa Road
Located about 5.5 miles north of Quartzsite on the north and south sides of Plomosa Road. Take AZ 95 north from Quartzsite to the Plomosa Road turnoff and turn right.
Hi Jolly / MM112
Located about three miles north of Quartzsite at Mile Marker 112 of AZ 95. Take AZ 95 North from Quartzsite to mile Marker 112 and turn right at t he entrance
Dome Rock Mountain
Located about six miles West of Quartzsite off of I- 10. Take I10 West from Quartzsite to the Dome Rock exit. The camping area is south of I- 10.
Scaddan Wash
Located about 3.5 miles East of Quartzsite off of I- 10. Take the I10 frontage road from the Mile Marker 19 Exit East. The camping area is south of the frontage road.
Road Runner / MM 99
Located about five miles south of Quartzsite at Mile Marker 99 of AZ 95. Take AZ 95 South from Quartzsite to Mile Marker 99. The camping area is west of AZ 95 between the gas line road and La Paz Valley Road.
Long-Term Visitor Area (LTVA)
La Posa LTVA
Located less than one mile south of Quartzsite on AZ 95. Take AZ 95 south of Quartzsite to the brown brick Contact Station at the entrance to each section The camping area has four sections: La Posa North, La Posa West, La Posa South, and La Posa Tyson Wash
For More Information Contact
Outdoor Recreation Planner
Bureau of Land Management
Yuma Field Office
2555 Gila Ridge Road
Yuma, Arizona 85365
(520) 317-3200
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:54 pm