Solar panels, flags and whirligigs, wall tents and extensive landscaping. It reminds us a lot of Burning Man – there are some designated roads, but it is a free for
2017 is the town’s 150th anniversary – back in the 1800’s, this was the location of Tyson’s Wells – a watering stop, which became Fort Tyson, and later named Quartzsite because you can’t walk more than a few feet without coming across a scattering of white quartz amongst the black gravel of the plain.Įrn camped here before, so he leads the way to one of the Long Term Visitor Areas, aka “LTVAs” … the BLM’s response to managing the huge number of RVers that migrate south to escape the cold and snow of winter, which has been going on for a lot longer than we knew … initialized in 1983 – so basically everyone was coming down here to hang out in the Arizona sun, but overwhelming the area, and the best solution was to put in some water, sewer and garbage services: “… to provide a safe and enjoyable public land camping experience for all visitors, while promoting environmental stewardship, mutual respect and responsible use of America’s natural resources” ~ from BLM brochure. The other constant around here is rocks – known as the “Rock Capital of the World”, there are many permanent rock shops – touting gems and minerals and “Break Your Own Geode!”.
THE MAGIC CIRCLE QUARTZSITE AZ FULL
The winter visitors, but Quartzsite has full time residents, and is the southern “population center” of La Paz County – with a courthouse, public works, parks & recreation dept, etc.
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