Yuma

to us Gold prospectors and rock and gem hounds, Quartzsite is the best. The local metal detecting club has 10 claims you can use if you belong where gold has been found. Its not just a******shoot of heading out to the desert and not finding anything all winter. An area is all what you make it, what you like to do, and plenty of sightseeing nearby. Tour west america out of Yuma has some great trips in the winter.
Big box shopping and eating out 5 times a week are not for us. Everybody is different. So we travel to Yuma, Lake Havasu, Parker and other points but thoroughly enjoy the people and town of Quartzsite.