We drove through Quartzsite and Plamosa yesterday. Not much going on in town. The rv parks had plenty of empty spaces and Plamosa had maybe a dozen rv's that I could see from the highway. There may have been more that couldn't be seen from the road.
I got stranded one time for several months, with no access to stores -- but there was UPS delivery. I got all my food online. I understand there are places in Quartzsite that will accept packages for RVers. Maybe that's what some people are doing.
I agree with leaving the desert spots for fulltimers, if possible, although I appreciate that Tuna is planning to be very self-contained and not stop for food or gas or anything.
3/4 timing in a DIY van conversion. Backroads, mountains, boondocking, sometimes big cities for a change of pace.
garyhaupt wrote: I think it is incumbent on people to remember, just because there are people out in the boonies...like Plamosa and Q, many people have no where else TO go. Their home is on wheels and they have be allowed to park, somewhere.
Gary Haupt
In those AZ areas I wonder where RV'ers are restocking their food supplies? Are the relatively small markets in the area well stocked enough in these times to supply both the RV dwellers and the locals?
In normal times whenever we're in those areas, our food supplies come from small markets with usually very poor fresh food choices - even the packaged food choices are not at all what we're used to.
Yes, for sure, if a person was planning on being out for more than a week or ten days. Mind you.. dumping once a week is likely too, so, two jobs, so to speak, in one go. Either Q or Parker are only 30 minutes away.
Gary Haupt
I have a Blog..about stuff, some of which is RV'ing.
garyhaupt wrote: I think it is incumbent on people to remember, just because there are people out in the boonies...like Plamosa and Q, many people have no where else TO go. Their home is on wheels and they have be allowed to park, somewhere.
Gary Haupt
In those AZ areas I wonder where RV'ers are restocking their food supplies? Are the relatively small markets in the area well stocked enough in these times to supply both the RV dwellers and the locals?
In normal times whenever we're in those areas, our food supplies come from small markets with usually very poor fresh food choices - even the packaged food choices are not at all what we're used to.
I think it is incumbent on people to remember, just because there are people out in the boonies...like Plamosa and Q, many people have no where else TO go. Their home is on wheels and they have be allowed to park, somewhere.
Gary Haupt
I have a Blog..about stuff, some of which is RV'ing.
RVerTV (Russ) on YouTube just put out a video yesterday with drone footage of some of the other Quartzsite BLM areas. There are people there, check it out
JK
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I think that's due to the fact that communities can't handle the amount of people. I come over with everything I need for 2 weeks, only 3hrs to home in Joshua Tree. Just want to get out of the house and do a little trail riding.
The 2nd week of March of this year I camped at Plamosa Rd for 3 nights in my truck camper. Very large area and nearest camper was probably 50 yards away. However, things have probably changed since then. Here's info from the BLM site (see Colorado River District here) re this area now:
Currently, the La Posa North, South, West, and Tyson Wash LTVAs south of Quartzsite, Arizona, and Imperial Dam LTVA in California, remain open to the public, but are at maximum capacity. Capacity is determined in coordination with local, county, and state health and safety officials and on the ability to provide services. Dispersed camping areas near the LTVAs are also full. You should look for alternative camping locations.
BTW, also stayed at Road Runner S of Q and it was very nice.
Does it matter? If you are in Joshua Tree, CA, planning a trip to Plamosa Road, AZ, would be traveling and crossing state lines for unnecessary travel, wouldn’t it?
