Quartzsite Camping Question

[dcmac214]

What's the desert ground like where RV camping is allowed around Quartzsite? Would like to do Quartzsite at least once but half scared to death about taking a 40' toyhauler off pavement.

[Clay_L]

I am glad someone (catkins above) mentioned that the arroyos (dry washes) can be a problem. Some have a lot of sand in them and can be a problem to cross. Never set up camp in one. A rain many miles away can fill them with a roaring wall of water in minutes with the sun shinning where you are.

[dedmiston]

dcmac214 wrote:
What's the desert ground like where RV camping is allowed around Quartzsite? Would like to do Quartzsite at least once but half scared to death about taking a 40' toyhauler off pavement.

We take our 44.5 footer toy hauler off road all the the time. That's what we bought it for. Have fun with it.

Come visit us in the Toy Hauler Forum. Lots of friendly opinions and advice over there.

[catkins]

Hard packed ground and zero issues. Simply stay out of washes where water will run fast if it rains. Enjoy!

[old_guy]

Fizz wrote:
The Arizona desert is like a hardwood floor. No matter how much it rains nothing soaks in, so don't get caught in a low spot when it rains.

yes indeed. look the lay of the land around where you would like to park and stay out of the "ditches". that is where the runoff flows. a friend of mine wanted to have a well put in and the cost is something else because of the hard ground.

[Fizz]

The Arizona desert is like a hardwood floor. No matter how much it rains nothing soaks in, so don't get caught in a low spot when it rains.

[Lwiddis]

Me too, Sandia. Not many places I’ll drive the Tahoe and not take my TT.

[Sandia_Man]

Had to grin a little bit after reading your post, I thought those of us with toyhaulers fully intend to take them off road never thinking for a minute we would be scared to do so. As for Quartzite camping, with a bit of care nothing should arise that could damage your TH. We have drug our TH through a whole lot worse traversing the rutted logging roads in the mountains of AZ, NM, and CO, it is our preferred method of RVing, never had any issues related to this style of camping. Have fun in Quartzite!!!

[azrving]

In much of it you will find more rock than sand. A lot of the areas will have varying amounts and sizes of rock. Some areas are very consistent in the texture and some areas may have golf ball or baseball size rock yet a just a little way from that it's smaller gravel that is usually pretty tight.

In some areas as your foot traffic increases the dirt may loosen and get dusty. We did a ton of wiring repair on a friends TT and wore a path around his rig so he packed up and moved about 50 feet to get on fresh ground. When I thought of the desert I always thought sand yet most of the sand I have found around the Q is in the washes where you aren't traveling or parking. You'll probably like it out there and maybe we can get 2oldman to buy us all lunch and refreshments. 🙂

[wa8yxm]

Well First there are campgrounds (FEE TO CAMPN BIG TIME) in town. South of town are 4 BLM areas where you can boondock for much less and more where you can boondock for free.

You won't have a problem. HARD and I mean HARD ground. Might as well be concrete in most of the areas.. I have been in 3 of 'em (only one (Tyson's Wash) with my RV the others with car.. No problem at all though the Free one was a bit ... Well watch out for ditches.. Not sure the current camping fees in the 4 FEE areas (All south of I-10 on I-95) as it's been a decade. But I'd not worry

[pigman1]

VERY VERY hard ground, even if it rains (which it seldom does). We've taken a 43,000 pound Class A with a full size pickup in tow there for years and never had a problem, rain or shine. The main entrance and exit routes can get very dusty if there's no rain, and like any western area, DO NOT park in any washes. Always better safe than sorry.

[Lwiddis]

“half scared to death about taking a 40' toyhauler off pavement.“

Don’t be afraid. You’ll be fine. Walk the dirt/gravel road if you are unsure.

[Ed_Gee]

dcmac214 wrote:
What's the desert ground like where RV camping is allowed around Quartzsite? Would like to do Quartzsite at least once but half scared to death about taking a 40' toyhauler off pavement.

Like a giant flat gravel parking lot.