![]() Nature: Mountains are everywhere you look. Downtown Quartzsite has fantastic Verizon service – you can see the towers right there.Ĭivilization: This spot is further out than some of the other BLM areas (Dome Rock, Hi-Jolly, and the La Posa Long Term Visitor Area), but still convenient to downtown, especially if you have the mind to traverse the 5 miles on your bike or 4 wheeler. Take a right here and the entrance to Road Runner will be marked! Inside this entrance you will find tightly-packed, flattened rock areas and some paths that are much easier to traverse. D and I stayed here for several days not knowing what we were doing, but we left for a few days and later returned to Road Runner within our 14 day free camping window…whereby we used the CORRECT entrance. These are not the droids you are looking for, unless you are looking for droids in the shape of fist-sized rocks that want to break your motorhome chassis. There is an entrance there, but it’s less than ideal. Alas, we headed through town and then south on 95 to the Road Runner BLM area, which ended up being the better spot for us.Īccess: Easy – if you know what you’re looking for! I’d read online that the entrance was just past Mile Marker 99. (All the basic necessities, really.) And when I found a ton of trash/small appliances thrown in the washes of Dome Rock (a free camping area southwest of town), I had a moment of concern. So, D and I got off at exit 17 to check out the Dome Rock BLM area and first thing we saw was a sign for “DIVE GEAR AND HOOKAH”. Maybe there will be some great deals on LED lights and other RV accessories come January, when it gets super crowded for the RV and gem shows. I found a full store located under a tent that I swear consisted of the socks you buy from people walking through border patrol traffic in Tijuana, and dollar store food marked up to $1.25. The town is really engineered toward retirees and rockhounds who love flea markets, gemstones, and nightly music jams. ![]() So while it’s worth it to check it out for a few days, don’t be surprised if it’s not your cup of tea. One thing that I don’t think RV blogs stress enough is that Quartzsite…is different. What’s amazing is that gasoline has dropped 30-50 cents a gallon in some places in less than a month since then. An attendant gladly helped with the propane ($3.09 a gal there) and a hippie in a ‘98 Class C offered us some weed (not judging, but it’s not our thing), then we were on our way. I can tell you the water pressure is terrible but that might be par for the course in the desert. ![]() We can carry 60 gallons of gasoline – not diesel! – as well as 18 gallons of LPG.) The Flying J dump was $10 and the fill was free, though they’re not totally clear about whether that water is meant as a fill. ![]() (For those interested, our black tank is 26 gallons, our gray is 44, and our fresh water is 58 gallons, 6 of which are in the water heater tank. For the record, Flying J was a convenient catch-all spot for the arduous “dump and fill” + propane chores that become a weekly, if not more frequent, reality of boondocking in a motorhome this size. Our journey to Quartzsite was supposed to be quick and painless, but it ended up being delayed by 5 days in Joshua Tree (where we tidied the house, cleaned our awning, and dealt with the wind), an excursion back to Indio for more supplies, a night at the Wiley Well Rest Area (near Blythe, CA), and a stop at the Ehrenberg, AZ Flying J for services. Boondocking Review: Road Runner BLM, Quartzsite, AZ
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