13 Things To Know About Quartzsite, Arizona - Good, Bad, Ugly, and Otherwise 

Thank you for sharing 😊

There seem to be 2 types in Quartzsite Winter vacationers: here for a week or two and have to leave. They hit all of the restaurants and bars Then go to the COVID infested giant tent to buy junk they don’t need. They are here and gone during the worst weather. Retired snowbirds: They set up for the entire winter. Clear out a living room sized spot of ground, cover it in carpet, furnish it as an outdoor living room. Have campfires and pot luck dinners with their neighbors. Many hop on their four wheel Razors and explore the desert They form a group to visit a hot spring or visit Mexico. It is a totally different experience.

Love your balanced perspectives!!! One of the best video descriptions I’ve heard!!! Thanks.

Great information. Guys remember always try stop at the truck stops, employees and truckers will tell you all about Quartzite. We truckers go all over the union.🌄🌅🚛

Thank you for your honest insights, helps tremendously! Safe travels

This is our third winter here. I wasn't to interested in Q, but my wife wanted to come here. It is not perfect, but was good enough that we stayed the whole season and have come back for two more seasons. We summer in Montana near Glacier Park where we are from. Talk about beauty; however the cold winters got to us. I don't complain much about the weather in Q and if I do I get on line and look at the snow and cold temps up north. I have 5g t-mobile phones which work great in the morning and get iffy connectivity in the evening. It's all good for my needs.

I’m in Quartzsite now, I’ve been in the area two weeks. I’m camped out over at Dome Rock in my class C tonight. This is my first time here and I’s say your observations are right on!

I just got here today at 4 pm.

Thank you for being completely upfront about the whole quartzsite thing... I've no interest in trying to survive winter in the Southwest in this fashion. Not many folks are willing to state the truth about this place. Again thank you Robert...

My opinion is you should stay in RV park. Costs a little more but worth it, if you’re older. To me 1500 for 6 months is cheap rent.

Wow! We have two different perceptions. Your favorite season is my least favorite (D-J) It’s cool in the winter, but often 40 degrees warmer than at home. September and April are down right hot, and flies come out. Oct Nov Feb and March are awesome. I return to the same place in LaPosa South. 5 yrs in a row my neighbors are 200+ yards away. Every year I end up with a slow leaking tire, but never a full year. The stars, sunrises and sunsets are spectacular. Almost no children are here. It’s almost entirely baby boomers and older. If that is you, you will love it.

Very good to be square with folks.

Great information...great detail....thank you!!!

Thanks for thorough objective info about Quartzsite

Super helpful video. Especially the bit about the tires. Thank you so much!

The most thorough and informative video I have seen on Quartzsite. We have never been, but are considering it for next winter.

I think more people are going because I think something happened once we were FORCED to be at home so much! Heck, I started hiking, taking photos, traveling more (I live in Phoenix) and now I'm going to do car life starting in Jan 12th! I'm going to Palm Springs first and then going to cali for a minute then coming back to Quartzsite! I think also there is more vids of people staying at Quartzsite...some of us younger folks enjoy all this adventure (altho I'm middle aged...47)...I'm excited!

Thank you

I really enjoyed the LTVA in spend the full season and often stay in town before and after the season. I find it to be a place full of creative and independent people. I host music and community drums circles in the desert. I have made many friends and truly feel at home here. That's saying a lot because though I traveled a lot as,a kid and young adult. I am mostly from Maine and Massachsetts.

Thank you for your honesty hopefully trying to go next winter .

Thank You 😎

I did like Heavens kitchen. They had great steaks. Yes, get out when hot. We stayed in other places.

The truth about Quartzsite is it is not for everybody. Now after saying that you enjoy meeting nice people or like to party or peace and quiet, you can do it all here. One group will be seniors in million dollar class A’s, and another group will be leftover hippies in school buses. ( painted up green and purple hair with enough Metal protruding from there bodies you wonder how there are alive.) I am 72 years old with a taste for wanderlust and travel in a 4x4 diesel Airstream motorhome I built myself. I drag a Jeep cj8 with a LS3 automatic & air to run around in. I was a prison chaplain for 16 years. I was in Vietnam 68/69 and now have my PHD in clinical psychology. My hobby is watching people. In the past 40 years I have visited Rainbow tribe gatherings 3 times, Burning Man twice, and Quartzite 9 or 10 times. I don’t smoke or drink but people are a trip. Some are running from something and others are looking for something, I hope they find it or lose it whatever there need is. I am an amateur musician, but find myself counseling people with questions. I am retired so that advice is free. By April I usually leave my RV in Storage and fly myself home to the Southern Bahamas.

Yes, the sunsets are super!

Great video. First learned of quartzite for new years at a New Year’s party. It was a fun place and can see the draw to spend more time there. You’re correct about the sunsets.

Thanks for the tips, especially the rock-tire issue. Great review, really helps.

Been there twice. First time was end of February. Loved it! Second time was in January for the shows. NO THANKS!!!

king loungers/the loungers club thanks you for the latest quartzsite info

I've crossed over to Blythe in our van to shop at least 50 times and have never been stopped or asked anything at that California Entry Station ... they just wave you through .... Even so good and fair appraisal of Quartzsite .... I do have to say , if you're not the type of person that has to go where everyone else go's in their follow the leader mode of travel ... go to the Yuma/California LTVA instead ..100% nicer than Quartzsite is , you're just a few miles from Mexico and the Yuma area has all the affordable shopping you can ever need or desire ... plus it's not at all as crazy as Quartzsite is traffic wise .

It gets really hot in the summer., Yes been there many times I'm a truck driver, and I also camped there. A few times, that pizza bar has good pizza. 👍 one year during Monson season at the pilot, I seen a roof get blown off a building across the street 😳. Was crazy winds and rain.

Thanks, Robert! This is really useful information!

We appreciate your observations amd insights about Quartsite! Thank you

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you you did great.

FIRST TIME WENT TO QUARTZITE 20 YEARS AGO..The way you explained it was right on even for back then. Nothing has changed in Quartzite. With that said we are going there for the American Adventurist event Feb 17-20th so we are looking forward to being around other like minded people

Thank You, I appreciate your time

WOW great info thanks

Next winter, I plan on going there. Thank you for the information!

This is an awesome video. Thank you Robert.

Good, helpful information. Oh, btw, Robert, HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉 🎁🎂

Thank you! Sliced feet and tires is not something I want. I did want to make it to the RTR one of these days. Maybe I'll have to think of something else.

Stayed for a week mid Dec 2021. Certainly adequate. A must experience once if not more. Right of passage for serious RV’ers.

Thank You Robert, another good 👍 video chock full of good to know information. 🌿

I would like to visit the Ham Radio people that visit in January yearly.

Very informative thx

Thank you for the information, Robert. 👍

Thank you for this vid,very informative.

Thanks Robert that's the most truthful description I've ever seen on Quartzite I'm heading there after Thanksgiving this year for my first time

Great practical info, thanks for covering what others miss.

Quartzite is an okay place to visit.. I got there in December about 6 years ago, before I heard about Bob Wells.. turns out he was there the same time I was as I found out when I found his channel .. but I left those first few days in January ..he was pretty informative about stuff, I guess his channel was still kind of new but getting around back when he had Jamie as his camera/ video guy.. that was when Deborah first got up with Bob and I wanted to see what happened to her and got onto her Channel.. it wasn't busy back then either so it was cool to see the famous Quartzite that I had been hearing about for years mainly about the gem show and it was cool to see all the other stuff they have there.. it's set up pretty well for what it is.. I left the area When the Crowds hit, way too crazy for me.. I found Bob's Channel not too long after that.. and the rest is history.. there weren't so many channels back then now that's insane too.. there's so many people now it's a good thing you know the area and where to go.. the desert is a pretty wild place.. when I saw it forty years or so ago it was in full bloom.. how could you not appreciate it.. I was there again 6 years ago and traveled around a little.. went to the hot springs in Holtville.. there weren't too many people there.. it was interesting. But I do love mineral hot springs, the minerals ease the aches.. went to the Central Valley up to the Salton Sea area which is so horribly polluted now,I've seen on videos, my friend showed me Slab City which is pretty strange, I enjoyed the artwork as always, I saw the Jets practice using the EMP Ray on the chocolate mts .. I just heard about it a few days before on Coast to Coast and how they did it.. it's a weird place alright.. they have a hot springs there.. someone told my friend someone died in there he said about a year before whether that's true or not I don't know, but it's a party place so it wouldn't surprise me.. I had always wanted to visit Topeka hot springs on Highway 15 going north.. it's an old Hot Springs Resort place,that was cool.. ayoung couple had bought it and her friends were there and it was nice they had a bonfire and musicians would play.. actually there's three hot springs in that area.. the other two are free and out a little farther in the desert but they're cool and the surrounding area is really amazing.. there's a lot of salt there and the formations it makes in the sand, you'd love it Robert taking pictures. its like a little village and then you have the rock people putting all kinds of cool rock formations around.. they had a couple of campgrounds around.. the people were friendly there weren't many fancy rigs around so it was a nice atmosphere.. I traveled around a little bit more and then got out of the heat.. I've been fixing up a camping van, my other one bit the Dust, so I haven't been out in a while but now there's so many people around and the weather is pretty strange.. I'm wondering about how it will be when I hit the road again.. Thanks for the update on quartzite Robert.. good to hear it's not as crazy as it has been.. oh I have a question how do you think this 5G is going to affect the rest of us.. it has to use 4G to even be able to travel around to their special boxes are placing everywhere.. I think they turned it on the other day and I've noticed that it's harder for me to get a signal.. but I have a old 4G phone it can be updated but I don't know if I want to.. I like being old-fashioned and simple. LoL.. take care Robert have fun..💖 I'm having trouble with my phone it kept turning on after I turned it off so I tried to make it not do that and somehow now I'm not getting my notifications for the videos I've subscribed to.. I've been trying to fix it but these phones are so complicated.. you never know what they're really talkin about.. and if you're press the wrong buttons you never know where they'll take you.. and then good luck getting out of it..😣

Thanks for the unbiased information, Robert. If all goes as planned I'll make it down there for part of the winter to meet up with friends and family and experience some of it myself.

Thanks!

This is my first time here and it’s been cold 🥶. But I have been able to keep my batteries 🔋 charged at 💯 % daily 👍🏼

Thanks for the info. Now I know what to expect when I do visit quartzite.

My husband and are heading down there in February from Wyoming thank you for the info!

All good points! I love Quartzsite and the people. However, I also love my alone time too. Hope you are doing well Robert. Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉! ✌💜

Thanks again Robert for another great video. As a soon to be nomad, this information is so helpful. I hope to meet you on the road some day. Happy Trails!

Thanks for the non-rose colored glasses perspective. I’ve always thought most peoples takes on the place we’re too good to be true.

Ive been there twice, its nice but not much to do, interesting hiking and biking is just not there. I usually stop in on the way further W and S to boondock for winter. Nice folks there though.

Thank you for the info im on my way ....this will be my first time and you helped me with what I need to know.

Good pointers! Every place has good and bad I guess! Crowds don’t appeal to me at all anywhere! I’m not a nomad but love to travel, I’ve always wanted to “winter” in the southwest just for fun! It’s a thought! 😃❤️☀️🌈

Great vid! I have to admit I look forward to Quartzsite all off season we have a blast crowds and all tons o'fun and then a beautiful spot for peace and quiet in the evening by the fire ☺️

Thanks so much for this, Robert. Definitely great to have a heads up on things so I'll be more prepared - Especially to take proper footwear for that landscape, and to avoid certain times if you don't like crowds or high temperatures!

Slab city is looking very interesting

Thanks for the video... Subscribed

Thank you for this informative video of Quartzsite. Was thinking of heading over next year for RTR.

Happy birthday Robert!

Thank you so much for this video. I just got in contact with my north mother for the first time in 33 years and she lives in quartzsite and I’m making the trip from Florida to meet her next month and this was a lot of good information.

thanks for info. Billings Mt

Very nice job 👏

I've only been to Quartzite once. It was lovely but once was enough.

I have been to quartzite the farther away from town the better. But I think you're spot on on the rest of it

I was so stoked to go to Quartzsite, but you are so right...there is no solitude. The only thing that I liked there was the sky (sunrise, sunset)...but you can get that all over. I will be coming back for a couple weeks in late Jan to visit with some friends but won't be there long after. Lake Havasu is better in my opinion. Thank you for this information. If people like meeting with others and gatherings they might like it more.

Straight shooting. Appreciated.

Hi Robert, I have been to Most of the places you mentioned. I was in Yuma I 2018. I met caravan Caroline and a few of her travelers. There was a man named Robert who left a note in my vehicle windshield. I think it was you. Caroline and her crew LAUGHED at this event and at me. I didn’t have an RV or camper at the time. I drive there to Yuma to see what other people were doing and driving before I made any decisions. I have been on the road since 2019. Does this bring back any memories? I was driving a vanilla colored Lincoln MKX. I hope to travel to Az. this year also. I have been twice since 2018. I am going to spend more than the winter there. I have decided to relocate from East coast , Virginia. I need the heat and change in population. My quality of life will improve GREATLY. If your going to be in the southwest this winter reach out to me.

I can relate to your degree of education based on your video, something where videos now sound as used car salesmen trying to get you to agree with them. One thing that no one talks about though? Household pets, not the regular kind but Scorpions Rattlesnakes , mosquitos , Gila Monsters, those kind of loving creatures.

Thanks for the info. I live in Wyoming, hope to head south next winter.

We where on our way to quartzite but stopped at Sierra Vista beautiful area and cheap rv park so we r staying here for a while ,,,

This year will be our first to stay near Quartzite and I appreciate your honesty. Your points are well taken!! I’ll definitely will let you know on my thoughts and/or the wife’s!

I like Q for the wide open spaces but there are way better options if you are an active hiker or biker.

glad you brought up tires . we last time we stayed there we blew one it was hard to replace. or at least at the time it was

Same reason I left Montana, but I’m in Reno, Nv.

My first winter as a nomad, thought i should check out quartzsite but i haven't been in a hurry. I definitely noticed the sharp rocks in Parker!

I went by myself to Quartsite some 30+ years ago for assorted merchandise; flew to Phoenix, rented a car, drove to Quartsite, stayed 3 days, spending nights in hotel just over CA border. The thing I remember liking the best, besides the wide variety of merchansise, was the excellent barbecue from a Texas vendor, 'Cowboys'. I'm considering going there again, to camp this time, for a week or two this winter but am concerned about the border issues of crime, disease, and so on. Any comments on this matter?

I go to Quartzsite each winter to meet my friends. We have a great time.

Thank you for sharing. Very informative! I hope to travel there some day. I’m still waiting to retire. Maybe sooner than later😊

Thanks for the perspectives. I'm here for the first time. So, far it's been good for me. I've been able to easily do and get the things I've needed without fighting a crowd too much. I also don't rely on internet to work so the slowness has been manageable. It's actually been good to have to do something else than scroll and search just to pass the time! I do think having a natural affinity for a desert environment helps me. I love it and have lived in desert areas before. I am struggling getting used to the dryness since I live in a fairly humid area at the moment, but I'll adapt. I've been very pleasantly surprised with the quietness of where I'm parked down Plomosa. Your viewpoints are valid but I think anyone who wants to should try it here and not let anyone's experience put them off. The funky old hippie vibe of the town itself is fun to me.

It's not Q for us, but the LTVA's. Wish there were more of these systems where you can pay a fee then come and go and have access to fill/dump. It's such a good deal.

Thanks, Robert -- that was really useful info! More than I expected. Much appreciated. These summaries are never wasted, because there are always new people watching, and learning, from the info they provide. Wishing you an easy winter, with more freedom down there than in most cities these days (esp. during Covid-crazytown-hysteria). Take care of your health! 👍🙏☮☸

Thank you for your honesty! I was planning to spend next Winter there , but I have now decided against it !

I love Silly Al’s!!

I am retiring at the end of the year and have been watching several videos about Quartzite and AZ in general. Thanks for your opinion about it!

Hey! Just watched for first time from Vancouver Island BC🙋‍♀️🇨🇦😍❤️‼️ We just finished a 13,600mile trip across 5 🇨🇦provinces, in our brand new 17ft Taylor Coach. We'd love to get to AZ again, but cannot get across the border till the USA ends mandates. We are part of BoondockersWelcome and have been totally booked this year, we love hosting our fellow travellers! We want to look more into making our place more off grid like our new trailer😆‼️We travelled 33 USA states back in 2019 and LOVED it!!!! We made to many friends, oh my!!! Quartsite would be good if we could find a friendly spot, not partiers tho lol!

It's awesome

I’m in Maine. Winters are nasty. Can’t wait to go south and join the nomads.

I just arrived today! I want to meet people but it’s so vast’ I’ll check out the rtr tomorrow.

Wow! I have only been to Quartzite once, during RTR 2018 & loved it. However, I never left the desert, except to return home. So dis not experience traffic ect. Because I grew up in Yuma, already knew that the desert was mostly rock and no sand. The weather was fantastic that year! So I have had a lot of idyllic visions of what it wd be ljke to winter in Q. After listening to this video, I do recall, from growing up in Yuma, the winter months can be a crap shoot. You have definitely helped me be more realistic about Q. At the end if the day, the Sunsets are pretty darn nice. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences.

Just catching up on video. I've been doing the Q for a few years now. Love it in the Fall, but out by early November. Then back in the Spring, about March first. I consider it completely too damn cold during "the season". However, with my schedule, also don't hit the crowds, plenty of solitude, and really decent cell coverage. When it does hit 105° I will moved on. This last October, was typical, but only spent a couple of weeks there. Hopefully back this March. Oh, another good resource, Happy Valley pharmacy. Walked in, got my booster, no waiting. 🙂 --Mark

Not a full timer but had to check it out. A few times I’ve gone for a few days.not sure I would like it full time. Rocks and cacti are so hard on dogs’ feet.

...bringing it down to reality, from the perceived hype. Flock to the crowds or hover 'round the outlying better comfort. T.y. for this.