Quartzsite, AZ

Every January this tiny town of less than 1000 people grows to well over 100,000 people. The traffic becomes gridlock on the 2 main roads in town with everyone trying to find a parking space so they can enjoy the shopping. And shopping there is!!! Rice Ranch, Prospector Panarama, Tyson Wells, Main Event, Desert Gardens, Big Tent and many smaller shopping areas that spring up all over town. You can shop for T-shirts, hats, coats, belts, socks, pots & pans, tools, jewelry, gems & rocks, prospecting tools, RV supplies, solar panels, new and used RV's, knick-knacks and just plain junk. You also can shop for books at the famous Book Store on Main Street and buy your books from the nude owner. Most of us temporary Quartzsite residents reside out in the desert. There is plent of BLM land that we can stay on....just park it anywhere...but no electric, no water, and no dump. Pack it in, pack it out! While shopping, we enjoy people watching. Some of the desert prospector types show up along with some interesting local "color". Check out Quartzsite on the web. They have more info and picture to check out. We enjoy coming here in January. We have been here off and on since the end of December, but in a couple of days we will move on. We have seen and done almost everything we can.... Life is Good!