Return visitors to the Long Term Visitor Areas in Quartzsite could be in for a surprise: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just completed installation of new “grid-tie” solar systems.
Using federal stimulus funds, the BLM issued a $150,000 contract to install solar panels at each of the four contact stations. The systems track the sun’s [...]
A big question this time of year for Quartzsite: How many RVers are here? How many more will come? If an informal census from a BLM official will answer that question, here’s your answer:
The number of “short term” visitors–those who are RVing on Quartzsite’s 14-day areas–seems to be down. While quite a number showed up [...]
If you find the traffic situation in Quartzsite to hard to bear at high season, there is an alternative. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) who provides camping access in long and short-term areas near Quartzsite also has holdings near Blythe, California, just across the state line. One of the largest areas–and far from the [...]
Early this week, the Arizona Department of Transportation shut down the lion’s share of its highway rest areas. Among them were the rest stops on Interstate 10 between Quartzsite and the California border. Since a huge amount of RV and truck traffic passes through this area, we were concerned about the fallout. Last night we [...]