"Off Season" at Quartzsite May Be A Good Bet

The vendor tents are coming down. The long lines at the post office are non existent. Yep, it must be the end of February in Quartzsite--the longest lines are the RVs rolling north. Is it time to go elsewhere?

Late "winter" in Quartzsite is actually an ideal time to RV. The weather is typically in the 70s (and occasionally the lower 80s) by day, and the nights don't even get close to the freeze point. And with the rain that fell earlier this season, you can anticipate a profusion of desert flowers. Already the verbena is carpeting portions of the desert floor with a riot of purple fit to make a king envious.

Need elbow room? Now's the time to find it. The huge "show crowds" have passed along, and the die-hard desert lovers are here, but there's lots of space on the desert. The sunsets are just as "purty" as any time of the year. Yeah, to us, this is the Quartzsite time of year.

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Snow? At Quartzsite?

Ah, well, viewable from Quartzsite anyway.

Those who awoke Monday morning and gazed out toward the Kofa Mountains may have had a bit of a start. Yes, Sir, that is snow in them thar hills.

While temperatures on the desert camping areas like LaPosa South LTVA (where this photo was taken) were in the 40's, in the nearby "mountains" the overnight temps had evidently been a wee bit cooler. That rain you heard pattering on the overhead at the Quartzsite level must have been quieter in the higher ups.

Hope you looked quick, for while this is not an unheard of phenomena, it's one that never lasts too long. Just another Quirk of Quartzsite.

How Big Was the Big RV Show?

According to published reports, this year's Quartzsite "Sports, Vacation, and RV Show" was better than many expected. Promoter Kenny King says somewhere between 100,000 and 125,000 folks tooled through the show's 69,000 square feet of tented exhibited space.

If you "never done" the show, you may wonder what the draw is. Well, it's one of those, "If you need it for your RV and it ain't here, it just don't exist." In addition to products and wares for your RV, quite a number of RV "head hunters" were on site, looking to hire RVers to fill temporary "workamper" positions from theme parks to national parks and beyond.

The big tent is still up, hosting other shows. Running on through the 3rd of February you can catch the Rock & Roll Classic Car Show Big Tent Event or the Hobby, Gem, & Craft Show Big Tent Event.