Quartzsite Archives

The Quartzsite Report: Dump station courtesy, anyone?

Russ and Tiña De Maris - February 26, 2022

Russ and Tiña De Maris Most of us picked up on life’s little niceties when we were young, say, in kindergarten. Sharing. Taking turns. Working...

The Quartzsite Report: What’s with the camels?

Russ and Tiña De Maris - February 12, 2022

Russ and Tiña De Maris If you’ve even just “set foot” in Quartzsite, you’ve seen camels. OK, camel images. Each of the town’s four entryways...

The Quartzsite Report: Reader says, “Please go away”

Russ and Tiña De Maris - February 5, 2022

Russ and Tiña De Maris While many snowbirds have been reveling in the warm desert winter, not everyone is so pleased. We got an email...

The Quartzsite Report: Beware the Quartzsite coyote!

Russ and Tiña De Maris - January 29, 2022

Russ and Tiña De Maris Last week we talked a bit about one of the big fears of Quartzsite newbies—scorpions. The fear factor ranks right...

The Quartzsite Report: Desert scorpions!

Russ and Tiña De Maris - January 22, 2022

By Russ and Tiña De Maris We get a lot of requests from readers for information about desert scorpions. Usually these queries come from folks...

The Quartzsite Report: Tooth problems? Head for Molar City!

Russ and Tiña De Maris - January 15, 2022

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Warm days, rock hunting, ATV riding, and the Big RV Show. They’re all major Quartzsite attractions, but another draw...

The Quartzsite Report: The weird will happen in QZ

Russ and Tiña De Maris - January 8, 2022

By Russ and Tiña De Maris It’s said the ancient Chinese curse is, “May you live in interesting times.” For RVers, it should be, “May...

The Quartzsite Report: RV show info, health care in QZ, and more

Russ and Tiña De Maris - January 1, 2022

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Things are beginning to liven up. Street traffic is up, RV parks are plumping out, and vendors are swapping...

The Quartzsite Report: Quartzsite’s own yacht club; and presumably huge jump in QZ statistics

Russ and Tiña De Maris - December 25, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Quartzsite, Arizona, could hardly be described as “highbrow.” With the exception of winter visitors from Canada, the uniform of...

The Quartzsite Report: The Quartzsite show schedule and QZ statistics

Russ and Tiña De Maris - December 18, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris As December rolls past mid-month, we’re getting closer to the “really big shows!” Here’s a list of some of...

The Quartzsite Report: Quartzsite rain – It happens

Russ and Tiña De Maris - December 11, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Name the two most useless possessions in Quartzsite, Arizona. If you said “Snow shovel and raincoat,” you’d join a...

The Quartzsite Report: November winds down

Russ and Tiña De Maris - November 20, 2021

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Welcome to the first edition of our regular – albeit seasonal – update on the news from the RVing...

Longtime Quartzsite RV Show promoter dies

Chuck Woodbury - April 17, 2021

Kenny King, the longtime owner and promoter of Arizona's annual Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show, has died after a battle with leukemia. "It...

RV Daily Tips. Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Newsletter Editor - April 7, 2021

Issue 1573 Welcome to another edition of RV Travel’s Daily Tips newsletter. Here you’ll find helpful RV-related and living tips from the pros, travel advice,...

Quartzsite in a Pandemic: Big crowds “not happening”

Russ and Tiña De Maris - December 26, 2020

By Russ and Tiña De Maris If you haven’t been able to make it down to the Snowbird Capital of the Southwest, Quartzsite, Arizona, you...

Will the Quartzsite RV show go on? Here’s the latest!

Russ and Tiña De Maris - August 8, 2020

By Russ and Tiña De Maris Quartzsite, Arizona – a winter stomping ground for tens of thousands of RVers. The warm, dry weather is one...

Quartzsite boondocking areas full, new rules in place

Chuck Woodbury - March 31, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management, Colorado River District, has issued this statement about one of the most popular boondocking areas in the Southwest. LTVA's...

A sad day for snowbird capital Quartzsite

Russ and Tiña De Maris - February 21, 2020

By Russ De Maris When you're a kid, and your eyes are big and wide, taking it all in, there are some things that just...

Trashy Quartzsite “ghetto” just keeps on growing

Chuck Woodbury - January 17, 2020

From the Facebook page Quartzsite Happenings with The Adventures of Finius the Skinniest. A couple months back as I was driving to the claim,...

The Quartzsite “Crud” and other Snowbird tales

Russ and Tiña De Maris - November 12, 2019

By Russ and Tiña De Maris On Highway 95, shooting down from Lake Havasu and Parker, a constant, steady stream of travel trailers, motorhomes and...

When Quartzsite had its own bank – in a motorhome!

Chuck Woodbury - August 23, 2019

Thirty years ago there wasn't much civilization in today's Snowbird Capital, Quartzsite, Arizona – no fast food joints, no housing subdivisions, no sprawling gas...

BLM Hot Spring – a brief soak or longer stay

Julianne G. Crane - January 24, 2011

By Julianne G. Crane Hot Spring BLM sign. (Julianne G. Crane) For those traveling to, or from, Quartzsite -- a funky, and oh-so-relaxing, short stop...

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