For most travelers along Interstate 10, Quartzsite is a stop for gas and food. But in the winter, this little town is BIG CITY. Thousands of RVs descend from points north to “snowbird” here. The entire city become a metropolis for shoppers and off roaders and everything in between. People from Phoenix to Las Angeles flock for the day or weekend to shop at what is still one of the largest, once the largest, gem and mineral show in the world.

We are here for the month of January at Tyson Wells on Kuehn Street, spaces V3-6. For us, Quartzsite has become a month of shopping, selling and visiting friends old and new. Sherry got a hug from Moury. We got cookies from Lori and Chritopher. We met Red from Oklahoma. She sells tie-dye shirts as part of a women’s Christian ministry. The list will be long by the end of the month.

If you are looking for a place to dry camp free in the desert, an RV park with full hook-ups, food, shopping, entertainment, off-roading, hiking, gem and mineral field trips, or just sitting back and soaking up the Arizona sunshine, Quartzsite is the place for you. Safe, fun, free, outdoors; there is something for all ages.

Stop by and say hello!