Quartzsite (the regulars call it “Q”) is a phenomenon. Drive by I-10 in July and you’ll see a sleepy desert community. 
Come in January and February, it’s a teeming metropolis of more than a million rigs. Several buildings and a giant tent contain the larger exhibits, but the charm of Q is the spectacle of small vendors who set up their tented booths to sell everything you need for your RV and more.
Products range from solar panels for your roof 
down to the replacement bulbs for your bathroom lights. Clothing, housewares, gadgets, tools, beading and rock polishing supplies are available. There’s an old saying that if you can’t find it in Quartzsite, it hasn’t been invented yet.
When you are tired of shopping,
you can follow your special interests: music, square and round dancing, crafts, card playing. Explore the back roads in your four wheelers, go birding at the Wildlife Sanctuary near Blythe, go hiking, climbing, bicycling. When you get tired of all of that, meet your friends for potlucks or at local restaurants.
Even if you don’t have an RV yet, stay in a motel in nearby Blythe. Camp in a regular campground or park on the public BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands, free for 14 days. One photo shows 
Stephanie Bernhagen camped at Q with all of us. To stay for the season, camp on the long-term lands for minimal cost. See Chamber of Commerce Calendar for all activities.
Jaimie and I have both written about Q for Road Trip America. Check out our columns for lots of links.
See Jaimie’s column and Alice's column.
Are you still reading this? Aren't you getting packed to go yet?
Happy travels,
Alice
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