La Posa Long Term Visitor Area in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping in Arizona
La Posa Long Term Visitor Area in AZ
Bureau of Land Management manages this as a Long Term Visitor Area -- overnight use runs on a permit, not on open dispersed-camping rules. Check the current permit terms before committing.
La Posa LTVA covers 11,400 acres of flat desert terrain vegetated with creosote, palo verde, ironwood, mesquite, and cacti. Designed for long-term winter visitors, the facility is equipped with 10 ADA-accessible vault toilets, 8 water spigots, dry and wet dump stations, trash services, a dance floor, and a ramada. The surrounding public land offers space for hiking, wildlife viewing, and rockhounding.
Road difficulty 2 of 5 -- a moderate drive in. BLM plans this as maintained for passenger cars -- condition unverified. Recorded as pitching to 2%. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 6 -- a suburban sky. Tyson Wash runs 0.4 mi off. Granite Mountain stands 781 ft above the site, 2.0 miles west. The nearest town, Quartzsite, is 1.1 mi off.
September normals 72–102°F, 0.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by Bureau of Land Management. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
blm.gov