La Posa West Long Term Visitor Area in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping
La Posa West Long Term Visitor Area in AZ
Community-listed campground, not verified
Fee requiredFirst-come, first-served
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Rough
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- BLM plans this as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Recorded as dirt, pitching to 2%.
Campground details
No drinking waterNo toiletsNo electric hookupsNo dump stationNo Wi-FiFires allowed
Setting
Some privacy
11,400-acre BLM area near Quartzsite, AZ (2 miles south on Highway 95). Desert landscape with creosote, palo verde, mesquite, and cacti. Ten ADA-accessible vault toilets, eight water faucets, and dump stations. Long-term permits $180 (September 15–April 15, 7 months); short-visit permits $40 (14 days). Off-season $10–75. Established 1983. Activities include hiking, wildlife viewing, and rockhounding.
- Moderately separated here.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- Tyson Wash runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 6, a suburban sky.
- Granite Mountain stands 786 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 59–90°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
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Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 100 of 100.
Tree cover0%30m sat. est.