cheap RV parking near algodones bc

[Ken vohs]

Plan to visit algidones/Yuma area this fall. Best place to find water, RV dumpsite, cheap parking??

 

[Ken vohs]

Algodones

 

[highdesertranger]

parking for camping or for crossing the border? highdesertranger

 

[wagoneer]

Years ago there was a tribal run operated RV park right next to the big parking lot at the border. $125 per month. Stayed there showers, laundry. it was funky but 300 ft from the crossing a great deal.

 

[Ken vohs]

Both...visit the dentist south of the border..then, camp until spring

 

[Ken vohs]

Thanks alot!

 

[crackedpan]

Years ago there was a tribal run operated RV park right next to the big parking lot at the border. $125 per month.  

i was there last winter, the rv park you mentioned was closed. the casino you pass has a dirt parking lot lots of people use, but they were charging $10 a night (previous years it was free).

 

[owl]

Between the casino lot and the now closed rv park is BLM land and camping is free. There is free camping all around Yuma. Once you get here it is quite easy to find. PM or email me when you plan to come and I would be happy to bring you up to date. That goes for anyone who comes to Yuma and needs info.

 

[Ken vohs]

Just received message from tribal council..$22/night..3 day max limit. Anyone know of cheaper place?

 

[MrNoodly]

Just received message from tribal council..$22/night..3 day max limit. Anyone know of cheaper place?

Free BLM camping. Two exits west of the casino is Ogilby Road. Go north, past the off-road fee area, across the railroad tracks. The first right (with a right turn lane) is American Girl Mine Road. I spend most of the winter there. No time enforcement (yet). Or you can continue north on Ogilby where you'll see more people camping at various turnouts.

 

[Ken vohs]

Thanks alot Mr noodly! I'll be looking for Ogilvy road?

 

[Majorcache]

VFW has parking, north of Fortuna exit on quartzsite hwy. Don't know if they have time limit.

 

[owl]

VFW has parking, north of Fortuna  exit on quartzsite hwy. Don't know if they have time limit.

They don't have a limit because they charge a fee.

 

[Qxxx]

American Girl Mine road is a beautiful and huge area for boondocking. And not far from Yuma shopping. I was there the end of February this year. The only trouble was rather strong winds blowing constantly, and very high gusts. Dust particles in the air ended up wrecking my sinuses, and I had to leave, so FYI  in case you have sinus problems. If you check the map, you'll see that about 5 miles west of AGM is a 50 mile long sand dune, indicative of massive amounts of blowing sand and dust.

 

[B and C]

I've camped there. Find some vegetation to get behind to shield you from the wind. My Verizon signal was very strong there. There is a cell tower right there but not sure of the carrier(s) on it. I don't geocache but there are some around there.

 

[blars]

One exit west of Algodonez there is a LTVA just south of the freeway. ($40 for two weeks) Dump and water at the service station there. Drive west under the power lines before the LTVA for a mile for free two-week BLM, three or four miles west on the paved road by the freeway to BLM land (where pavement ends).

 

[Qxxx]

Some of the LTVAs require your RV to be totally self-contained. Do you know if Pilot Knob is one of them?

 

[B and C]

From the BLM website:

17. Self-Contained Vehicles. a. In Pilot Knob, Midland, Tamarisk,
and Hot Spring LTVAs, you may camp only in self-contained
camping units. The La Posa, Imperial Dam, and Mule Mountain
LTVAs are restricted to self-contained camping units, except
within 500 feet of a vault toilet or rest room.
b. Self-contained camping units must have a permanent affixed
waste water holding tank of 10-gallon minimum capacity. BLM does
not consider port-a-potty systems, systems that utilize portable
holding tanks, or permanent holding tanks of less than 10-gallon
capacity, to be self-contained.

Website: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/documents/files/LTVASupplementaryRules.pdf

 

[Rainbird]

Plan to visit algidones/Yuma area this fall. Best place to find water, RV dumpsite, cheap parking??

We stay at the Imperial LTVA all winter. Fun community, water/dump/trash right there, lots of space to park, beautiful reservoir, hot showers close by, also propane and drinking water kiosk at the nearby Christian Service Center, where you can also sign up to receive mail. We set up camp, leave the RV and drive down to the Quechan parking lot and walk over to Algodones. about every 10 days or so we go to Yuma for supplies and fun. $180 for SEVEN months! (we usually only stay 5, but it’s still cheap!)

 

[wagoneer]

American Girl is a great location been there done that