Hi Jolly Camping Area

We set up camp at Hi Jolly on our first night at Quartzsite. Register with the camp host when entering, 14 days free camping. No amenities. We arrived a few days before the Big Tent RV Show in January. Hi Jolly is one of the smaller dispersed areas and is bordered on two sides by fairly deep washes. It was pretty packed, although folks were very friendly. We had excellent cell signal which was surprisingly reliable given the number of folks camped in the area. Hi Jolly is also considerably closer to town than some of the other dispersed camping areas.

We scouted several other dispersed camping areas the next day and moved to Plomosa Road. Way more space to spread out and better views there.

We had 2-3 bars of Verizon 4G

Stayed here during “Big Tent/RV show” and had plenty of options of places to park. Easy access off highway right at mile marker 112. Site we had was closer to the road, but pretty level and neighbors not too close. Road noise was not an issue. Registered with the host on-site upon arrival, received pass for 14 days. Host instructed us to have pass available for rangers if they came by and requested it. Decent Verizon signal, would slow in the evenings. Would stay here again.

Rating this area is dependent on your campsite, neighbors and what you enjoy doing. It is the desert, sometimes rocky and dusty, and can be noisy or serene.

We were to the north and had a good amount of privacy - a rarity in this area. We arrived the Thursday before the RV show. People flooded in 24 hours a day.

You can have quiet neighbors and you can have the dude with an open-box construction generator that runs all night. Thankfully, those people were far enough away that the noise from the generator was comparable to the road noise.

Take into consideration the wind direction when parking.

The area is great for groups. You can find large areas of flat ground. The end of the camping area has a highly visible sign and is a half-mile from the highway.

There is a cell tower across the highway and even with the RV show campers flooding the area we were still able to simultaneously use google meet for my three kids’ school without issue.

First stop on my adventure,
well what can you say, coming from san diego at least campgrounds are open here (1/2021) plenty of spots to park , would say best bet is to park at front of area and walk/bike/ride to pick a spot, not as large as i thought it would be ,but no problem finding a spot
basically big gravel lot close to town, good free area to explore and test out your rig, if your like me and just want to get out and run thru your equipment and sort out what you really need?!