Palm Canyon

We hiked about 12 days out of the 14 days. Lovely desert landscape (tons of cactus). We saw desert big horn sheep and deer. After a full day of rain...waterfalls...what a rare desert treat.

lots of hiking close to town very quiet.

We drove the on Palm Canyon Rd, a very good gravel road, for about 7 miles until we found a campsite that was accessible, flat and had some great views. There seemed to be many sites and as there were not may rigs around, we had many choices. We would recommend going pass the camp host site for some sites that have better views of the ... more

It's a slow 7 miles on chunky gravel road but infinitely worth it for the view. The farther away spots were taken, which was great! We ended up with the last 'large rig' spot although smaller rigs could stay at one more spot closer to the mountain and some people parked their truck camper in the trailhead lot (I believe there's a fire... more

We really enjoyed our almost two weeks out here. The views, stargazing, wildlife, hiking, jeeping, and camping were amazing. We even got a great over air HD TV signal to watch the Super Bowl. As others have mentioned this is close to Quartzsite but a world away. We parked a little outside of the refuge and had a great spot close to ... more

Palm Canyon Free BLM camping is on a 3 mile stretch of the road leading into Kofa National Wildlife Refuge south of Quartzite called Palm Canyon Road. It is flat with lots of spaces. Good Verizon LTE and a few digital TV channels. There's been a north wind and since the sites are mostly on the south side of the road it can get a bit du... more

I can't believe I have driven past the general area of Q a million times and never popped into Kofa. Lots of room and one helluva backdrop for the photos to make everyone staying in Q jealous. Some great hikes nearby as well.

Think the polar opposite of Quartzite, open space peaceful tranquil surrounding with panoramic views in all directions and virtually no crowds. Great little hike up to see the name sake "Palm Valley" set out late enough that the sun is illuminating the palms, we did the walk late morning hitting the view spot at between 12pm - 1pm. Wil... more

This is a 5 star BLM. No trash, no water and gravel road but it's free and the views are amazing. We camped in the last large spot. It's right at seven miles from the highway, again, all gravel but easy to traverse. If you go much further, you begin to notice an incline in the road. There is a trailhead parking at the end and s... more

Located thirty or so miles south of Quartzsite, AZ is the King of Arizona National Wildlife Refuge. We stayed April 16-30, 2016. With the exception of the occasional car driving to the base of the "mountain" we are alone. Found a spot easily for our 44 foot rig with a views of the surrounding landscape for miles. The area is de... more

We stayed on MST&T Road, which is unmarked, but is one road north of Palm Canyon Road. It is also BLM land, so it's free. We went about 2 miles down the road, which made for absolute silence, except for the occasional offroading vehicle or RVer heading down the dirt road. There are endless campsites available all over Kofa, so findi... more

We stayed here because we wanted to visit Quartzite RV show, but didn't want to stay with the "crowds" in the Q. This is 20 miles south and is like a different world. Peace and quiet are abundant and the views of Signal Peak are beautiful. We stayed quite close to the road, but couldn't hear the traffic. The only noise were military... more

This is a great place to get away from it all. You can boondock just about anywhere inside the limits of KOFA (in campsites with previous use) for for a max limit of 14 days per YEAR. Very remote and quiet. Quartzsite is 25 mins north. Good internet signal. Road is graded, firm and flat near the beginning, but gets bumpy/hilly as you g... more

We found this area after we had gone to palm canyon for a short hike. We went back with the rig a few days later and stayed. The scenery is amazing. The rugged mountains to the east are beautiful at sunset. It was rather windy though. We went to Q one day where there was not a breeze, and it was blowing at our camp spot. Quite, not a l... more

We spent a quiet, relaxing week at Kofa's Palm Canyon area and found an abundance of accessible, level boondocking spots with amazing views of Signal Mountain with Palm Canyon as its centerpiece. Quartzsite is only about 25 minutes north for those who want to experience any of its various gem, mineral and swap meet gatherings without l... more