Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFee
La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 33.65165, -114.21690
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 907 ft.
Fire & smoke — around La Posa Long Term Visitor AreaNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from La Posa Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail1 mi
- DDump1 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- LLaundry1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- WWater1 mi
- EVEV fast charger1 mi
- AAir-up2 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- ShShower49 mi
- MMechanic56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
907 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.65165, -114.21690
Cost
Fee · priced on the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around La Posa Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townQuartzsite · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.2 mi
- Fuel76 · ~1.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~1.0 mi
- GroceriesQuik-Chek Market · ~1.1 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~21.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~22.5 mi
- HardwareBlythe Ace Hardware · ~22.8 mi
EV charging — from La Posa Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.4 mi straight-line NW — Quartzsite, AZ (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach9 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 48 within 100 · 200 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)1.5 mi — Quartzsite, AZ - Main Event Ln - Tesla Supercharger, Quartzsite
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO1.5 mi — Love's Travel #286 (Quartzsite, AZ), Quartzsite
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.9 mi — El Rancho MHP, Blythe, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 391382 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around La Posa Long Term Visitor Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 2 - La Posa Ltva Tyson Wash · ~1.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 3 - La Posa Ltva Tyson Wash · ~1.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 4 - La Posa Ltva Tyson Wash · ~1.2 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - La Posa Ltva North · ~1.4 mi SE · BLM
Open La Posa Long Term Visitor Area elsewhere
Other camps near La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
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- Crystal Hill Free Campsites~10.5 mi
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How we know this — La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
Fee note
Per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "The LTVA long term permit ($180) allows use of Bureau of Land Management designated LTVAs continuously from September 15th to April 15th (a total of 7 months), or for any length of time between those two dates. The LTVA…" https://www.blm.gov/visit/la-posa-long-term-visitor-area
Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field is empty -- no fee statement -- so the cost is unpriced (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | Fee 2026-09-19: $15 per vehicle for overnight use -- page says "The LTVA long term permit ($180) allows use of Bureau of Land Management designated LTVAs continuously from September 15th to April 15th (a total of 7 months), or for any length of time between those two dates. The LTVA…". Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/la-posa-long-term-visitor-area (worker_W, figure verified on that page).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — La Posa Long Term Visitor Area
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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