my travels in pixels

Further down the road is Yuma. Ever since leaving Lake Mead we have seen a steady stream of RV’s heading north. It’s time for some of the snow birds to return home. Yuma is an RV’s winter mecca. There are many RV parks but people also boondock out of town. We drove past a number of “groups” about 20 miles out of town. Boondocking means that you are camped, usually in the middle of no-where with no hook ups (water, electric, sewer) and it is free (unless you are in the long term areas of Arizona, then you need to pay $180 for the season that runs from November to April). Sometimes it is not much different from other places that you pay. The BLM land we camped on near Cibola NWR cost $15 a night and we got nothing except a nice view, not even water. Apparently they had drilled a bore but the water was contaminated. We could have bought a yearly pass for $75 which covered 4 sites with a maximum of 14 days in each one. We have more interesting places on our list to go to, but it would be a...

VFW BLM Campground , Yuma AZ 7120 US Hwy 95 Why we chose here? We wanted to go to Los Algodones Mexico, felt it was safer than just out in the middle of nowhere. Location: Drive east on highway 95 past S. Fortuna Road. After the signs to Quartzite  you will see a sign for VFW, drive in here, go around the buildings, through the gate. Sites: 150 approx, nothing laid out, just park anywhere leaving 20' between you and your neighbour Facilities: Nothing, dry camping Groceries: Yuma Reservations:  No Cell Coverage / WiFi: Yes Price Paid: $0 Date of visit: March 2015 Other:  You must register with the campground host, he will give you a form that has your exit day on it to put on your dashboard - 14 days hence. If you have a 5th wheel or travel trailer, park with your end toward the highway There can be quite a bit of traffic noise as well as trains Would we come here again? Yes