HOBO
CAMP
2024
NEWS / UPDATES
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12/14/23: Found out that Bluewater now charges $27/day for dry camping. Seeking alternates for Parker area.
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11/26/23: Page updated for 2024. See you all in Quartzsite.
EVENT CALENDAR
- 1/12 – 2/2 QUARTZSITE “Hobo Camp” @ Scaddan Wash
- 33°39’24.4″N 114°10’43.4″W (link to Google Maps)
- 2024 CAMP HAS MOVED BACK TO SCADDAN WASH: We’re camping behind the Scaddan Wash camp host. Exact site TBD. Link above takes you to the camp host hut.
- Events:
- Rock & Gem Show 1/5 to 1/14
- Parker 400 Race 1/10 to 1/14
- Bob’s “RTR” at Quartzsite Park is 1/11 to 1/19
- Big Tent 1/20 to 1/28
- HOBOTECH’s Birthday Bash at our camp is 1/27
- We plan to do SxS rides to local gold mines as well as our usual rides
- Horns blow at sunset = start of nightly campfire = bring a chair
- Leave morning of 2/2 for Parker
- 2/2 – 2/5 Parker, AZ @ Bluewater Casino (optional)
- [We’re currently voting in the chat group about what to do now since they charge $27/night for camping]
- There is a RV dump & fill for $10 at the La Paz county park
- RO (salt free) water available at the Circle K or Walmart
- We can visit the Swap Meet at the county park on Saturday morning
- We can do SxS ride to The Desert Bar Saturday mid afternoon
- We can do a day trip on 2/4 to the Street Festival in LHC
- Leave morning of 2/5 for Lake Havasu
- 2/5 – 2/18 SARA PARK @ Lake Havasu City
- GPS: 34.452, -114.243 (link to Google Maps)
- Attempt to get best spot possible for fireworks display in Sara Park State Trust area ($10 permit)
- We plan to do SxS rides to Rovey’s Rock and other attractions
- We plan to hit the boardwalk at the London Bridge and have fish & chips
- We plan to take the cheap ferry ride to the CA casino
- Swap Meet every Sunday down by the bridge
- Lake Havasu State Park has a dump & fill with trash for $15 and hot showers if you are sneaky about it
- There’s a drive thru (van size only) RO water place 20 cents/gallon here
- Tractor Supply in town has Propane. Walmart also has RO water inside the store.
- Visit golakehavasu.com for all event lists
- 38th annual LHC Street Festival 2/3 – 2/4 (9am-5pm) @ downtown LHC
- Havasu 95 Speedway Race 2/3 (2pm) @ sara park
- 35th annual “Winterblast Pyrotechnics Show” Fireworks are 2/15 – 2/18 nightly (after dark) @ sara park
- 16th annual Rockabilly Reunion Concert & Car Show 2/16 – 2/18 (12pm – 9:30pm) @ the state park
- 2/19 END OF ALL EVENTS