RV Camping near Dateland, Arizona

Rice Ranch RV Park

153 RV Sites

Rice Ranch RV Park in Quartzsite, Arizona, offers 153 full-hookup RV sites on a big-rig-friendly layout, with 30 and 50-amp service. Categories are sized by rig — Slim, Mid-sized, and Large in both back-in and pull-through — alongside a general store, dog park, and pickleball in the Sonoran Desert. One hundred fifty-three sites span Slim back-in, Slim pull-through, mid-sized back-in, mid-sized pull-through, Large back-in, and Large pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp. Pricing and sizing by rig class is genuinely fair — a van or small trailer does not pay for space it cannot use, and a big coach knows exactly where it fits. A general store handles the practical side. A dog park and pickleball fill the grounds, with offroading nearby. Well-behaved pets are welcome, leashed outside your site. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which is exactly right here — guests come to Quartzsite for what happens outside the park, not inside it. Quartzsite is one of the strangest and most compelling seasonal phenomena in North America. A desert town of about 3,500 permanent residents in La Paz County swells to something like 200,000 snowbirds each winter, drawn by the gem and mineral shows, the sprawling flea markets, the vast BLM dispersed camping areas, and a warm, dry winter climate at the meeting point of the Sonoran and Mojave. Winter is the entire season here. January and February are peak, when the shows run and the town fills. Reserve as far ahead as you can for that window, with easy availability and blistering heat the rest of the year.

from $31/night

The Palms at River Edge

The Palms at River Edge in Ehrenberg, Arizona, delivers a family-friendly waterfront resort experience on the Colorado River in the Sonoran Desert where the Arizona-California border is defined entirely by the river's course, providing direct beach, boating, and water sports access on one of the American Southwest's most iconic waterways in a gated community environment suited to both seasonal stays and active water recreation enthusiasts. Positioned in La Paz County where the lower Colorado River corridor has developed as a winter snowbird and warm-weather water sports destination, the resort combines resort amenities with the Colorado River's recreational resources. The resort's facility is designed around the water-centric lifestyle that the Colorado River enables—a beach for swimming and launching non-motorized watercraft, a pool for independent aquatic recreation, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking access, fishing directly from the property's river frontage, and boating opportunities on the Colorado's broad lower channel. A gated entrance, clubhouse, recreation center, dog park, playground, general store, propane fills, and laundry serve the comprehensive residential and recreational needs of extended-stay guests, and the shuffleboard and swimming pools provide social recreation alongside the river's more active opportunities. The lower Colorado River at Ehrenberg flows through a landscape that represents the Sonoran Desert at its most dramatic geographic expression—a narrow, intensely green riparian corridor cutting through a stark, tan-and-rust desert environment where temperatures regularly exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and the river's presence defines the zone of habitability in a landscape that would otherwise be entirely uninhabitable. The river's warm water—heated by the desert sun across hundreds of miles of Arizona and Nevada before reaching Ehrenberg—creates excellent conditions for water skiing, jet skiing, and tubing that have made the lower Colorado one of the country's most popular motorized water recreation destinations. Quartzsite, approximately 20 miles north on US-95, is one of the American Southwest's most fascinating community phenomena—a small desert town that swells from a few thousand permanent residents to several hundred thousand during the January and February gem show and winter RV rally season, creating one of the largest temporary human gatherings in the western United States in a remote desert location. The Dome Rock Mountains to the east and the Trigo Mountains to the west provide off-road recreation terrain for guests with OHV equipment, and the BLM land surrounding Ehrenberg contains extensive open desert camping and exploration opportunities. Joshua Tree National Park is accessible approximately 45 miles west through the Palo Verde Valley. The Palms at River Edge operates year-round with dramatically different seasonal characters—winter's mild desert temperatures from November through April make it ideal for snowbirds and casual water recreation, while summer's extreme desert heat concentrates activity in the early morning and evening hours with midday retreat to the pool and air-conditioned facilities. The resort's full-service infrastructure and Colorado River access give it competitive advantages over simpler Ehrenberg riverside campgrounds, and the combination of gated security, resort amenities, and direct river frontage makes it one of the more complete water recreation destinations in the lower Colorado corridor. Reservations during the Quartzsite show season fill early.

7LazyB Roping Camp

12 RV Sites

7LazyB Roping Camp in Wickenburg, Arizona, offers 12 full-hookup RV sites on nine acres of mesquite-shaded desert, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join on-site roping arenas, horse pens, paddocks, a pet washing station, and a community fire pit. Twelve sites span back-in 30-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 40 feet. Three straightforward categories keep booking simple. A dump station, pet washing station, and community fire pit handle the practical side. One important navigation note: the listed address does not route correctly on GPS — navigate instead to JLM Tack and Consignment at 51031 US Highway 60/89 in Wickenburg and follow the park's directions from there. The horse infrastructure is the entire point. On-site roping arenas, stalls, pens, and paddocks make this a purpose-built destination for team ropers rather than an RV park that tolerates horses, and that combination is genuinely scarce. Pets are welcome, and the wash station serves both dogs and dusty gear. Wickenburg calls itself the Team Roping Capital of the World and has the arenas, events, and year-round western culture to support the claim. The town's Desert Caballeros Western Museum is among the better western art collections in the Southwest, the Hassayampa River Preserve is close for birding, and Phoenix is about an hour southeast. Roping season runs through the cooler months, with winter and spring events driving the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead, and confirm arena and stall availability when you book.

from $50/night

Lake Tamarisk Desert Resort

19 RV Sites

Lake Tamarisk Desert Resort in Desert Center, CA, offers 19 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-thrus, each carrying water, sewer, and electric. At 70 feet the pull-thrus take a long coach. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a clubhouse, a library, RV storage, recycling, and WiFi cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. Plan your arrival around the office hours: Monday through Saturday, 10am to noon and 2pm to 4pm, closed Sundays and major holidays. An outdoor pool, a hot tub and sauna, billiards, and a lake fill the grounds, with fishing, kayaking, hiking, birding, and the kind of desert night sky that makes stargazing the main event. Golf is next door. Desert Center sits in the Chuckwalla Valley two miles north of Interstate 10, about 70 miles east of Palm Springs, in a stretch of the Colorado Desert most drivers pass without knowing what's there. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Note the office hours — they're narrower than most parks.

from $50/night

Jakes Corner RV Park

5 RV Sites

Jakes Corner RV Park in Payson, AZ, offers 5 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30-amp service and room for rigs up to 46 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric. Note the electrical: this is a 30-amp park, so a rig wired for heavier service will need an adapter and some load management. Laundry is on the property and pets are welcome. Five sites with reliable full hookups is the whole offer, and in this country that's enough. The park sits on the site of an original stagecoach stop, on a route that once threaded the Mogollon Rim country — a piece of western history that still functions as a working RV park. Payson sits on Highway 188 in the rugged Rim country of central Arizona, with the Tonto National Forest, Roosevelt Lake, and the Rim itself all within reach. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Five sites means calling ahead is how you book here.

from $45/night

Silver View RV Resort

315 RV Sites

Silver View RV Resort in Bullhead City, Arizona, offers 315 full-hookup RV sites on the Colorado River with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet. River view back-in, premium back-in, and pull-through categories join a pool, spa, hot tub, fitness center, and on-site dining directly across from Laughlin. Three hundred fifteen sites span premium back-in, river view back-in, and pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet. The river view category is the reason most guests book here rather than inland. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side — the mailboxes point to the long-stay winter residents who fill much of the resort. An outdoor pool, spa, and hot tub and sauna anchor daily recreation, with a fitness center, clubhouse, on-site dining, walking trails, and a dog park besides. Pickleball and corn hole fill the courts. Boating runs from the river and a golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. Bullhead City sits directly across the Colorado from Laughlin's casino resort corridor, which gives guests a genuinely unusual combination: river-view camping on the quiet Arizona bank with a full entertainment strip visible across the water and reachable in minutes. Winter is decisively the season on the lower Colorado. Book well ahead for January through March, when snowbirds fill the river corridor, and expect considerably easier availability through the summer.

from $70/night

Paradise RV Park (Desert Hot Springs)

89 RV Sites

Paradise RV Park in Desert Hot Springs, California, offers 89 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, behind a gated entrance in the Coachella Valley. A pool, fitness center, dog park, and pickleball courts serve a private desert community near Palm Springs. Eighty-nine back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables and BBQ pits at the sites. The 20-amp option suits smaller trailers that do not need a full pedestal. Restrooms and WiFi serve the sites, and a gated entrance controls access — which matters for the long-stay guests who make up much of the winter occupancy. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool anchors daily recreation, with a fitness center for the rest of the day and a community fire pit for the evenings. Pickleball and bocce ball courts fill the competitive calendar, and a playground and dog park serve families and pets. The mountain and desert setting frames the property on every side. Desert Hot Springs is distinct from the valley's southern resort communities. Its famous natural mineral hot springs sustain a spa and wellness industry that operates independently of the Palm Springs tourist economy, which gives the town a quieter, more restorative character — and the hot spring access is genuinely the reason many guests choose this side of the valley. The San Jacinto Mountains rise to the south, with Palm Springs and Joshua Tree National Park both within easy reach. Winter is decisively the season in the Coachella Valley, when snowbirds fill the desert communities. Book well ahead for January through March, and expect April festival weeks to tighten availability across the entire valley.

from $65/night

Oak Creek RV Resort

99 RV Sites

Oak Creek RV Resort in El Cajon, CA, offers 99 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 47 feet. Sites are tiered as standard, premium, deluxe, and luxury back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi. The grounds are gated and open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, personal mailboxes, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a library, and a game room. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, billiards, horseshoes, creek frontage, a lake, and forest walking trails fill the grounds, with hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and planned activities. Golf, a casino, the beach, and the mountains are all close. El Cajon sits in East County San Diego off Interstate 8, a 20 to 25-minute drive from most of the region's top attractions — close enough that guests can spend a morning at the beach, an afternoon in the mountains, and an evening in the city. Rates by tier are on the booking page. Luxury back-ins are limited and book first; winter is the busiest season here.

from $47/night

Circle RV Resort

98 RV Sites

Circle RV Resort in El Cajon, CA, offers 98 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 46 feet. Sites are tiered as standard, premium, deluxe, and luxury back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The grounds are gated, open all year, and rated big rig friendly. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, propane fills and exchange, RV storage, a clubhouse, a library, and a game room cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool, a spa, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, billiards, and planned activities fill the grounds. El Cajon sits twenty miles east of downtown San Diego in East County, off Interstate 8 and a 20 to 25-minute drive from Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, and Coronado. Golf, a casino, the beach, a lake, and the mountains are all nearby. Rates by tier are on the booking page. Luxury back-ins go first, and the winter snowbird season books far ahead.

from $52/night