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Lots of changes
at Quartzsite
BLM LTVA
Construction Crews have been very busy this summer working
on improvements at La Posa Tyson Wash LTVA (Long Term
Visitor Area) Camping Area. There's a huge catch basin now,
containing a settling pond and evaporation pond, with fenc-
ing being installed. New dump stations and water stations are
being installed. A new well has been built, located just off the
Old Yuma Road in Tyson Wash LTVA. All entrance and main
roads to BLM LTVA camping areas have been dug up and
graded. Some roads have even been widened, for easier ac-
cess to the camping areas. Construction in Tyson Wash LTVA
caused many camping spots to be eliminated, so be sure to
get there early.
The La Posa Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA)
was created in 1983 to fulfi ll the needs of winter visitors and
to protect the local desert ecosystem from overuse. The camp-
ground is approximately 11,400 acres in size, fl at landscape,
sparsely vegetated with plants such as creosote bushes, palo
verde trees, ironwood trees, mesquite trees and various spe-
cies of cacti. La Posa LTVA offers solitude in a unique desert
landscape and a variety of recreational opportunities such as
hiking, wildlife viewing and rock-
hounding. The LTVA long term
permit ($180) allows use of Bureau
of Land Management designated
LTVAs continuously from Septem-
ber 15th to April 15th (a total of 7
months), or for any length of time
between those two dates. The LTVA
short-visit permit ($40) allows use
of Bureau of Land Management des-
ignated LTVAs for any 14 consecu-
tive day period from September 15th
to April 15th, which begins on the
day the permit receipt is exchanged
for the offi cial permit and decal. The
short-visit permit may be renewed
an unlimited number of times for
the cost of the permit.
Learn more:
https://www.blm.gov/visit/la-posa-long-term-visitor-area
