Campgrounds – Page 7 – On the Road with Dan & Amy

Escapade and Amado

De Anza RV Resort

After leaving BLM land north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, we spent a couple days at De Anza RV Resort in Amado, AZ. Once again, we hooked up with Jim and Corinne and had the wonderful opportunity to meet Corinne’s dad, also named Jim. We even got to have dinner at his place one night.

Fortuna De Oro RV Resort

Yuma, AZ

While we were in Quartzsite, AZ in the second half of January, we picked up a coupon from the big RV show that was good for 3 free nights at this resort. We checked in here on Monday, February 18th along with our friends, Jim and Corinne, for our free 3 nights. The forecast for our day of departure was rain and the forecast for the following day was cold with potential for snow in pretty much any direction we could head so we decided to stay for two more days. Good thing we did because it even snowed in LA for the first time in 50 years! When will we get the warm weather that the southwest is supposed to have this time of year?

Canyon Vistas

Gold Canyon, AZ

After spending 2 weeks in the desert with no hook-ups, coming to a high end resort was a big swing to the other end of the spectrum. The resort has 2 heated swimming pools, 15 shuffle board courts, 6 bocce ball courts, pickle ball courts, tennis courts, and various craft rooms including the all important sewing room. Even though we currently don’t feel the draw to stay a full season at a place like this, we can certainly see the appeal with all the extra curricular activities that are going on every day.

Picacho Peak State Park

Picacho, AZ

We spent 3 nights in Picacho Peak State Park as we prepared for our two weeks of boondocking in Quartzsite, AZ. The park is located just off of I-10 about 40 miles west of Tucson and the closest town with groceries is Eloy, located 13 miles further west. We made a few trips there because, as we all know, one trip to the store is never enough. On one of those trips, we had our first experience with a Blue Beacon truck wash. These facilities are geared to big rig trucks but will wash anything and our truck really needed a wash. We will have to return with the 5th wheel in tow at some point in the near future to get it washed as well.

Las Cruces KOA

Las Cruces, NM

View from the Picacho Mountain trail – Amy

Las Cruces, NM was our first stop after leaving western Texas. We planned a short stay but wished we could have stayed much longer. After setting up, we took care of some basic chores like laundry and grocery shopping. When we had stopped at a rest area, we found that the bikes on the bike rack had tipped over. The root cause was a flat tire on Amy’s bike which made the restraining bar less effective, allowing the bike to fall to one side. So, we had to patch the bike tube. We speculate that the tube failed while bike riding in San Angelo State Park a couple of weeks ago but we haven’t touched the bikes since then. After completing our chores, we treated ourselves to a nice meal at the local Picacho Peak Brewery.