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Mitchell Mine Road

Within BLM Land — Yuma Field Office, Mitchell Mine Road provides dispersed camping accessible by a combination of deteriorated asphalt and dirt roads. Campers navigate approximately 1.5 miles of rough terrain after leaving the paved surface, with multiple potholes requiring careful driving.

The area features three main pull-off sites along the right side of the road, each equipped with fire rings and space for large RVs up to Class A motorhomes with trailers. AT&T cellular service reaches 2-3 bars of 5G coverage. The sites sit close to popular ATV and motorcycle routes, generating dust from passing traffic throughout the day. Interstate 10 traffic remains audible from the camping area. Rangers patrol infrequently, and the area stays relatively clean of trash. This location works well for campgrounds around Quartzsite travelers needing an overnight stop with big rig access.

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Mitchell Mine Road is located in Arizona

Coordinates

33.6501465 N
114.1470674 W

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Access

Drive-In
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Site Types

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Dispersed
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Features

For Campers

Phone Service
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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Drive Time

1 hr 22 min from Yuma, AZ
1 hr 25 min from Lake Havasu City, AZ
1 hr 46 min from Phoenix, AZ
1 hr 59 min from El Centro, CA

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Will P.

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Reviewed Jan. 17, 2026

Great for a day or two just outside Quartzsite

Road in was broken/old asphalt, so plenty of holes to avoid. Once past the "paved" road, you take about 1.5 miles of dirt/rock roads in.

Once you hit the camping site, you will see three major pull offs to park at on the right. Each had a campfire ring. The sites are large enough to accommodate up to4 big rigs.

When I showed up, two of the three pull offs were occupied. One with a large class A with a 20 ft enclosed toy hauler behind. The other side had a 5th wheel and a class A, plus several ATVs.

There seems to be another pull off campsite further down road, but I did not go that far. I can see bumper pull at the one further down.

ATT cell service is 2-3 bars 5G.

One negative is that these sites are close to a popular UTV/ATV/Motorcycle route. Lots of them came by, kicking up a lot of dust. Ideally the winds will be blowing away from me the rest of the day to keep the dust away.

The campsites are close enough that you can hear others talk.

Within 5 minutes of parking and putting my chair out, another camper came over to introduce himself. He shared that he has not seem a ranger since he has been out here (a week).

The area is clean trash wise.

You can hear I-10 traffic.

This spot would be good as a passing through camp.

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