Cheap Winter Camping in California- Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) Review
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- In this video we provide a comprehensive review of the BLM Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) near Winterhaven, CA and Yuma, Arizona. This may be the perfect snowbird winter getaway. For just $180 you can stay for up to 7 months without having to move and from September 15 to April 15 dry camping (with services (garbage included and free water and $ dump nearby). There are 10 LTVAs in the SW Arizona, SE California area and your pass gives you access to all of them.
Pilot Knob LTVA GPS Location
32.7426017, -114.7549428
Chevron Station (Dump $10-$15) and "maybe water"
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Imperial Sand Dunes Rest Area (free potable water)
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Cheap Winter Camping in California- Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area (LTVA) Review
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Well done. Short, informative and to the point.
Thanks, looking forward to doing some update videos when we get down to that area later this winter- Kyle
@@thewanderingshores I hope to be out and about at those LTVA's and other locations this winter myself. Perhaps we'll see each other there.
@@Michaelw777.52 that would be great, keep us updated
Another to put on our camping map.
Just trying to return the favor for all the amazing sites you and Lou have shared with us. Miss you three.
@@thewanderingshores we miss you two. Milo was watching with me earlier ☺️
Thanks!
You're welcome, we have some other videos over on our interactive map on our website if you're looking for any additional spots
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great Video
Thanks! Glad it was helpful for you. If you have any questions, feel free to touch base. We're pretty familiar now with most of the LTVA locations around Arizona and California
Nice review!
Thanks Stacy, hope all is well with you guys!!!
So helpful thank you God Bless 🌹❤️
You are so welcome, I'm glad it was helpful for you. I should be releasing another free campsite review on Friday from this area as well. Thanks for your support -Kyle
You covered that really clearly for even me to understand. Can you get phone service without starlink? Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and even more to comment. Yes, the phone service here with Verizon and T-Mobile is strong, so you'll have no trouble making phone calls or even having data service through the cell provider - Kyle
@@thewanderingshores You are welcome and thank you for the information. Maybe I will see you there sometime.
With limited services, it provides a great place for the fully self-contained.
Yes it's a nice spot and we enjoyed our time, will likely be back there for a while again this fall. Thanks for watching. Kyle
Good quality video. Good info. Thanks
Thanks Rusty I'm glad it was helpful for you. We will likely be having another free camping location highlighted in Friday's video release as well hopefully you'll check that out too. - Kyle
Good review as usual!!!
Thanks Mike, I always like doing these videos.
I wound-up liking this better than the other more famous Imperial Dam LTVA - Only 11 minutes from Yuma - all the stores you could need. Also less people and campers have more room; it seemed fewer huge family RVs making their rock-fence compound - staking their 1 acre claim. Yet it seemed campers generally make effort to honor a neighborly distance.
I got to know the Chevron staff quite favorably. They get some grouchy customers, so be nice and let them get to know you personally.
So many CHP, Fire and Border control situated there (the Hwy Ag & Border stations and the CHP station as well). I never had any interaction with the Camp Host(s) - they stay at their Posts?
So many military helicopters tooling low overhead, so I hope you don't have Dessert Storm PTSD.
There is a Pilot Knob North-South, divided by Hwy 8 and the constant 3 mile long cargo trains - watch it - trains stop for lunch, the train road gate comes down, cut-of North LTVA from accessing the road exit !! One train breakdown left me in the dessert for 4 hours and I missed appointment.
Also it is frequent that Mex Agriculture is burning-off something scanky and my lungs have a hard time.
I was also there much of the Summer, so hot and all alone for days
Thanks so much for checking out the video and taking the time to provide all that info as an update. Safe Travels.
There hasn't been any water at the Sidewinder Chevron for the last 3 years. It's good that they finally got their dump station working. A couple years ago we stayed there for a couple months while visiting Los Algodones (and the Casino😉) and had to dump and fill at the Pilot Knob RV Resort near there, but I don't know if they do that anymore now that they are a TT park. I have filled at the Interstate rest area in the median between the 2 lanes. The water there is better there than at Q or Imperial Dam. I recommend getting fuel and propane at the Winterhaven exit. If you go right off of I-8 you enter Yuma, AZ. There's propane at the Party Time Market on First St. (take a right and go a couple blocks on the left) and several gas stations in the area. You'll save a ton of money compared to Ca. prices.
Chip, this is fantastic information. Thanks so much. Yes, as we were leaving the area I asked the ladies at the Chevron when they might get their water turned back on and they said probably never because the well is new but the state is requiring all these inspections and then not coming out and doing them. I didn't know that it had been that long since they didn't have water. But yes at least they do have the dump site open. Good info on propane as well as other options from the campgrounds too. Appreciate you taking the time to provide those other options.- Kyle
It is a great deal for extended stay. I will keep that in mind, thank you for sharing. Nice video. Take care and safe travels. Dave.
Thanks Dave we're glad you found this review helpful and if you're ever in the area we would recommend it. Safe travels - Kyle
Enjoyed your video. We are camping there now, 4 rigs or so east of your spot.
That's awesome, thanks for checking if the video. Hopefully I did the spot justice. Feel free to introduce yourself if you are around. - Kyle
Restrooms?
Donna, no at pilot knob. I do not believe there are any bathrooms or even pit toilets. Must be a self-contained unit. Over at imperial dam. They do have bathrooms
Is there bathrooms and shower to part at, that at not crowded? How is the mice problem?
Pilot knob only has dumpsters. No bathrooms or showers at all. Imperial dam is the one that has access to showers if they're open over at the campground by the dam. As for mice, we've never really had any issues in the 4 years that we've spent the winters there- Kyle and Michelle
@@thewanderingshores Thank you
Looks like a great deal for boondocking , we don’t have them up here in the northwest. But I would trade for that 70 degree weather , nice review !
Don't get me wrong. We love the PNW , and looking forward to getting back. But like you said, nice weather throughout the winter isn't too hard to deal with 🙂 other than we've got a bad windstorm coming through today with 60 mph winds so we have that to deal with. Thanks for watching! Always great to hear from you- Kyle
@@thewanderingshores stay safe out there guys !!
Looking like a ideal place for time to spend and relax.
It really is! this one is much less busy than Imperial Dam, just wish they had dump and water at this location.
That place looks so familiar! 😁Good review as always! We were wanting to see the other half of The Wandering Shores too! Where you at Michelle? LOL 😂 ~ Shion and Matthew
That gives me a great idea..... Keep your eye out for an upcoming episode 😬
@@thewanderingshores Oh wow! You have us on the edge of our seats now! We have all these crazy ideas running through our heads about what you have got up your sleeve! 😂🤣😂
Give me a little while as I devise this plan.
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Thanks
We seriously thought about stopping here for the night on our way back from Sedona just the other day!
You probably could see is from I8 when you passed. It is really not that crowded so plenty of space here for you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment- Kyle
@@thewanderingshores Thanks for the great information. Much appreciated!
@@TripAdoTraveler You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful.
I checked out several ltvsa last jan including pilot knob. That ltva eas so terrible i stopped for an hr and decided to leave. Terrible ltva, ugly, noisy. No amenities. One star rating in my book
Yes, some of them have plenty of amenities and others like pilot knob have next to nothing. Plus with it being so close to the interstate, you've got that additional noise. Our favorite of all of them so far is imperial dam. It's crowded but there are enough remote spots to get away from everything too. Have you tried that one?
Just found your channel and subscribed 👍.
It reminds me of the boondocking channel
One AdVANture At a time.
J.G. we are so excited to have you following us. WE LOVE One Advanture at a Time, we have been watching them for years. So many of our campsites on our travel map are from them. Thanks for subscribing and we have another campsite review coming out in about an hour. Hope you will check it out- Kyle and Michelle