"Earlier this week I spent a couple of days in Quartzsite, Arizona --
Ground Zero for boondocking RVers. Although there are many RV parks in
the town of 3,400, most RVers squat on surrounding government lands.
Many stay for free, others for about a dollar a day in one of the
federal government's Long Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs). Camp where you
want: just find a piece of reasonably level desert, cut your engine and
level up. If you plan to stay weeks or months, then solar panels are a
good idea to power your toaster and microwave."