RV Lots and Land for Sale in Arizona

The three questions that decide it

County stay rules. Each county writes its own rule for living in or storing an RV on vacant land: how many days, whether a permit is needed, whether a septic system or a building permit changes the answer. These rules change, and the only reliable source is the county's current zoning code and its planning staff. The four counties where we have the most river and desert listings are:

• Mohave County: we read the county's zoning section 37.K (Establishment of Recreational Vehicles and Park Model Units) on October 7, 2026. On residentially zoned property where RVs are allowed, one RV may be occupied without a special permit for up to 30 cumulative days a year, and no single stay may run past 14 consecutive days. Beyond that, the RV must be connected to an approved wastewater system and needs a special permit. A temporary permit of one year can follow a building permit, and a one-year renewable permit is available in A-R and R-E zones. Living in an RV permanently is allowed only in an R-RV zone, an RV park or an approved part of a manufactured home park. Your parcel's zoning district decides which of these applies.
• Navajo County: the county's Planning and Development Services page on administrative permits, which we read on October 7, 2026, lists a Seasonal RV Permit that lets a single RV be placed once a year for up to 120 days, and a Temporary RV Permit that requires a permitted septic system or sewer connection and an applied-for building permit for a primary residence. A Temporary RV Permit lasts one year, with one more year possible, and never past two years from the first issue.
• Yavapai County: we have not read this county's rule, so we state none. Ask the planning office.
• Cochise County: we have not read this county's rule, so we state none. Ask the planning office.

Call the county planning office, give them the parcel number, and ask the question in writing. A phone answer is not a permit.

Deed restrictions and HOAs. A county that allows an RV does not override a recorded declaration that bans one. Some subdivisions restrict RVs, outbuildings or the type of home. Read the recorded declaration for the parcel, and if there is an association, the rules too. Our HOA page covers what an association can charge and enforce.

Water and waste. An RV carries its own tank, but long stays need a fill source and a dump. A lot with no septic usually leans on a dump station in town. If the county requires a septic system for long stays, that is a permit and a cost, and it should be in the price you pay for the lot. The off-grid page explains wells and hauled water.

Where RV-style lots sell and for how much

We track closed sales of vacant land. These are the towns that RV and river-getaway buyers ask about, over the 24 months through August 2026. The county price tables on the Mohave County and Apache County pages show the dollar bands.

• Mohave Valley: 175 sales. Of those, 162 were under 2 acres.
• Bullhead City: 454 sales.
• Fort Mohave: 189 sales.
• Quartzsite: 48 sales, 37 of them under 2 acres.
• Eagar, in Apache County: 57 sales, 32 under 2 acres.

Those are counts of vacant land sales, with no judgment about whether an RV is allowed on any one lot. They tell you how active the market is, not what the rules are. Mohave Valley and Bullhead City are close to the Colorado River; for Quartzsite, the Quartzsite market page has more, and the Mohave County listings show what is available now.

What listings say about restrictions

Seller wording is a hint at how restricted a lot is. In our listing data, descriptions of vacant lots say manufactured or mobile homes are allowed 809 times and not allowed 502 times, with 171 and 86 of those on active listings. That flag is about homes, not RVs, and it fires on phrases such as "manufactured homes allowed" or "site-built only." It does point to where the rules are loose and where they are tight.

By county, listings that say manufactured homes are allowed outnumber those that say they are not in Mohave (138 against 32), Pinal (109 against 44) and Cochise (60 against 16). In Yavapai the two are close (212 against 188), and in Coconino the restricted ones lead (60 against 49). Treat that as a reason to read the recorded restrictions, not as an answer.

Our Mohave Valley lot

We list a 0.66-acre lot at 1335 E Vacation Drive in Bermuda Plantations, Mohave Valley, a few blocks from the Colorado River. It sits in flood zone X (shaded), outside the special flood hazard area. Water, power, zoning, HOA status and septic are all listed as not verified, and the listing does not say an RV is allowed. Read the lot page, then call Mohave County with the parcel number before you plan to park a rig there.

How to buy an RV lot without regret

1. Get the county's stay rule in writing for the exact parcel.
2. Read the recorded declaration and any HOA rules.
3. Confirm legal road access that your rig can use after rain.
4. Ask who supplies water and where you would dump tanks.
5. Check the flood zone, since river and wash lots often sit on low ground.
6. Confirm the taxes are current.