The biggest flea market you can imagine. A whole month is shop and walk. The best unique, affordable items you can think of are here. This place is more filled with older retired people, i continue to see more dogs in strollers than kids. read more

Tyson Wells Shows - Art Supplies Near Me - Quartzsite, Arizona

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One of the many rock and mineral shows held during January/February in Quartzsite Arizona. This was our first year at the Tyson Wells show. Tyson Wells can be best described as a swap meet focused on rocks and minerals. But unlike the Desert Gardens show ( down the road), which is focused only on rocks and minerals, the Tyson Wells show has many more vendors selling junk items made in China. That's probably the biggest negative about this show. You'll find everything here from animal skulls, to glass pipes ( like the ones you see on Live PD), and they even have a grocery store that sells mostly expired food items that were discarded from grocery stores. Perhaps one of the saddest things I saw was that one vendor was selling stalagmites and stalactites in one of the dark alleys. It's illegal to collect, buy, and sell stalagmites in several states. So should you still go here? If you're driving the 10 in January, definitely! It's free to park and visit and they have so many interesting things for sale here. You'll probably spend more than hour here, but it's worth it. Note - Earlier in the week we visited the Desert Gardens down the road and if you're looking for strictly rocks, minerals and fossils to add to your collection that's a better choice. The Desert Gardens show was family-friendly, Tyson Wells is like a true swap meet so you should treat it as such with your kids. Tip - You MUST visit the actual Tyson Wells Storefront. It's on the main street and you can't miss their sign. It's mostly a gift store and a MASSIVE selection of board games. The owners are soooo friendly to kids... read more

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In years past there were many dealers here, our 2013 review had six, pretty hard to get worse than six dealers, however this year there was only ONE dealer here. And while that dealer had some good items and we actually bought something from them, it's hard to have a show with only one dealer. Sad state of affairs when you have a show and no one shows up. read more

Came to Quartzsite for the "swap meet" in January. Once you get to town, though, it's confusing -- there are a BUNCH of different swap meets scattered all over town. Everyone said I had to check out the Main Event in the Big Tent -- aka the Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama. It was pretty lame -- a bunch of made-in-China, As-Seen-On-TV crap being aggressively hawked by creepy 3-card-Monte types. I actually found the other, crappy little outdoor swap meets much more interesting. The Hi Ali and the other stuff north of the I-10 were much more fun to browse thru. I will definitely be back next year, but I won't even bother with the Sell-A-Rama. I'm not a rockhound or gem collector -- I just like poking thru weird old crap. So you'll find me strictly north of the I-10! read more

I have gone to the Rock and Gem Show Sell-A-Rama in January for 2 consecutive years in a row and absolutely love it! It's half swap meet on one side of the road and the other side are rock and gem vendors. It's such a fascinating experience to see raw rocks, huge slabs of agate/sodalite/and whatever else! if you are a rock hound, this and the Desert Gardens show are the best. You can get the best deals on crystals, gems, rocks, fossils, and all thats in between here. Once you come here, you will never buy crystals in a shop again! most vendors will sell to you at wholesale price without a seller's permit, although its always good to have one since you can go crazy here. I've purchased 80mm spheres of various stones, obsidian mirrors, tumbled rocks, jewelry, and other amazing finds. Definitely plan to be here for at least 2 days because there's a lot to see and viewing rocks and gems can be really energetic draining and overstimulating. The swap meet is like your typical meet with crazy random stuff, some good finds, some junky, but its still fun to pursue through. read more

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Tyson Wells puts on shows/swap meets every winter/spring for the snowbirds and general 'goings-ons' in Quartzsite. Starting in early January, they put on a Rock & Gem Show, Sell-A-Rama, and an Arts and Crafts Fair that are each a week or so long and occur one after the other. I usually stop by during the Sell-A-Rama which is sort of a mix of the rock show and the crafts fair. It consists of many rock dealers mixed in with standard swap meet fare. A couple of buildings have decorative rock fare such as beads, coasters, mounted pieces, vases, and even bathroom sink fixtures with fossils in them. Many tents have dealers selling crystals and rocks from all over the world. Many isles are dealer after dealer with useful things, not useful things, junk that you need and junk that you don't. The people here both shoppers and sellers are fantastic and generally very nice. If you're driving through during January, or just know Quartzsite in general, take a walk through here. Buy some crap you need and some crap you don't. It can be a little confusing for 1st timers, but it is all part of the fun. Parking can be a hassle, generally the parking lot back near the freeway is full, but there is always parking to the West in the dry wash (if your vehicle can handle the sand...). read more

A fun place to poke around and see some awesome rocks and gems. Some of the things here will totally amaze you, that is for sure. If you have seen some of this stuff in gift shops back home, you can get it for less here. This may be where they come to source these items. read more

This show is a lot of fun! There's something for everyone here. The rocks and minerals are very reasonably priced. Better buys than in Tucson! And the show is not so overwhelming in size. There's also a bunch of flea-market type selling going on. Something I'm not usually a fan of - but I scored this really cool wood-carved Tiki-looking face carving thing that's outstanding. Worth a visit! read more

I go for the rock and gem show, usually the first couple weeks in January. If you like raw crystals, cut rocks, geodes, etc etc, this is a fantastic must see show! Prices are unbelievably low as compared to retail costs at speciality shops. I came home with a car load of beautiful stuff including a amethyst geode for less than 1/4 of the price you would find it anywhere. People there are fun and very knowledgeable, and will take time to explain where certain rocks are from, how they are mined, etc. We stayed the night nearby and in two days didn't even make a dent in all there was to see. read more

Tyson Wells Shows - Art Supplies Near Me - Quartzsite, Arizona

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Me and my wife had been in two other RV and gem show parks we had the worst time and problems with them until we went to Tyson Wells. The staff and the owner Kim went out of there way to accommodate us for the whole time we where there.It was the cleanest park in Quartzsite and the friendliest. And not having much money they where very helpful being our first time there. Thank You very much Tyson Wells ! Hope to see you all again in 2015. read more