Tour run · California
The Low Desert Run: an RV rental tour run, Jan–Feb 2027
The bill
JAN 16 → FEB 25
3 stops2 states40 nights
The earliest date any stop on this run stops being bookable — arithmetic, from the event's own lead time.
From $11,452.41 for the window — a worked example at California rates.
Your dates ride into search — California, 3 stops, one window.
JAN 16 – JAN 24Quartzsite
Quartzsite Big Tent RV Show 2027
“Quartzsite Big Tent — world's biggest RV show + boondocking gathering.”
high-demand windowbook by Nov 21LTVA permit required for BLM stays over 14 days. Pack out all waste. Quartzsite + La Paz County have limited services — fuel up in advance.
The Quartzsite Big Tent RV Show 2027 guide →2 easy drive days at ~300 miles a day
- Lassen Volcanic — Active hydrothermal areas — Bumpass Hell, Sulphur Works, Devils Kitchen — give Lassen its identity, and the park enforces strict on-trail discipline because the thin ground crust around boiling mud pots has fatal collapse history. (in California)
- Kings Canyon — Highway 180 from Grant Grove down to Cedar Grove drops 4,700 vertical feet in 31 miles — one of the deepest paved-road descents in the national park system — and the road itself closes November through April every year regardless of snowpack. (in California)
JAN 30 – FEB 6Johnson Valley OHV Area (BLM, San Bernardino County, CA)
King of the Hammers 2027 (Race Week)
“King of the Hammers 2027 — Race Week in Johnson Valley, 8 days of ultra4 + UTV + bike + EV races.”
peak demand windowbook by Sep 26Johnson Valley desert in early February runs 60°F day / 25°F night — pack for freezing overnights and shade-up for desert sun. Self-contained means SELF-CONTAINED: pack out 100% of trash (BLM Leave No Trace order), use only existing fire rings, and carry your own potable water (15+ gallons per person for the week). Generator hours posted by Hammerking; 10 PM to 7 AM quiet hours enforced.
The King of the Hammers 2027 (Race Week) guide →an easy drive day at ~300 miles a day
- Pinnacles — California condors — the largest land bird in North America with a 9.5-foot wingspan — are seen from Pinnacles' high country roughly 4 days a week per the park's volunteer logs, the densest reliable wild population south of the Big Sur cliffs. (in California)
- Humboldt Redwoods — More old-growth coast redwood than anywhere else on Earth — 17,000 acres of it, including the 51-acre Rockefeller Forest, the largest contiguous virgin redwood stand still standing. (in California)
FEB 10 – FEB 25Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Horsetail Firefall 2027
“Firefall window — Horsetail Falls glows like lava at sunset.”
high-demand windowbook by Nov 4Winter Yosemite — chains required, propane backup heat, generators only in designated areas.
The Yosemite Horsetail Firefall 2027 guide →
When the doors close
Every stop that carries a book-by, sorted by the date it closes. The run's deadline is the earliest row — the same stamp on the bill, shown line by line.
- King of the Hammers 2027 (Race Week)book by Sep 26
- Yosemite Horsetail Firefall 2027book by Nov 4
- Quartzsite Big Tent RV Show 2027book by Nov 21
What the window costs
40 nights priced to the cent
A worked example at California rates.
The ledger
A worked example at California rates for this 40-night window
You pay
100% passes through to your host
Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 6006(g)(5) + Reg 1660(c)(2) (tax-paid same-form rentals may be exempt — under review) · rates verified 2026-07-09
Where it lands
100% of the base the host set — never deducted
The 15% markup on top of the host's base, plus the 10% service fee
Collected at checkout and passed on to the state
Card processing is passed through at cost — Stripe processes the payment; PickRV keeps no processing margin.
When money moves
- Free cancellation until
48h before pickup
- Trip start
- Trip end
- Deposit hold released
Your security deposit is released after the 48-hour post-trip review window, unless a damage claim is filed.
- Host payout
Released after the trip wraps up
- Reaches the host's bank
Typically 2-5 business days after release
A run this long prices through the same engine that honors any weekly or monthly rate an owner has set — never a promised discount, just the math as they priced it.
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