Nearby State Parks

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Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
This nearby park, which operated between 1876 and 1909, features the prison’s original cellblocks, dining hall, and cemetery; as well as a reconstructed guard tower and modern Visitor Center.
1 mile.

Buckskin Mountain State Park
131 miles.

River Island Unit
133 miles.

Cattail Cove State Park
142 miles.

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Algodones, B.C., Mexico
A popular Mexican town for tourists, Algodones is approximately 8 miles from the park and offers medical and dental services, pharmacies, restaurants, and shopping. A passport is recommended, and will soon be required, for all border crossings.

The Century House Museum
The Century House Museum is located within the former home of prominent Yuma businessman E.F. Sanguinetti. The home dates to the 1870s and displays both period rooms and exhibits about the early history of Yuma.

Felicity, CA
The town of Felicity offers visitors a chance to see what has been geographically declared the “Center of the World,” based on a children’s book entitled “Coe the Good Dragon at the Center of the World.” The site boasts a Museum of History in Granite and a portion of the original steps leading up the Eiffel Tower.

Fort Yuma
Historic Ft. Yuma, located on the present-day Quechan Indian Reservation, is home to the Quechan Museum (located in the Officer’s Mess House) and a market with Native American crafts for sale (located in the old boarding school).

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, located just north of Yuma, offers visitors a chance for bird watching and wildlife viewing. Imperial NWR is located along the Colorado River and showcases riparian species.

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge exhibits rugged, mountainous terrain inhabited by bighorn sheep and countless native plant species.

Laguna Dam
Upon its completion in 1909, Laguna Dam became the first dam constructed on the Colorado River. The dam was initially constructed as part of a large-scale irrigation project to bring water to Yuma Valley agricultural fields.

Old Plank Road
Just west of Yuma are the rolling hills of the Imperial Sand Dunes. In the early 1900s, travelers crossed the dunes via a plank road that spanned the approximately 6-mile width of the dunes. A small section of the original plank road still remains on the dunes and is accessible to the public.

Old Town Yuma
The historic Old Town Yuma district includes the areas of Main Street and the streets just before and after Main. Some of Yuma’s oldest buildings are located within the district, which hosts a number of present-day gift shops and restaurants.

Roxaboxen
Roxaboxen is a small park, located at 8th St. and 2nd Ave., dedicated to the memory of a make-believe town of the same name that was created by local children in the early 1900s. Today, schoolchildren around the world have become familiar with this place through the popular children’s story of Roxaboxen, by author Alice McLerran.

Tumco Ghost Town and Gold Mine
Tumco Ghost Town is the site of an old gold mine dating from the late 1800s through the early 1900s. All that remains of the abandoned town include building foundations, the old cyanide tanks, and a cemetery.

Yuma Art Center
The Yuma Art Center, located next to the historic Yuma Theatre, showcases rotating displays of artwork from local artists. The center also includes a gift shop and offices for local arts organizations.

Yuma East Wetlands
The Yuma East Wetlands is a land restoration project to reestablish native vegetation and wildlife habitat along the Colorado River. Unlike the West Wetlands, the East Wetlands are a strictly natural area without playground equipment.

Yuma Proving Ground Heritage Center
The Yuma Proving Ground’s Heritage Center museum explores military history from WWII up through the present day and includes displays of army uniforms, photos, equipment, and vehicles.

Yuma River Tours
The Yuma River Tours offers a number of scenic boating tour packages that launch from Fisher’s Landing at Martinez Lake, just north of Yuma.

Yuma West Wetlands
The West Wetlands is a popular family park that features a children’s playground, hummingbird garden, and native revegetation area. Situated along the Colorado River, the site hosts a colony of burrowing owls, and is a great place for bird watching.

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