Attractions in Yuma County, Arizona

18 attractions

1Score 52.7 out of 100
Historic Site
Yuma Crossing
A crossing of the Colorado River between Arizona and California, used in the Spanish colonial period and after.
2Score 48.8 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Yuma Desert
A low-lying section of the Sonoran Desert receiving under 8 inches of rain a year, among the harshest deserts in North America.
3Score 47.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
El Camino Del Diablo
A 250-mile historic road across the Sonoran Desert in Pima and Yuma counties, listed on the National Register in 1978.
4Score 45.4 out of 100
Historic Site
McPhaul Suspension Bridge
A 1929 suspension bridge over the Gila River near Yuma, 1,184 feet long and replaced in 1968 when the river was rerouted.
5Score 45.3 out of 100
Historic Site
Ocean To Ocean Bridge
A 1915 through truss bridge at Yuma, the first highway crossing of the lower Colorado and the only Pennsylvania truss in Arizona.
6Score 43.0 out of 100
State Historic Park
Yuma Territorial Prison
A prison that took inmates from 1876 to 1909, now operated as a museum by Arizona State Parks in Yuma.
51,262 visits in 2024.
7Score 42.7 out of 100
Historic Site
Camp Hyder
A Desert Training Center subcamp south of Hyder, built in August 1942 and closed in May 1944, where two infantry divisions trained.
8Score 42.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge
A refuge of over 665,400 acres north-east of Yuma, established in 1939 for desert bighorn sheep and holding the Kofa Wilderness.
9Score 40.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
An 860,010-acre refuge along the Mexican border, established in 1939 for desert bighorn sheep and the third largest in the lower 48 states.
10Score 39.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Gila Mountains
A fault-blocked range 26 miles long east of Yuma, in the Sonoran Desert, rising to 3,156 feet at Sheep Peak.
11Score 38.0 out of 100
Landmark
Morelos Dam
The last dam on the Colorado River, built in 1950 to divert Mexico's treaty share of the water to the Mexicali Valley.
12Score 34.8 out of 100
Landmark
Desert Sun Stadium
A Yuma stadium built for the 1970 spring training season, home of the San Diego Padres until 1993 and converted for soccer in 2015.
13Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Aztec ghost town
A ghost town near Dateland, once a Southern Pacific Railroad station, now reduced to two standing buildings and foundations.
14Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Sears Point
Sears Point, near Dateland, Arizona, has hundreds of petroglyphs on basalt outcrops above the Gila River, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
15Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Telegraph Pass Trail
Telegraph Pass Trail, in Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, is a 4.3-mile hiking route with views from the top of the pass.
16Score 25.2 out of 100
State Historic Park
Colorado River State Historic Park
A state park in Yuma preserving the 1870s quartermaster depot that supplied the south-western frontier forts.
11,363 visits in 2024.
17Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Castle Dome Mine Museum
The Castle Dome Mine Museum near Yuma, Arizona, is built around a collection of original and reproduced Old West buildings.
18Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens
Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens, in Yuma, Arizona, is an 1870s adobe house with exhibits on the lower Colorado River region since the 1540s.

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