Experience Great Food
from Field to Fork
The River Cafe Grill in Yuma Arizona offers global fusion cuisine on their expansive patio.
Parks & Recreation
Float or paddle your way down the river, take an off-road adventure in the nearby
Imperial Sand Dunes National Recreation
Area, or hike through a deserted mining
town at Castle Dome.
West Wetlands Park – Wander the trails
through the Butterfly and Hummingbird
Garden, check out the Solar Demonstration Garden or enjoy the riverfront access
and boat launch. This popular local hangout has a wonderful children’s playground
and pond.
Yuma East Wetlands – The Colorado
was a source of industry and prosperity
for the Yuma area, but all the steamboat
traffic and neglect took its toll on the local
ecosystem. Since 2002, the East Wetlands
Reclamation project has removed invasive
vegetation and replanted the area with
indigenous species including 200,000 trees,
plants and shrubs, re-instating two miles
of river channel to its original condition.
Now, wildlife is returning; the bird population has doubled and diversity species are
up over 75%. Those involved expect over
330 species of bird and wildlife will soon
call this area home. Cool off under the native cottonwood trees, ride your bike past
the fragrant mesquite and majestic willows,
or stand below the newly re-opened ‘Ocean
to Ocean’ bridge, the first highway crossing
over the Colorado.
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Did you know that the fields surrounding Yuma are responsible for 90% of all
the leafy greens Americans enjoy between
November and March? Yuma produces
175 different agricultural crops: a vast array
of vegetables, fruit and citrus, gourmet
dates, nuts and grains. The sunny skies, low
humidity and irrigation from the Colorado
River have made Yuma not only the North
American Winter Vegetable Capital, but
also an agricultural research and education
hub.
Martha’s Gardens Medjool Date Farm –
A date shake is a ‘must try’, especially tasty
enjoyed on the patio in the shade of the
palms.
Urias Farms – Stop at another outstanding grower of these plump delicious dates,
located in Somerton.
The Peanut Patch has been satisfying
Yuma’s sweet-tooth for decades with homemade fudge, dried fruits and peanut brittle.
Take a tour of their kitchen.
Life was hard for women sentenced to the Yuma Territorial Prison.