Things to Do in Yuma
Yuma Territorial Prison, riverside parks on the Colorado, the Telegraph Pass hike, a Castle Dome ghost town and a Medjool date farm. Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed and RV parking.
Yuma, Arizona · Things to do
Guides
6 guides
Hours, fees & tips
Free to visit
3 of 6
Admission is on each guide
Elevation
140 ft
Around the area
Best time
Nov–Mar
For getting out and about
Updated October 31, 2026 · Each guide covers hours, admission and RV parking
What to do
Things to do in Yuma
Each guide covers hours, admission, time needed, RV parking and what’s nearby.
Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town
Wander more than 60 buildings of an old silver-mining town, then follow a guide 600 feet into the Hull Mine to see a silver vein and a glowing fluorescent room.
Colorado River State Historic Park
Walk the grounds of the Army depot that supplied the Southwest from 1864, then see how the Colorado River was tamed to water Yuma’s farm valley.
Martha’s Gardens Medjool Date Farm
Sip a date shake under the palms and ride a tram through a family Medjool date farm that grew from 300 palms in 1990 to more than 8,000.
Telegraph Pass Trail
A short, very steep climb up a concrete tower road in the Gila Mountains, with big views over Yuma, the Foothills and the farm fields beyond.
West Wetlands Park
A free 110-acre riverfront park with a stocked fishing pond, Centennial Beach, a boat launch, gardens and one of Yuma’s favorite playgrounds.
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Walk the 1876 stone cellblocks, step into the Dark Cell and climb the guard tower at Arizona Territory’s first prison, just off I-8 above the Colorado River.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos: Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town: Richard J. Rehman on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Colorado River State Historic Park: Cbl62 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0); Martha’s Gardens Medjool Date Farm: Marine 69-71 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Telegraph Pass Trail: Ragnar76149 on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); West Wetlands Park: XeresNelro on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park: Scotwriter on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). The header photo is the Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town card image.
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