Yuma Desert

Yuma Desert: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Yuma Desert

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Yuma Desert — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.46192, -114.44791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yuma Desert

• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~41 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Yuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Yuma · ~45 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tinajas Altas Pass · viewpoint · Yuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~54 km · Must-see
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~63 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~65 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yuma Desert

Other beaches & coast near Yuma Desert

• Centennial Beach · beach · Yuma · ~43 km
• Playa Linda · beach · Yuma · ~44 km
• Lechuguilla Desert · beach · Yuma · ~50 km
• Mesa de San Luis · beach · San Luis Río Colorado · ~61 km
• Pinta Sands · beach · Yuma · ~122 km
• Confluence of Gila & Colorado Rivers · beach · Yuma · ~38 km
• Escondido Beach, San Luis · beach · Yuma · ~40 km
• Yuma Beach · beach · Yuma · ~42 km
• Algodones Dunes · beach · Arizona · ~55 km
• BlueBeach · beach · Mexicali Municipality · ~74 km

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