West Wetlands Park
Managed by Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
54 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Cbl62 · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Yuma
10% of Yuma’s land is conserved: 7,626 acres
The biggest trail networks: West Wetlands Park (1 mi), Ray Smucker Park (1 mi), Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park (0.6 mi). 489 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 52 miles of mapped trail cross Yuma, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #84 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
7,626 acres · of 121.1 sq mi of land
Trails
52 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
489 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
53 mi
25 mi lanes · 23 mi paths
Highest peak
266 ft
Sierra Prieta
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Yuma?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yuma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yuma is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #84 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yuma’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (52 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (489 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 40%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Yuma ranks #328 on Outdoors.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Yuma’s 10% is ahead of 40% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
Park acres per resident are where Yuma trails most U.S. towns: 4.9 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 105,227 people share 489 acres.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is West Wetlands Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
Managed by Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
9 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Kennedy Memorial Park
Park
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 32 parks & preserves
West Wetlands Park54 acres · 1 mi of trail · Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
DirectionsRay Smucker Park18 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsYuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park9 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
DirectionsKennedy Memorial Park16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Carver Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsKiwanis Park14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMarcus Pool and Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPonderosa Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
James P Deyo Community Complex65 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLibrary Grounds5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsGateway Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTerraces Park10 acres
Shaw Field7 acres
DirectionsJoe Henry Memorial Park7 acres
DirectionsVictoria Meadows Park6 acres
Windsor Rotary Park5 acres
Sanguinetti Memorial Park5 acres
DirectionsSanguinetti Athletic Field5 acres
DirectionsParkway Place Park5 acres
Yuma Valley Park4 acres
DirectionsBark Park4 acres
Saguaro Park3 acres
Ocotillo Park3 acres
Netwest Park3 acres
DirectionsBarkley Ranch Park2 acres
Friendship Park2 acres
DirectionsLas Casitas Park2 acres
Riverside Park1 acres
DirectionsHacienda Park 41 acres · City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department
Roxaboxen Park1 acres
DirectionsHacienda Park 11 acres · City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department
Hacienda Park 21 acres · City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department
Who protects it
7,626 conserved acres
10% of Yuma’s land. Who manages Yuma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Reclamation4,439 ac
State Department of Land2,601 ac
Bureau of Land Management319 ac
Town or city238 ac
State fish & wildlife23 ac
County10 ac
State parks9 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 4,439 acState Resource Management Area · 2,601 acNational Public Lands · 319 acLocal Park · 240 acState Conservation Area · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 25 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 4,439 | Unknown |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,601 | Restricted |
| Yuma Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 319 | Open |
| West Wetlands Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Ray Smucker Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Headstream and McVey State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 23 | Open |
| Yuma Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Carver Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Kennedy Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
83 places to go in Yuma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Yuma
Carver PoolIn Carver Park
DirectionsKennedy Swimming PoolIn Kennedy Memorial Park
DirectionsMarcus PoolIn Marcus Pool and Park
DirectionsPlus 2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Yuma
Water FeatureIn Friendship Park
Directions56 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Yuma
Bark ParkIn Bark Park
DirectionsDog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Yuma
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Yuma
Sierra Prieta266 ft elevation
DirectionsYuma Mesa213 ft elevation
DirectionsPrison Hill131 ft elevation · In Gateway Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Yuma
Picnic AreaIn Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park
DirectionsPlus 11 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Yuma
West Wetlands Disc Golf CourseIn West Wetlands Park
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.8 miHorses · 5.8 miUnpaved · 20.8 mi
South Avenue 7 East1.5 mi
East Main Canal0.5 mi
Avenue A0.4 mi
Avenue 7 East0.4 mi
Avenue 6 3/4 East0.1 mi
Charles Flynn Riverfront Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
53 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
25 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
23 mi
off-road bike paths
4.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
58Basketball
46Baseball
32Tennis
21Soccer
12Pickleball
6Volleyball
5Football
5Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →49 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing MachineObject · listed 1979
About itOcean To Ocean BridgeStructure · listed 1979
About itA.B. Ming HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itAlfred Griffin HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itBalsz HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itBrinley Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itBrown HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itBrownstetter HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itCarmelita Mayhew HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itCaruthers HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itClara Smith Riley HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it37 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Yuma
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 70 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 102 | 91 | 79 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 107 °F). 0.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 107 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yuma →
Next door
Yuma and its neighbors
Yuma has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma | 10% | 0.4 | 5 | 72% | B |
| Avenue B and C | under 1% | 4.1 | under 1 | 16% | C− |
| Fortuna Foothills | 54% | 1.7 | 1 | 6% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Yuma
Where can I hike in Yuma?
The longest trail networks: West Wetlands Park, 1 miles; Ray Smucker Park, 1 miles; Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park, 0.6 miles; Kennedy Memorial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yuma is conserved land?
10% of its land, against a typical 14% for an Arizona town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Yuma’s trails?
West Wetlands Park and Ray Smucker Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yuma?
53 miles of bike routes are on the map: 25 of painted or protected lanes, 23 of off-road paths and 4.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Yuma?
54,259 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yuma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 818 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Yuma have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #84 of 140 in Arizona. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Yuma neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →