yuma crossing state historic park

If you are in Yuma it is worth a stop. Lots of old buildings to explore. Well layer out grounds. If you go to their website "Yuma Quartermaster state historical park" it will show you a map. Self guided tour.Friendly & helpful staff. The building also houses a large travel centre where you can find magazines & leaflets all about Arizona.Be sure to go into the pie shop & go to the back. The gift shop is in an old walk in safe. Very cool!If you like history or looking at old machinery be sure to visit.

Imagine yourself in the past, a new land, no dams on the Colorado River, spring flooding, unbearable summer heat.The exhibits are interesting but lacking in depth, still well worth a visit.

Interesting piece of history. Like others said, nothing earth shattering... but there is quite a bit of neat history here. Also learned here that Yuma produces something like 90+% of all the green leafy vegetable for the United States!Former/active military gets 50% discount, so make sure to ask! And it counts for all in your group..so 4 of us went through for $8.The pie shoppe inside makes good pie as well!

Trip advisor needs to correct the name of this attraction, but don't think they will. Nice historic attraction that a lot of visitors bypass by mistake just because it's not as well know as the prison. It's definatly worth a visit.

We met many nice people, we saw some cute donkeys, a mom and baby too. Our girls were delighted. There were many places to climb. Beautiful country side. We had a cool January day.

Given the closure of the prison, had to justify to the family the Yuma drive. Entrance fee was cheap, I'd say the attractions kept the family entertained for about 1 hour (the heat effected the rest of my crew), but my young kids quickly grew bored. Worth seeing if you are in the neighborhood - and have some time to kill

not exactly Disneyland, or anything remotely like it. you'll drive through a kind of older run down neighborhood to get there, one street over in either direction and you may end up using the forced neighborhood valet service, or being offered a variety of pharmaceuticals for purchase. kids would probably rather grab a fishing pole and try their luck in the pond at the park just west of this facility.

A quaint, small park along the Colorado River. It's a quiet spot for walking or biking. Pretty views and a nice place for a calm little stroll.

I went there because it is a visitor center or at least that was what I thought!Anyway I enjoyed my visit with my hubby! Lots of things to see, souvenirs to buy. Friendly staff that helped me to get to the Coronado house. The visitor center is well run and the little museum is full of artifacts and information. Near to the highway I-8.

Well maintained historic attraction. They have rotating attractions and displays to keep it fresh. The kids had a great time roaming over the property.

We had such a great time strolling the grounds of this historic site and imagining what it must have been like about 100 years ago in this area of Arizona.

We were pleased with the tour thru the site and the gift shop was different from most. Probably would not do it again, since we learned all about it in a hour or so.

Once being the major supply post in the area we thought it would be a much larger exhibit. There are several restored historic buildings to walk through and see old pictures, memorabilia, and they have it set up as what it would have looked like back then. Even stopping in every building and reading everything it didn't take us long to get through the whole thing. They also have a farmers market there on occasion and we lucked out on our Sunday visit that admission was free that day. However the farmers market was a joke - only about 5-6 "booths" there selling pumpkins, jellies, hot sauces, etc. Calling it a farmers market is a stretch. Don't know if its always that small or just that particular Sunday. The grounds itself are very pretty. Big open area in the middle for relaxing, playing, kids to run around, etc. A few picnic tables. There is a building that sells homemade pies by the slice. We browsed but didn't eat. They have tables outside to sit on and eat your pie or whatever. Still an interesting place to check out.

The now named "Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park" gave some fascinating history about the Yuma area. I especially enjoyed the exhibit that explained how the All American Canal was built including seeing the diving suit used since I live close a tributary of this canal. The story of the plank road to traverse the Algodones Dunes shows the lengths it took for people to travel back in the day.

A good place to see some local history. Not as exciting as big city museums, but has items not seen anywhere else. Has nice grounds to walk around and see the buildings. Coming here is seeing the past and how difficult life was at the time. Has lots of buildings with displays which was good. I liked the old wagons and vehicles used in the area. Very cool, as it shows how people lived. I would put this on your bucket list to see as it is a one of a kind. You can see it in a few hours. Well worth it,