darren

hi...planning a trip to phoenix,is there anything in and around yuma worth seeing/...ie...golf,sights,...restaurants...we are there,1st 2 weeks of jan/02....thank you very much

Karl

Ohmygosh: no!
Yuma is as close to a barren wasteland as you'll find in this country.
It's an RV/camper/bowling alley/strip mall haven during winter.
It's extremely hot, dusty and dry in the summer.
I have a friend who moved there a couple years ago who said they couldn't even find people under 60 years old in the bars there.
I've driven through a couple times on the way to San Diego.
It's a really humble looking place.
Even their spring training team couldn't survive there (the Padres).

Old Hand

Any town that has the former territorial prison as its primary tourist attraction...well, you get what I mean.

Dayle

Yuma was one of the places named in a thread on the European board titled "The Worst of the Worst" - I've been there - you don't want to go!!

Monique

I have some relatives who moved there as an upscal option to El Centro and Brawley.

Now don't rule it out it has the worlds largest RV dealership/garage, a Kmart and a yogurt store. 125 in the shade makes your beer get warm so quick yyou's think you were in Germany.

Right up there with Barstow, Bakerfield and Indio as far as great undiscovered places to visit. Bet you could get some great deals at the Motel 8. Might even give you a free scrath off ticket or free bowling shoe rental as well.

Desolation

What was it W.C. Fields said?
Did you hear about the sweepstakes contest...1st prize is a week trip to Yuma.
2nd prize is two weeks in Yuma.

darren

thank you so much for the invaluable insight. yuma is now an undiscovered planet,full of gloom and doom.

steve

My sister has lived there for 20 yrs and we have never visited her to do anything.

That said, there are golf courses and the weather is usually pretty nice that time of year. There is fishing also as well as being able to go to Mexico

Billy

....that said, there is air in Yuma, and solid ground to walk and drive on, and you don't have to have a passport to get there.

Hmm. What other positives are there?

Brian

NO. Come to Tucson