If you’re looking for an escape from the Yuma heat and sun, Gateway park provides a nice shady place to play in the sand and water. Just under the Ocean to Ocean Highway bridge, below the Yuma Historical Prison, you can enjoy the Colorado river, sandy beach, and shallow waters fun for playing and floating. Located downtown, you can get there by turning onto S. Gila Street and head under the Interstate (not over the bridge). Thanks to the I-8 overpass, much of the parking is shaded too!
The weekends can get quite crowded. While it’s a fun place, it attracts some less than desirable guests….a little shady, so if you go during the week, I recommend going with friends. As you can see in the picture, I take my kids, so it’s not that it’s unsafe, but the buddy system is encouraged.
Gateway park also has a playground, covered picnic tables, and trails. There’s a paved trail that goes from Gateway park to West Wetlands that I highly recommend for a family bike ride when the weather is cooler.
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La Leche League meets Today » YumaMom.com says:
March 15, 2011 at 7:41 am (UTC -7)
[...] (breastfeeding support group) of Yuma will be holding their monthly meeting at the playground at Wetlands Park today from 10-12pm. You will find lots of helpful tips to help you reach your goals or encourage [...]