Here visitors will find creosote, ironwood, mesquite, palo verde and ocotillo. Not only is there vegetation, but desert wildlife. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, kit fox, desert tortoise, rattlesnakes and bats live in the refuge. There are also 188 species of birds in the area. Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is for experienced hikers and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Hikers often encounter wild burros and bighorn sheep.
It is important to carry water into this area and to be prepared. One area in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge that is especially unique is Palm Canyon. You can get to Palm Canyon from Yuma by taking Highway 95 north out of town, past Stone Cabin. You will need to be on the lookout for a maintained gravel road called Palm Canyon Road. You will travel on this road for approximately 9 miles.