The centerpiece of Yuma Crossing State Historic Park was an Army depot from 1864 to 1883 and supplied military posts during the Indian wars. Exhibits, artifacts, and costumed tour guides tell the story of the key role Yuma played in the 19 th century settlement of the Southwest and the history of transportation across the Colorado River. Period rooms, officer's quarters, the cookhouse and many other buildings are open to visitors. Photos, documents and relics, an old steam locomotive and the Emigrant's Encampment depict more than 500 years of history. Photos and exhibits tell the story of the desperadoes, men and women, who were imprisoned here during the prison's 33 years of operation.
Visitors can climb the watchtower, explore the cellblocks and visit the cemetery.
The prison is located on Prison Hill Road. Please visit again soon. It is a land of little rain wherein races of men no longer extant left hieroglyphic records of thriving population, arts, fierce struggle and then vanishment. It is a world of illimitable vistas, of geological inscrutabilities, and of things both animate and inanimate deeply hidden. We donate a portion of net profit to support rock art organizations and Native America.