Planning a Trip

Getting There

Yuma is on I-8, which runs from San Diego, California, to Casa Grande, Arizona. Amtrak (tel. 800/872-7245) runs passenger service to Yuma on its Sunset Limited route, which runs between Los Angeles and Orlando. The station is at 281 Gila St.

The Yuma International Airport (YUM), 2191 E. 32nd St. (tel. 928/726-5882; www.yumaairport.com), is served from Phoenix by Delta (tel. 800/221-1212); US Airways (tel. 800/428-4322) and from Los Angeles by United Airlines (tel. 800/864-8331).

Visitor Information

Contact the Yuma Convention and Visitors Bureau, 377 S. Main St. (tel. 800/293-0071 or 928/783-0071; www.visityuma.com). The visitor center is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 6pm, Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and Sunday from 10am to 1pm.

Getting Around

Rental cars are available from Avis (tel. 800/331-1212 or 928/726-5737), Budget (tel. 800/527-0700 or 928/344-1822), Enterprise (tel. 800/261-7331 or 928/344-5444), and Hertz (tel. 800/654-3131 or 928/726-5160).

Special Events

The Yuma area is a major producer of lettuce, and celebrates this during Yuma Lettuce Days (www.yumalettucedays.com) in late January. The Yuma Birding & Nature Festival (yumabirding.com), held each year in mid-April, is the city's other major festival.