Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
On July 1, 1876, the first seven inmates entered the Territorial Prison at Yuma and were locked into the new cells they had built themselves. At Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chamber of Arizona Territory’s first prison. Now a museum, the building houses photographs and [...]
Tranquil Sensations
Experience beauty and tranquility while drifting with Tranquil Sensations over farm lands and desert landscapes as the sun rises over the Eastern mountains. Relax and find harmony while flying high with the birds over beautiful Yuma and surrounding areas.
The awakening of your senses begins at sunrise as cold air inflates your beautiful building [...]
Haunted Tours
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
The prisoner’s crimes ranged from murder to polygamy (grand larceny was the most frequent crime committed). Despite an infamous reputation, written evidence indicates the Prison was humanely administered and a model institution for its time. Although State Parks staff reject the idea of haunting, they acknowledge that in life some [...]
Gathering of the Gunfighters
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
Each January, Old West reenactment groups ride into Yuma, Arizona for the Annual Gathering of the Gunfighters.
Once their dust settles, the Southwest Ghostriders, Arizona Ghostriders, Pistols & Petticoats and the WesTroupe acting groups begin their skits, set in the time period between 1876 to 1909, for coveted prizes. The event [...]
Oatman, AZ 86433
Oatman was named in the posthumous honor of Olive Oatman, a youthful Illinois girl who was abducted in 1851 by the Apache Indians and forced into slavery. She was later traded to the Mohave Indian tribe in 1857 near the current site of the town bearing not only the mental marks of her suffering, but [...]