PACIFIC AVENUE ATHLETIC COMPLEX
Yuma’s Elite Tournament Complex, the brand new Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex (PAAC) is a multiuse sports project situated on 50 acres in Yuma, Arizona.
Perfect fo
YUMA CIVIC CENTER
Manager Esther Markle provides an overview of the Center’s facilities and shares some of the upcoming fall and winter events, on Big Blend Radio.
Adjacent to the Dese
YUMA ART CENTER & HISTORIC YUMA THEATRE
Arts & Culture Program Manager Lindsay Benacka discusses some of the upcoming fall and winter shows, special events and performances on Big Blend
THE PEANUT PATCH
Open from October-April, The Peanut Patch is a southwest tradition where folks gather to buy nuts and peanuts, homemade peanut brittle and peanut butter, fine chocolates and confectio
DESERT HILLS GOLF COURSE
Drew Smith, Manager of the Desert Hills Golf Course in Yuma, Arizona, discusses the award-winning 18-hole, par 72 championship course that features 6,800 yards of chall
Known as the ‘Gateway to the Great Southwest’, Yuma is located between Tucson and San Diego, and borders Mexico. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the ‘Sunniest Place on Earth’, Yuma i
YUMA CROSSING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
BIG BLEND RADIO INTERVIEW: On this episode, Lowell Perry J., Executive Director of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, talks about Summer in Yuma and
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Located in Southern Arizona on the border of Mexico and the Tohono O’Odham Nation, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a world biosphere reserve known for havi
IMPERIAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
A Desert Oasis of Wetlands, Wildlife and Winged Wonders
By Lisa D. Smith
Nestled in the southwest corner of Arizona, encompassing vast stretches of desert, along wi
YUMA EAST WETLANDS
Located within the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, in Yuma, Arizona, the East Wetlands features a 3-mile loop that circles around a lush riparian area, as well as an unpaved Â
COLORADO RIVER STATE HISTORIC PARK
Explore Yuma, Arizona’s Rich River, Military & Engineering History in the Backdrop of the Old Quartermaster’s Depot
Compiled by Lisa D. Smith & Na
YUMA TERRITORIAL PRISON STATE HISTORIC PARK
Famed in movies, television, and literature, the Yuma Territorial Prison housed many of Arizona’s most dangerous and notorious criminals. Convi
