Yuma Conservation Garden

Wonderful place

My family enjoyed our visit to this oasis in a desert town. I’m a photographer and had fun taking photos of desert scenery and plants; antique farm equipment; the old windmill among palm trees; and th...

Rough, but worth the trip!

Plan on spending an hour or two in this rustic oasis across the highway from Yuma Airport at the county fairgrounds. There is no admission charge, although they do solicit donations and also sell co...

Disappointing.

Not at all well maintained. Back part of the gardens actually looked like they were used as a junkyard. Kept thinking, "this could be so nice - why don't they get a bunch of volunteers and clean it ...

Looked abandoned

I went there on a Friday in early June, no access to the fairgrounds parking lot or to this place, which looked like a teeny oasis amidst a desolated parking lot.

A Long-Running Staple Oasis

The Conservation Garden (once just known as the Duck Ponds) at the fairgrounds, is always a good spot to just pull off with young kids to visit the fowl and take in some sights of the landing aircraft...