Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area | Arizona
Every year, thousands of visitors come to enjoy the natural beauty and recreational opportunities offered at the Bureau of Land Management’s Long-Term Visitor Areas (LTVAs), where visitors may camp for as long as seven months.
The Imperial Dam LTVA offers solitude in a unique desert landscape and a variety of recreational opportunities such as hiking, swimming, boating, and fishing. The Imperial Dam LTVA is approximately 3,500 acres in size, flat landscape, sparsely vegetated with plants such as creosote bushes, palo verde trees, ironwood trees, mesquite trees and various species of cacti.
The Imperial Dam LTVA was created in 1983 to fulfill the needs of winter visitors and to protect the local desert ecosystem from overuse.
Facilities
There are two restroom facilities with outdoor showers, trash services, grey water dump sites, black water dump site with water, dance floor and ramadas.
Permits and Fees
Whether you're planning a single visit or coming back multiple times a year, enjoy the convenience of purchasing a pass before you arrive to cover recreation-related fees at Bureau of Land Management sites. Learn more about site-specific digital pass options at the Yuma Field Office and buy your pass.
The LTVA long term permit ($180) allows use of Bureau of Land Management designated LTVAs continuously from September 15th to April 15th (a total of 7 months), or for any length of time between those two dates. The LTVA short-visit permit ($40) allows use of Bureau of Land Management designated LTVAs for any 14 consecutive day period from September 15th to April 15th, which begins on the day the permit receipt is exchanged for the official permit and decal. The short-visit permit may be renewed an unlimited number of times for the cost of the permit. LTVA permits are valid at all of the Bureau of Land Management LTVAs.
From April 16th through September 14th, the fee is $10 per vehicle for day-use, $15 per vehicle for overnight use, or $75 annually per vehicle, for up to 5 people per vehicle. There will be a $1 fee charged for each person over the 5-person limit. The maximum stay is 14 days in a 28-day period.
Visitors must pay daily fees or purchase annual permits at the Yuma Field Office, on site, or here.
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Directions
This Long Term Visitor Area is located north of Yuma on the California side of the Colorado River. Exit Interstate 8 and follow S-24 North approximately 22 miles to the turn off on Senator Wash Road. Turn onto Senator Wash Road and follow it for approximately two miles to the campgrounds.
Fees
Visitors who wish to stay in an LTVA from September 15 to April 15 must purchase a long-term pass ($180) or a short-term pass ($40).
The long-term visitor pass is valid for the entire season or any part of the season, while the short-term visitor pass is valid for 14 consecutive days with the option of purchasing an unlimited quantity of additional passes during the season.
Both passes are valid in any of the designated LTVAs, which also include Hot Springs, Midland, Mule Mountain, Pilot Knob, and Tamarisk. The pass covers the long-term use season from September 15 to April 15. Pass holders may move from one LTVA to another without incurring additional fees.
From April 16th through September 14th, the fee is $10 per vehicle for day-use, $15 per vehicle for overnight use, or $75 annually per vehicle, for up to 5 people per vehicle. There will be a $1 fee charged for each person over the 5-person limit.
Because LTVAs are special fee areas and not developed campgrounds, America the Beautiful Pass discounts do not apply to LTVA fee areas.
Stay Limit
From April 16 through September 14, the maximum stay is 14 days in a 28-day period.
From April 16th through September 14th, the maximum stay is 14 days in a 28-day period.