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El Centro CA - Commerical hub of Imperial Valley. Home to county expo fairgrounds and winter training base to the Blue Angels.
Salton Sea - The Salton Sea is California's largest lake. During winter months it is home to over four million birds (representing over 400 species).
Lower Colorado River - The border between Arizona and Eastern California. Popular for boating, camping and kayaking.

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Winterhaven Super 8 Motel
1688 South Riley Ave, Yuma, AZ 85365 US;
Located next to junction of I-8 and 16th St (US-95).
Welcome to Yuma Super 8 Motel located off of Interstate 8 near Yuma Palms Mall. This Colorado River lodge is conveniently located near Yuma International Airport, Yuma Proving Grounds, MCAS, two casino' s and Old Mexico. Within walking distance there are a variety of fine restaurants, Johnnie Corinos, Golden Coral, Texas Roadhouse, Outback Steakhouse and IHOP.

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Yuma Arizona Ramada Inn
300 E. 32 Street, Yuma, AZ 85364 US;
Located in Downtown Yuma on 32nd Street (US-80).
The hotel is set in a pleasant, residential area, yet is close to all Yuma restaurants and attractions. Some of our most requested features include our Full Hot Breakfast Buffet which is free to all guests, Free Access and Free Shuttle to Club Yuma Fitness Center inluding racquetball, basketball, tennis, swimming pool, spa, sauna and massage. All rooms are equipped with coffeemakers, hairdryers, iron and board, and feature the Ramada Citrus Ginger Spa amenities. All bathrooms are equipped with the Ramada Signature Curved Shower Curtain and the Moen Revolution Showerhead.

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El Centro John Jay Inn - Best Western
2352 S 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 US;
Each spacious guestroom features free highspeed Internet access, refrigerators, microwaves and other amenities. Hotel guests may also enjoy a deluxe continental breakfast. This Imperial Valley resort prides itself on providing friendly, personal service.

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El Centro Ramada Inn
1455 Ocotillo Dr., El Centro, CA 92243;
Ramada Inn El Centro is a two-story, 147-room, brick building. Just seconds from Interstate Highway 8, in El Centro. Featuring nice surroundings and clean, comfortable guestrooms, a large outdoor pool, weight room, and guest laundry, the only thing a guest might need is a complimentary cocktail in The Amigo Room Lounge, or a late night snack at the Denny's Restaurant located on the premises.

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Musuem of World History in Granite
2 Center of the World Plaza, Felicity, CA 92283-7777; 760-572-5000; Museum Website;
The 416 Panel History of Humanity is being engraved on 8 granite monuments. This project was launch in 1973 and as of 2007 this project is about 20% complete. Four monuments are each 100 feet long with 60 granite panels, each 40 x 57 in and weighing 477 pounds. E, NW, SE and SW are 67 feet long with 40 panels. Appropriately enough, this monument site is self-designated as the center of the world.

St Thomas Indian Mission
San Diego's Eastern Most Parish
Puerto de la Purísima Concepción
Fort Yuma, California; (760) 572-0283;
Location: Indian Hill on Picacho Rd, Fort Yuma, 1 mi S of Winterhaven
The original mission, Puerto de la Purísima Concepción, was completed in early 1781 but destroyed in an indian raid later that year and abandoned. The US military operated an outpost here, Fort Yuma (1849-1885). The current Catholic parish church of St Thomas was dedicated in 1923.

Old Plank Road
Location: Grays Well Road alongside I-8;
From 1915 to 1925, the first highway across the shifting Algodone Sand Dunes was built on a narrow wooden planks. A historic monument and replica of the road can be found about 3 miles west of the I-8 Sand Hills interchange.

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Picacho State Recreation Area
4,880 acres preserve in East Imperial County, about 24 miles north of Winterhaven. 100 years ago Picacho was a gold mining town with 100 citizens. Today the site is a State Park, popular with boaters, hikers, anglers and campers. The park offers diverse scenery, including beavertail cactus, wild burros, bighorn sheep and thousands of migratory waterfowl.

Heber Dunes State Vehicle Recr Area - Heber CA
Location: Heber Road (SR-86) 8 miles east of Heber; (760) 767-5391; State Parks Website
343 acres area located south of El Centro. It is primarily used for off-road recreation, however, camping, picnicking, and baseball are also popular activities in the park.

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Colorado River
Cibola NWR is located in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River and surrounded by a fringe of desert ridges and washes. The refuge encompasses the historic Colorado River channel and several important backwater areas that are home to many wildlife species. Because of the river’s life sustaining water, wildlife here survive in an environment that reaches 120 degrees in the summer and receives an average of only 2 inches of rain per year.

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Colorado River
Imperial National Wildlife Refuge protects wildlife habitat along 30 miles of the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California, including the last unchannelized section before the river enters Mexico. The river and its associated backwater lakes and wetlands are a green oasis, contrasting with the surrounding desert mountains.

Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
This 40-mile-long dune system is one of the largest in the United States. Formed by windblown beach sands of ancient Lake Cahuilla, some crests reach heights of over 300 feet. These expansive dune formations offer picturesque scenery, opportunities for solitude, a chance to view rare plants and animals, and a playground for OHVs.