mittry lake wildlife area

Reedy and swampy, but our dog molly couldn't wait to jump in !You can put in a canoe or small boat if you have one. We just enjoyed the contrast from dessert to water and the wildlife it provides.

We in like the hike, the postings to find could be a bit better but all in all we liked it. A couple small climbs but a easy hike

Spent many hours at Mittry Lake. We swam there on Sundays and hunted and fished there alot. Be sure to check out the "nazi bridge" as we called it when we were kids. I have many wonderful memories from there

A nice place to launch a boat for some fishing or just sight seeing along the river. Or, take a ride on a dirt bike on some of the easy roads and trails. Or, just park you RV and enjoy the quiet nature of the area. The area is large enough to have a variety of parking places, with different vegetation. From rocky desert to water and trees. Not real easy to find without directions from someone local. but that information is easy to get. I'll go there again, it's a good place to relax.

Lots of places where you can get close to the water. Good camping and hiking. Fair fishing and has good boat ramp with lots of parking across the road.

Enjoyed a relaxing stop at this place. Birds are fun to watch. Bathroom facility is there and we were able to have our picnic lunch right by the lake. Just a great way to escape and not that far from the city of Yuma.

Over a year ago this wildlife area was partly destroyed because of a fire. It took them weeks to put the fire out.I was pleasantly surprised to see how much the vegetation has bounced back.I am not sure what people do on the big lake. I saw some pretty powerful motor boats being unloaded - that's not my idea of enjoying nature.Also I saw a small lake with coots and a white heron and an egret an a pelican! I had never seen a pelican here before,I tried to take some pictures (from a far distance, did not want to disturb the birds).They turned out so-so. But it felt wonderful to just be able to watch those birds.Whenever I am in Yuma I try and drive to Mittry Lake.It's a small wildlife area but it's precious.

This lake area appears to have been developed to allow access to the water for fishing and light boating. Rock jetties, now well overgrown were created into the lake to allow access to deeper water for those without a boat or kayak/canoe. The attraction called Betty's Kitchen on the maps is under reconstruction (after a fire?) so is inaccessible and in other places they are cutting back the tall grasses at the lake edge to allow better lake access. There are many places to put in a canoe or pontoon boat but be warned the sides of the jetties are steep and I had a difficult time getting ashore from my pontoon boat. I advise anyone to make sure they find a proper ramp to get in and out unless they want an early bath. Follow the gravel road around the lake and you will come to a picnic area with a handicap accessible wooden dock for fishing and a concrete launch ramp. I fished for several hours for bass but had no success, the locals told me the water has to warm up a lot more before the fishing improves (that was in March).The variety of birds is amazing, lots to look at, and the produce fields on the way to the lake from Yuma are also very interesting.

Beautiful area with lots of birds. I've heard the fishing is great also.

Nature, fishing, wild life. What is there not to like