Ferguson Lake

We took a 4wheeler ride with our neighbors over to Ferguson Lake.  They have been coming to Yuma for years but had never seen this part of the Colorado River.  We trailered our 4 wheelers over to the California side of the Colorado River and started our trip from the long term camping area by Senator Wash.  This camping area is run by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and for around $80 or so you can dry camp for up to a 180 days.  They provide a water and dump station but you need to provide your own power.   Most people are running solar panels and generators for electricity. 

The road to Ferguson lake goes right through the camping area and then north.    We stopped at the top of the highest point and I took a picture of the lake.  Really the lakes here are just small back water ponds.  The bottom picture shows the river with a boat fishing and then farther in the back is Martinez lake.   If you click on the picture it should get bigger to see the boat.  Martinez lake has houses around it and there are two restaurants as well as a boat launch.  It is a popular place to stay especially in the summer.  People come over from California and boat on the river, stakeout a sandbar and party.