T.K. Jones Campground and Boat Launch
This is how it should work.
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
T.K. Jones Campground and Boat Launch is located on the backwaters of the Colorado River directly above Imperial Dam. The site contains approximately 125 RV sites and numerous dispersed tent camping sites. Additionally, there is a paved boat launch with docks, a car top canoe/kayak launch area and a dedicated Day Use Area for all kinds of outdoor adventure. Other site amenities include four restrooms with flush toilets and showers available for a separate use fee, a potable water point is located at a central location, along with trash and gray water disposal receptacles. Keep reading
This site includes dispersed picnic tables and BBQ grills, and paved day-use and boat trailer parking. The surrounding area has various OHV, biking, and hiking trails. PLEASE NOTE: OHVs are not allowed at this specific site. A fee is required for day-use and overnight use. Visitors may pay daily fees at the self-registration fee pipes located at the site or at the BLM Yuma Field Office. Annual permits are available for purchase at the Yuma Field Office or from any on site Camp Host(s). America the Beautiful, Golden Age and Golden Access discounts may apply for specific use as outlined under the terms and conditions of those programs. Camping and occupancy use is limited to 14 days in any 28-day period with a valid permit. There are no lifeguards on duty. Legal boat or other watercraft speed in Xanyō Xamshré is 5 miles per hour — No Wake. The No Wake Zone ends at the Colorado River. In addition to these mentioned existing rules and regulations, there are Supplemental Rules (43 CFR 8365 Part 1-6) which are used to help manage this campground.
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…Other site amenities include four restrooms with flush toilets and showers available for a separate use fee, a…”
- Showers
- Accessible Showers
- “Each building also has separate entrances for 2-3 general use showers and 1 accessible shower.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…available for a separate use fee, a potable water point is located at a central location, along with…”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
Around the campground
- On the water
- River
- Bird Watching
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping Area
- Canoeing
- Kayaking
- Picnicking
- Water access
- Water sports
Nothing to book, just show up
One of 1,623 federal campgrounds where the site still goes to whoever pulls in first. Get there before noon on a summer weekend.
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
Every line of the receipt · 7
What you actually pay
How we know this receipt · 4
rules read Sep 7, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the phone number
Where it is
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Yuma Proving Ground, AZ
Typical weather
Typical October night 63°F, day 90°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 43°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
T.K. Jones Campground and Boat Launch is in California’s 25th congressional district. Its representative, Raul Ruiz (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →