Wilderness area

Kofa Wilderness

Kofa Wilderness is a 516,200-acre wilderness area in Yuma County, Arizona. It rises from about 672 to 4,856 ft. The nearest town is La Paz Valley, 5 miles away in a straight line.

Kofa Wilderness
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, Public domain

Kofa Wilderness map

Kofa Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

Common questions

La Paz Valley, AZ is the nearest town, 5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 40 miles north of Yuma.
The highest ground in Kofa Wilderness is about 4,856 ft, and its lowest about 672 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Signal Peak, about 4,856 ft.

Who manages Kofa Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
Fish and Wildlife Service 516,200 Not on record Not on record Not on record Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, 928-783-7861

Getting to Kofa Wilderness

  • La Paz Valley, AZ is the nearest town, 5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
  • The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 40 miles north of Yuma.
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: US Highway 95, Interstate 10, Vicksburg Road.
  • Four-wheel drive is required.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Kofa Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Kofa Wilderness

  • Signal Peak summit about 4,856 ft
  • Ten Ewe Mountain summit about 4,697 ft
  • Summit Peak summit about 4,276 ft
  • Kofa Queen Canyon canyon
  • Big Dick Canyon canyon
  • Alamo Spring spring
  • Budweiser Spring spring
  • Arch Tank lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Kofa Wilderness

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

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