Where to stay, what to do, and when to visit Yuma, Arizona, the sunniest place on earth. ... Drive an ATV through the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area.

The Imperial Sand Dunes, while technically in California, are just a short drive from Yuma and have long been a staple of living in Southwest Arizona. "I grew up here and lived here all my life ...

YUMA PROVING ... to the dunes, and sand dunes are a very unique system for North America and deserts in general," said Daniel Leavitt, a herpetologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

NEAR YUMA, Ariz. - The Imperial Sand Dunes are recognizable to many who have made the drive to San Diego from Arizona. The dunes can reach heights of nearly 300 feet (ca. 91 m) above the desert ...

Though filmed on the California side of the dunes, most of the cast and crew stayed in Yuma during filming. “We kind of consider ourselves the gateway to the sand dunes,” Walker said.

Yuma may seem a galaxy far far away, but it has played an integral part in the "Star Wars" universe. ... “And we’re not seeing hundreds of people flock here to see sand, because a dune is a dune.