Parker, Arizona is located on the
east bank of the Colorado River. The Parker “Area” includes several
separate but interested areas: the Town of Parker, Parker South, the
Parker Valley, the Parker Strip and the communities of Earp, Parker Dam
and Big River on the California side of the river. The Town of Parker is
a one square mile area that was founded in 1908. In 1983, voters formed
La Paz County, carved from the northern portion of Yuma County. Parker
became the county seat for the newly-formed La Paz County.