Editing Blythe, California (section)

==Local features==
Tourism is a major component of the local economy. Blythe is a stopover city with full services for travelers between any of the nearby regions, in particular the major cities of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], since it is approximately midway between those two metropolitan areas. The winter months bring visitors avoiding the colder climates of the north, when the population of the area within <span style="white-space:nowrap">50&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(80&nbsp;km)</span> of Blythe has been known to exceed 500,000.<ref name="Palo Verde Valley District Library">{{cite web|url=http://paloverdevalleylibrary.com/about_blythe,_ca.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123151841/http://paloverdevalleylibrary.com/about_blythe%2C_ca.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2007|title=About Blythe, Ca|date=January 23, 2007|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref>

Blythe also contains 24 churches, one library, two newspapers (''[http://paloverdevalleytimes.com/ Palo Verde Valley Times]'', ''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20021005030848/http://www.thedesertinde.com/ The Desert Independent]}}''), two museums, two radio stations ([[KERU-FM]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KERU |title = FM Query Results – Audio Division (FCC) USA|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170328165736/https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=KERU|archive-date = March 28, 2017}}</ref> and [[KJMB-FM]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kjmbradio.com/|title=Radio Station in Blythe, CA – Adult Contemporary Radio Station|website=Kjmbradio.com|access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref> ), three banks, a three-screen movie theater (now closed), one funeral home and an <span style="white-space:nowrap">18,500&nbsp;sq&nbsp;ft&nbsp;(1,720&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>)</span>. recreation center. The area is popular with campers and hikers and has six parks, seven campgrounds, seven [[RV park]]s, 3 boat ramps onto the Colorado River, and an 18-hole public golf course.