Yavapai Campground
Yavapai Campground is within the Granite Basin Recreation Area, at an elevation of 5,600 feet. The campground is located seven miles northwest of downtown Prescott. Main attractions are mild weather, cool ponderosa pine forest, and Granite Basin Lake. Activities include fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, and sunfish, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and bird watching. Rising to the northwest is prominent Granite Mountain Wilderness Area. Several connector and loop trails reside in close proximity to the campground. Most trails allow for multiple modes of travel. To make reservations click on the availability button to the right to book this site or call 1 (877) 444-6777. For general campground questions contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 1 (928) 443-8000.
Yavapai Campground has 19 single occupancy campsites and two double occupancy campsites. Campsites number 4, 16, and 21 are walk-in only and cannot be reserved. Each campsite has a picnic table, steel fire ring, and established tent pad(s). Four accessible campsites have small pedestal fire grills. All campsite driveways are back-in and have asphalt surfaces. Some campsite driveways allow a camp unit (RV or tow vehicle and trailer) and an extra vehicle quite easily, but others do not. Campsites number 3 and 4 are limited to a trailer length of 15 feet maximum or an RV length of 25 feet maximum. Campsite 9 has a 50 amp available. Campsite 10 can accommodate a trailer length of 10 feet maximum (i.e., pop-up) or a cab-over camper, or an RV that is a maximum length of 25 feet. Services include two composting restrooms, trash dumpsters, and water faucets. There is no dump station in the campground.
Need to Know
- Maximum stay limit is 14 days within 30 consecutive days in Prescott National Forest including dispersed sites.
- Fires are permitted only in stoves, designated fire rings, or pedestal fire grills; use only charcoal and not wood in pedestal fire grills.
- Water and composting restrooms are available.
- There is no RV sanitary dump station.
- At least one person must occupy a campsite during the first night after camping equipment is set up. Camping equipment may not be left unattended for more than 24 hours.
- Single campsites are designed for up to 5 people and double campsites for up to 10 people.
- There is a maximum of two vehicles at a single family campsite and four vehicles at a double family campsite. An RV towing a car counts as one vehicle and a vehicle pulling a trailer counts as one vehicle. The maximum number of RVs towing a car and vehicles towing a trailer is one per single family campsite. There is a $5.00 fee for a second vehicle when driven into the single campsite. The maximum number of RVs towing a car and vehicles towing a trailer is two per double family campsite. There is a $5.00 fee for a third vehicle and a $5.00 fee for a fourth vehicle when either one or both are driven into the double campsite. There is a $36.00 fee when a double family campsite is occupied by only one vehicle.
- Not all campsites and road turning points will accommodate the maximum vehicle length of 40 feet (Tip: measure the distance between the front bumper of either a RV or a tow vehicle to the rear axle of a RV or a connected trailer).
- Campsites number 3 and 4 are limited to a trailer length of 15 feet maximum or an RV length of 25 feet maximum. Campsite 10 can accommodate a trailer length of 10 feet maximum (i.e., pop-up camper) or a cab-over camper, or an RV that is a maximum length of 25 feet.
- Pets are welcome but must be on a 6 foot leash or in a cage and never unattended.
- Swimming and wading are not allowed in Granite Basin Lake.
- Electric motors, oars, paddle, or sail-powered boats are permitted.
- Fireworks, including sparklers, are prohibited at all times on National Forest Lands.
- Fire restrictions may be imposed due to dry conditions, at which time smoking, wood and charcoal fires may be prohibited.
- Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.
Natural Features
Yavapai Campground was designed to be integrated within the natural setting of granite rock outcrops and a variety of ponderosa pine, limber pine, oak, manzanita, and a variety of shrubs and grasses. The facility is located within Granite Basin Recreation area. Access to Granite Mountain Wilderness and Granite Basin Lake can either be made by several interlocking hiking trails or by driving a short distance.
Nearby Attractions
Within a short distance of Yavapai Campground, in the Granite Basin Recreation Area, there are several day use areas and Granite Basin Lake. Visitors enjoy fishing, bird-watching, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, picnicking, camping, and just plain relaxing. Immediately rising north of Granite Basin Lake is Granite Mountain at 6,874 feet. The rugged topography and mixed vegetation it comprises is enveloped by the Granite Mountain Wilderness Area. Alto Pit OHV Campground and Day-Use Area is just a 15 minute drive to the southwest of the Granite Basin Recreation Area. Rising prominently to the south of the Granite Basin Recreation Area is Thumb Butte. At an elevation of 6,515 feet, Thumb Butte is one of the most popular destinations in the Prescott National Forest.
Recreation
Yavapai Campground is available year-round and is enjoyed by people of all age groups and diverse backgrounds. Campsites are designed for RV, trailer, or tent camping. Two sites allow for double occupancy. Most campsites are compact and each has a degree of privacy and solitude. Many popular outdoor activities abound in the Granite Basin Recreation Area.
Contact Information
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PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST 344 S. CORTEZ STREET Prescott AZ 86303
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 1 (877) 444-6777
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From downtown Prescott, take Montezuma Street north to Whipple Street, which becomes Iron Springs Road. Continue northwest on Iron Springs Road for 3.5 miles and then turn right onto Granite Basin Road (FSR 374). Travel 2 miles to Yavapai Campground located on the left.
Available Campsites
- Site 006, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 014, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 009, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Electric
- Site 011, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 008, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 003, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 005, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 013, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 002, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 001, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 007, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 010, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 004, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 021, Loop YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND, Type Standard Nonelectric
