13
21
4
C6
5
6
7
5
3
6
4
THERE ARE NO CAMPSITES
WITHIN THIS GAP
C 64
Copper Basin Road
2 4
3
FDR 64
PONDEROSA PARK ROAD
7
COPPER BASIN ROAD
FDR 64
Marapai Road
FDR 9702D
11
N
SIERRA PRIETA OVERLOOK
CATTLE GUARD
1
9
10
12
8
FDR 373
14
7
2
MILLER CREEK
3
1
THUMB BUTTE ROAD
C 65
Special thanks to Prescott National Forest volunteer Ed Hadsell.
C 64
FDR 373
19
20
FDR 51
T
N
CATTLE GUARD
17
16
18
15
T
6
FDR 373
FDR 373
Thumb Butte
Loop
5
4
C 65
T
N
C 64
1
2
W
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O
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TO
SKULL VALLEY
TO
SKULL VALLEY
N
4
89
THUMB
TO
GRANITE
BASIN
TE
BUT
GROOM CREEK
12
11
FDR 97B
10
5
C 101
4
HASSAYAMPA
RIVER
8
9
7
6
Thumb
Butte
RO
AD
IRO
N
3
N
SPAR
AD
RO
GURLEY ST
SP
RI
NG
S
TRAIL #384
Groom
Creek
LOWER
BRIDGE
WOLF CREEK
CAMP
1
PINE SUMMIT
CAMP
SENATOR
HWY.
FDR 707
UPPER WOLF
CREEK GROUP
CAMP
R
KE
AL
W
Walker
WALKER ROAD
Wildland-Urban Interface Area
9
8
Hilltop
7
Campground
11
10
Lynx Lake
3 5
6
2 National Forest
Prescott
4
1
FDR 23 Lynx
Campground
CATTLE GUARD
69
N
FDR 23
Enchanted
Forest
Trail
Prescott Basin
FENCE
CATTLE
GUARD
TO
CROWN KING
Lower Wolf
Creek Campground
2
R
Horse
Camp
1 Upper Wolf Creek
C 10
Group Camp
Ponderosa
Park
White Spar
Campground
SE
NA
TO
Ranger Station
Prescott
FDR 23
Enchanted Forest Road
Bradshaw
89
Dispersed Camping
in the
Prescott Basin
C 101
Wolf Creek Road
Sierra Prieta
Overlook
FDR 66
3
Alto Pit OHV
Area
and
Campground
FDR 51
2
1
373
FDR
T
CO
PP
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ROAD
VALLEY
WILLIA
MSON
FDR 373
BA
SI
N
4
37
HWY
C
R
RO
AD
EY
INO TO
VA
LL
CH
FD
AD
RO
56
FDR 47
FDR 51
Potts
Creek
Road
WALKER
AD
AD
RO
WHIT
E
T
RO
2
6
7
9
8
11
10
N
FDR 707
3
5
1
4
C 101
PINE
SUMMIT
CAMP
2
FDR 9408H
FDR 707
Pipeline Road
TO
AND
POL TION
C
JUN
WALKER ROAD
4
VALLEY
5
N
TO
TT
SCO
PRE
1
3
FDR 23
CATTLE GUARD
T
T
T
N
N
FDR 79
1
6
8
11
15
16
N
2
3
4
3
12
LYNX
CREEK
10
9 13
5
4
3
2
7
6
FDR 80
SENATOR HWY.
C 56
5
1
SENATOR HWY.
C 56
FDR 79
Trittle
Mountain
Road
Note: Individual maps are not to scale.
6
1
2
4
5
8
SENATOR HWY.
6
FDR 79
2
7
3
11
FDR 80
12
13
14
1
FDR 30
CATTLE
GUARD
4
FDR 80
Sundance
Road
C 56
Senator
Highway
N
9
10
C 101
HASSAYAMPA
RIVER
FDR 79
7
5
WALKER ROAD
FDR 30
Bannie
Mine
Road
T
Leave
your site
clean so others
may enjoy it!
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programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability,
and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion,
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www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/
Or visit . . .
Wildland-urban interface areas typically experience
greater human impacts due to increased visitor use and
demand for recreation than other National Forest System
lands. This is why dispersed camping is only permitted in
designated dispersed camping areas for 7 days in the
Prescott Basin.
The Prescott Basin is often referred to as a wildlandurban interface (WUI) area because the forested public
lands are adjacent to the urbanized areas of the greater
Prescott community.
Prescott National Forest
344 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, AZ 86303
Phone: (928) 443-8000
Fax: (928) 443-8008
For More Information, Contact . . .
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You must dispose of your trash.
•
Pack it in, pack it out!
•
Do not put cans, glass, aluminum
foil or any non-paper trash into the
fire ring.
Trash
•
Use only dead and down wood that
fits in the fire ring.
•
Burn all fires down to ash.
•
To extinguish your fire, pour water
and stir with a shovel until cold.
Designated
Dispersed Camping
in the Prescott Basin
•
Feel for heat. If the extinguished
campfire is too hot to touch, it is too
hot to leave!
Bradshaw Ranger District
Prescott National Forest
Be Careful With Fire
Welcome . . .
to the Prescott Basin
Dispersed Camping is . . .
The Prescott Basin area is immediately south, east,
and west of Prescott, Arizona. The area is approximately
59,000 acres (about 4 percent of the Prescott National
Forest).
. . . camping outside of developed campgrounds. In contrast
to camping in developed campsites, dispersed camping is
more primitive, and no facilities or services—such as trash
collection, water, and toilets—are provided.
RG-R3-09-8
Southwestern Region
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Remember . . .
Camping in designated dispersed campsites is
allowed for 7 days within a 30-day period.
•
Recreational camping is only allowed in developed
and designated dispersed campsites in the Prescott
Basin.
•
•
Residing on national forest land is not allowed.
Bury human waste 6 to 8 inches deep and at least
200 feet away from water and campsites.
•
Campfires are allowed only in fire rings provided.
Make sure your fire is dead out before you leave!
•
•
•
There is no garbage service—pack it in, pack it out!
Treat living plants with respect; carving and hacking
on plants may kill them.
To report a wildfire, please call 911.
•
Stay on designated trails and roads. No motorized
cross-country travel is allowed on the forest.
•
•
Keep pets on leash.
When you find
a vertical steel post
with a “Dispersed
Campsite” decal, you
have found a place to
camp.
Each designated
dispersed campsite
has a place to park, a
fire ring, and an area
for a tent.
Thank you . . .
Dispersed Camping
Locations
No. of
Sites
7
C 56
Senator Hwy./Mt.
Vernon Street
13
FDR 30
Bannie Mine Road
11
FDR 23
Enchanted Forest Trail
FDR 79
Tritle Mountain Road
16
8
FDR 51
Potts Creek Road
21
FDR 373
Thumb Butte Loop
7
C 64
Copper Basin Road
7
FDR 64
Maripai Road
12
C 101
Wolf Creek Road
5
FDR 707
Pipeline Road
6
FDR 80
Sundance Road
Directions
(from downtown Prescott)
Trailer or RV Suitability
(No. of Campsites)
6
Go west on Gurley Street for 5.2 miles, then head
south on FDR 373 for 1.6 miles to FDR 51.
16
Go west on Thumb Butte Road (Gurley Street) for 5.2
miles and it turns into FDR 373.
6
Go south on Montezuma Street (White Spar Hwy.
89) for 1 mile. Turn right on Copper Basin Road and
travel 3.1 miles.
7
Go south on Montezuma Street (White Spar Hwy. 89)
for 3.6 miles. Turn left on Ponderosa Park Road and
travel 0.7 mile; turn left on FDR 64.
8
Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street
(Senator Hwy.), then go south 7.1 miles.
4
Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street
(Senator Hwy.), then go south 7.1 miles to County
101. Turn right on C 101 and go 0.3 mile to FDR 707.
2
Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street
(Senator Hwy.), then go south 8 miles.
11
Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street
(Senator Hwy.), then go south for 7.4 miles.
6
Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street
(Senator Hwy.), then head south for 8.35 miles to the
first site (the last part of the road turns to dirt).
11
Go east on Hwy. 69 for 4.3 miles, then go south on
Walker Road for 4.9 miles.
2
9
Go east on Hwy. 69 for 4.3 miles, then go south on
Walker Road for 4 miles.
No
Yes
2
1
5
4
1
4
0
1
5
2
Key: FDR = Forest Development Road; C = County Road
for cleaning
When Nature Calls . . .
your campsite!
Dig a hole 6 to 8 inches deep and
bury your waste.
•
Carry and use a hand trowel.
•
Defecate at least 200 feet from water sources and
campsites.
•
Find a discreet place! This will help avoid other
people coming into contact with human waste.
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