Alto Pit OHV Campground

Nice big spaces, clean vault toilets, peaceful, lots of places to hike regardless of atv, dirt bikes, ohv’s.
The only downside is all the holes and gullies made by water so have appropriate vehicle and rv.

Nice area to ride

Great campground. The camp host was so helpful and we had an amazing time.

We have stayed in marks managed by Recreation.gov for many years in states too numerous to mention. Sometimes we make reservations ahead of time online but probably 50% of the time we simply drive in and then fill out on site envelope and pay what is due. Upon our visit to Alto Pit campground we followed the same boldly listed large instructions that we always do. We did also look at the other numerous signs on the board at the entrance. There are so many signs that you get lost in all of the information. After paying our fee the camp host came by and told us that we did our reservation incorrectly and that the process had recently changed and that there was a sign addressing this. We went back to the board with him and he pointed out a small, 8x10 very wet (since it had rained) sign in the bottom corner stating all overnight reservations needed to be done online. This is very confusing as there are still payment envelopes available upon which he informed us that they were for day use however it isn't stated anywhere that envelopes are NOW FOR DAY USE ONLY. One week later we are still waiting for our refund as we paid cash in the provided envelope and then paid online by credit card.
My suggestion for Recreation.gov is to put the sign stating the changes ON TOP OF THE OTHER SIGN WE ARE ALL USED TO. Maybe mark it in red. Mmmmm, maybe remove the old signs period.

We were then directed to the local Recreation office in Prescott where we informed them about what happened, and are still awaiting our funds to be returned to us. In talking to the staff there, this is a very common problem with the recent changes and because there are so many people like us who have used the register on site process for many years. As we drove around other campgrounds in the Prescott area, new signs are also in a very inconspicuous location on the entrance boards.

I love this place!!

Recommended, good trails
Not really the greatest spot if you don't have an OHV! Pretty noisy as people make loops around the campsites...

We showed up for our reservation and the park was closed. We weren’t able to stay there. We are still waiting for Susan, to call us back, and give us a full refund including our booking fee.

The Host was great. Facilities were clean . Plenty of hiking trails near by.

No potable water was a bummer. Host was awesome.

It was actually so quiet at night you could hear a pin drop. This campsite was available last minute a Saturday afternoon where everywhere else was booked. The roads thought out the camping area are pretty primitive and you will need a high clearance vehicle. The hiking was beautiful and has huge rocks everywhere. The overall experience was great. We will definitely reserve a site in the future!