About Yavapai Campground
Number of accommodations: 18
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (256)
What Guests Are Saying
Yavapai Campground is a clean and quiet facility located near Prescott, offering beautiful high desert views and easy access to numerous hiking trails. Many campers appreciate the friendly hosts and well-maintained composting toilets, which have no unpleasant odors. While some sites are close together, the overall experience is enhanced by the peaceful surroundings and wildlife activity, making it a favored spot for repeat visitors.
What Guests Are Saying
Yavapai Campground is a clean and quiet facility located near Prescott, offering beautiful high desert views and easy access to numerous hiking trails. Many campers appreciate the friendly hosts and well-maintained composting toilets, which have no unpleasant odors. While some sites are close together, the overall experience is enhanced by the peaceful surroundings and wildlife activity, making it a favored spot for repeat visitors.
Review Summary
Noah G
VerifiedJuly 22, 2022 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Campground was very nice and clean. Staff we interacted with was very friendly. Making reservation on app was very easy.
Paul m
VerifiedJuly 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Nice place
Angela P
VerifiedJuly 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
The campground is the cleanest I have seen it. The Forest volunteers do an awesome job. We have camped here for many years and all the previous forest volunteers did not seem to do anything to make the campground nicer. The current volunteers are friendly and actually do great work.
Mary Jo K
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 3, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Beautiful scenery, very clean and well maintained! Kids had a marvelous time just playing outside!
Art V
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Each site has a beautiful view of Granite Mountain. Sites are spread out with vegetation between them.
Kelly P
VerifiedJuly 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Site 12. We had a beautiful view. The tent site was level, and filled with tiny pea gravel. There were also trees at a perfect distance apart for my hammock. Be careful wandering around the trees; there were stumps of cut saplings that you could easily trip over. The granite boulders/outcroppings also gave us an element of privacy from the other sites. The bathrooms were close, and I was pleasantly surprised to find composting toilets and a motion-activated light. No smell! The light might get annoying for the site across from the toilets however.
Kristi G
VerifiedJune 15, 2022 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Very clean and beautiful campground
Donald M
VerifiedJune 12, 2022 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Bathrooms clean and stocked. Hosts appear to have a handle on maintaining a safe and organized camping area while allowing freedom to enjoy the area. Great time !
Neil M
VerifiedJune 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 18, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Good campground with standard Forest Service facilities. Interesting rocks and some good views. Can be chilly and windy in April.
Catherine B
VerifiedJune 10, 2022 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
We really enjoyed our stay out at yavapai campground, the lake was no more than 5 minute drive away and was beautiful. The only down fall was during our stay there was fire restrictions so we couldn't do a campfire, other than that will absolutely return in the very near future.
Location Yavapai Campground
Address:
Prescott National Forest
Prescott, AZ, 86303
United States
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.6025 / -112.539
Elevation: 1780 feet
Policies & Rules
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Maximum stay limit is 14 days within 30 consecutive days in Prescott National Forest including dispersed sites. |
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Fires are permitted only in stoves, designated fire rings, or pedestal fire grills; use only charcoal and not wood in pedestal fire grills. |
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Water and composting restrooms are available. |
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There is no RV sanitary dump station. |
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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. |
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Single campsites are designed for up to 5 people and double campsites for up to 10 people. |
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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. |
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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). |
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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. |
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Pets are welcome but must be on a 6 foot leash or in a cage and never unattended. |
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Swimming and wading are not allowed in Granite Basin Lake. |
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Electric motors, oars, paddle, or sail-powered boats are permitted. |
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Fireworks, including sparklers, are prohibited at all times on National Forest Lands. |
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Fire restrictions may be imposed due to dry conditions, at which time smoking, wood and charcoal fires may be prohibited. |
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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. |
