About Yavapai Campground
Number of accommodations: 18
Campground Amenities
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Potable Water
Seasonal information
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
Elizabeth R
VerifiedJune 1, 2022 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Restroom was clean and well kept our site had lot’s of shade. Campground as a whole was private and well kept.
Kathryn D
VerifiedMay 31, 2022 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
This is a quiet small campground. And close to the lake is a bonus.
Mark R
VerifiedMay 29, 2022 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Lots of space within the site and between sites, very clean bathrooms! Close to town…just in case, but you feel out in the wild!
Patricia B
VerifiedMay 28, 2022 • Stayed at: 1, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Its a lovely campground with good privacy betwen sites. It was windy so limited our campfires. Very windy Spring, everywhere on our trip. Our Verizon service was intermittent, one day not too bad and the next, non existent. Everything was clean, sites raked, bathrooms well taken care of. Beautiful sunsets, deer and birds.
Celine R
VerifiedMay 17, 2022 • Stayed at: 2, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Love this campground but there was a controlled burn during the winter. There is zero shade anymore and burn spots all over. We still enjoyed our stay …. We’ve come for years. In a few years it will be beautiful again!
Pat O
VerifiedMay 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 12, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
The burning out of underbrush has made the campground, in general, fairly unpleasant. There was no campground host during our stay, that I could tell, our site was never updated to show that we had it reserved.
Nicole M
VerifiedMay 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
We really loved our stay here! Mostly reservations, with 3 spots that are first-come, first-serve. We rolled the dice and got lucky on a 3 night stay here. Our 2 large dogs were welcomed & happy. Bathrooms were nice, but got a little stinky after the park got busier. We loved the close by mountain biking trails and the proximity of the park to town. Highly recommend! We hope to be back.
Nancy S
VerifiedMay 9, 2022 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
This was a very pleasant campground. It was mostly quiet. The trails were enjoyable and the scenery was beautiful.
Jon H
VerifiedMay 8, 2022 • Stayed at: 19, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Quiet with clean restrooms that actually smelled good!
Keith E
VerifiedMay 2, 2022 • Stayed at: 17, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
We have camped at Yavapai before. We have enjoyed the shrubbery around the campground. Recently the forest service went thru the campground like a Cat 5 hurricane. We are definitely all for thinning the forests, but this was ridiculous.
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. |
