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
Linda S
VerifiedSeptember 24, 2021 • Stayed at: 6, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
The campground is spacious, so your neighbors are not on top of you. The sites are set up with level pads for tents. Our only problem was that we had two people with tents and didn't realize that sites really are set up for just one tent. You have to get a "double site" if you want to set up two tents on a level pad. We managed to put the other tent in an acceptable spot on our site. So even though you can have up to 5 people in a single site, double check that you can fit two tents on your site if needed. Great hiking trails right from the campground. The composting toilets nearer to Sites 4 and 6 have almost no odor...nice. The other traditional pit toilets near site 15 smelled as usual for those types of toilets. We'd stay here again. Probably would select sites 1-5, 8-10.
landon s
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2021 • Stayed at: 15, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
We noticed residual trash from previous campers in a couple different sites.
Lindsay s
VerifiedSeptember 17, 2021 • Stayed at: 8, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Great stop to camp when doing the Prescott Circle Trail.
Erin M
VerifiedSeptember 13, 2021 • Stayed at: 10, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
This campground had no host. Someone was in my reserved site when I arrived. It took me almost 3 hours of calling and begging people to help me to get my site back. Took law enforcement from o come out and get the people to leave. Recreation.gov was zero help and couldn’t tell me who to call for help.
Christy H
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
I followed rules and didn't arrive for check in until 2pm only to find someone in my reserved spot, no other spots available and no one working to check in with. I set up in the spot next door which showed reserved, thankfully no one showed up. I moved to my reserved spot the following morning. I got a warning sticker for being there sometime between 11am and 3pm. I called the number left on the ticket with no answer the rest of the weekend. Extremely inconvenient and really made the weekend less relaxing
John D
VerifiedSeptember 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 2, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Very quiet, good camping areas
James C
VerifiedSeptember 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 5, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
The Grounds are very clean and maintained, All though there were some rather loud campers across from us ,it was still an enjoyable weekend trip.
Christina V
VerifiedSeptember 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Booked location Thursday. Friday showed FF on website..then, someone showed up Friday night showing me their reservation. With thay being said, system has Glitches and we payed at the location but was unable to stay. No camp host to figure it out. Of course calling rec. Gov is useless. People have no idea how to assist.
Donald M
VerifiedAugust 25, 2021 • Stayed at: 9, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
Just right
Elizabeth L
VerifiedAugust 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 13, Loop: YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND
very nice - camp sites a little close to each other. But the tress help. Great hiking in the area
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. |
| General |
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. |
