3 

4 2 1 

11 9 8 

7 

6 5 

10 CATTLE GUARD 

WALKER ROAD 

FDR 23 

N

FDR 23 Enchanted Forest Road 

T

T

WALKER

Lynx Lake 

ROAD

Hilltop Campground 

Lynx 

Campground 

Prescott National Forest 

 Prescott Basin 

 Wildland-Urban Interface Area 

Walker 

Groom  Creek 

Horse  Camp 

ROAD

WALKER

C 56

Upper Wolf Creek Group Camp 

Lower Wolf 

Creek Campground 

C 101

Ponderosa 

Park 

OR DA

I H W ET

SPAR

White Spar 

Campground 

Sierra Prieta  Overlook 

89 

SENATOR

HWY

Prescott 

Bradshaw Ranger Station 

GURLEY ST 

Alto Pit OHV 

Area

and 

Campground 

Thumb 

Butte 

TO 

GRANITE BASIN 

FDR 374

AI LLI W NOS M LLAV EY DA RO

89 

69 

IRON

SPRINGS ROAD

TO 

SKULL VALLEY 

TO 

SKULL VALLEY 

TO

WAGONER

TO 

CROWN KING 

TO

POLAND

JUNCT OI N

VALLEY 

PRESCOTT

OT

HC NI O AV LL YE

ROAD

COPPE

B

R 

ASIN

THUMB BUTTE

ROAD

73 3 DF R

TO 

Dispersed Camping 

in the 

Prescott Basin

1 

2 

3 

4 

15 

5 6 

12 

7 

8 

13 

11 

9 

10 

N 

FDR 47 THUMB BUTTE ROAD

 C 65 

C 65 

MILLER CREEK 

FDR 373 

FDR 373 

CATTLE GUARD 

SIERRA PRIETA OVERLOOK 

CATTLE GUARD 

COPPER BASIN ROAD

16 17 18 

19 

20 

21 

14 

C 64 

FDR 51 

T

T

T

T

FDR 373

Thumb Butte 

Loop

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 6 

7 

PONDEROSA PARK ROAD 

FDR 64 

N

FDR 64

Marapai Road

2 

1 

3 

4 

7 

5 

6 

C 64 

C 64 

FDR 373 

THERE ARE NO CAMPSITES 

WITHIN THIS GAP 

N

FDR 9702D 

C 64

Copper Basin Road

C 101

Wolf Creek Road

FDR 707

Pipeline Road

FDR 80

Sundance 

Road

FDR 30

Bannie 

Mine 

Road

1 

3 2 4 

5 6 

 9 

8 

7 

10 

11 

12 

SENATOR HWY. 

FDR 707 

PINE SUMMIT CAMP 

UPPER WOLF CREEK GROUP 

 CAMP 

LOWER 

WOLF CREEK 

 CAMP 

FENCE 

BRIDGE 

CATTLE  GUARD 

TRAIL #384 C 101 

HASSAYAMPA RIVER 

FDR 97B 

GROOM CREEK 

FDR 66 

N 

N

FDR 707 

C 101 

FDR 9408H 

5 

4 

3 

2 

1 

PINE SUMMIT CAMP 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

SENATOR HWY.

FDR 80 N 

C 56

C 56

Senator 

Highway

FDR 79

Trittle 

Mountain 

Road

6 

7 

8 

1 

9 

10 

11 

2 3 4 

5 

12 13 

14 15 

16 

FDR 79 

FDR 79 

HASSAYAMPA 

RIVER 

N

SENATOR HWY.

1 2 

11 

10 

13 

12 

9 

7 

8 

6 

5 

3 

4 

WALKER ROAD 

LYNX CREEK 

FDR 30 

CATTLE 

GUARD 

N 

T

3 

4 2 1 

11 9 8 

7 

6 5 

10 CATTLE GUARD 

WALKER ROAD 

FDR 23 

N

T

T FDR 23

Enchanted 

Forest 

Trail

FDR 51

Potts 

Creek 

Road

FDR 373 FDR 51 

1 

2 

3 

4 N 

1 N

2 

3 

4 5 6 

7 

SENATOR HWY.  C 56 C 101 

FDR 79 

FDR 80 

Special thanks to Prescott National Forest volunteer Ed Hadsell. Note: Individual maps are not to scale.
United States Department of Agriculture

Forest Service

Southwestern Region

RG-R3-09-8

Designated 

Dispersed Camping 

in the Prescott Basin

Bradshaw Ranger District

Prescott National Forest

Printed on recycled paper • August 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its 

programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, 

and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, 

sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all 

or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. 

(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, 

large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 

720-2600 (voice and TTY). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, 

Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 

DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA 

is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

For More Information, Contact . . .

Prescott National Forest

344 S. Cortez Street

Prescott, AZ 86303

Phone: (928) 443-8000

Fax: (928) 443-8008

Or visit . . .

www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/ 

Welcome . . . 

to the Prescott Basin

. . . 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. 

Be Careful With Fire

• 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.

• Feel for heat. If the extinguished 

campfire is too hot to touch, it is too 

hot to leave!

Trash

• 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.

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).

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.

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.

Dispersed Camping is . . .

Leave 

your site 

clean so others 

may enjoy it!

Remember . . .

Dispersed Camping 

Locations

No. of 

Sites

Directions 

(from downtown Prescott)

Trailer or RV Suitability 

(No. of Campsites)

Yes No

FDR 23 

Enchanted Forest Trail

11 Go east on Hwy. 69 for 4.3 miles, then go south on 

Walker Road for 4 miles.

2 9

FDR 30 

Bannie Mine Road

13 Go east on Hwy. 69 for 4.3 miles, then go south on 

Walker Road for 4.9 miles.

2 11

C 56 

Senator Hwy./Mt. 

Vernon Street

7 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).

1 6

FDR 79 

Tritle Mountain Road

Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street 16

(Senator Hwy.), then go south for 7.4 miles.

5 11

FDR 80 

Sundance Road

6 Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street 

(Senator Hwy.), then go south 8 miles.

4 2

FDR 707 

Pipeline Road

5 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.

1 4

C 101

Wolf Creek Road

Go east on Gurley Street to Mt. Vernon Street 12

(Senator Hwy.), then go south 7.1 miles.

4 8

FDR 64

Maripai Road

Go south on Montezuma Street (White Spar Hwy. 89) 7

for 3.6 miles. Turn left on Ponderosa Park Road and 

travel 0.7 mile; turn left on FDR 64.

0 7

C 64

Copper Basin Road

Go south on Montezuma Street (White Spar Hwy. 7

89) for 1 mile. Turn right on Copper Basin Road and 

travel 3.1 miles.

1 6

FDR 373 

Thumb Butte Loop

Go west on Thumb Butte Road (Gurley Street) for 5.2 21

miles and it turns into FDR 373.

5 16

FDR 51

Potts Creek Road

8 Go west on Gurley Street for 5.2 miles, then head 

south on FDR 373 for 1.6 miles to FDR 51.

2 6

Key: FDR = Forest Development Road; C = County Road

When Nature Calls . . .

Carry and use a hand trowel. •

Dig a hole 6 to 8 inches deep and •

bury your waste.

This will help avoid other Find a discreet place! •

people coming into contact with human waste.

Defecate at least 200 feet from water sources and •

campsites.

Recreational camping is only allowed in developed •

and designated dispersed campsites in the Prescott 

Basin.

 allowed. not Residing on national forest land is •

Camping in designated dispersed campsites is •

allowed for 7 days within a 30-day period.

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! •

Bury human waste 6 to 8 inches deep and at least •

200 feet away from water and campsites.

reat living plants with respect; carving and hacking T •

on plants may kill them.

Stay on designated trails and roads. No motorized •

cross-country travel is allowed on the forest.

Keep pets on leash. •

o report a wildfire, please call 911. T •

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 . . .

 for cleaning 

your campsite!