All campsites have Is Equipment Mandatory

6 of 21 campsites have Accessible Occupant Message

Yavapai Campsite 01 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 01 with a picnic table, fire ring and paved parking space beside giant boulders

Yavapai Campsite 01 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 01 with a picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campground Site 1 with truck size boulder, table, fire pit on cement slab and dappled shade.

Yavapai Campground Double Site 2, with two parking spots, two tables in partial shade and a fire pit with thick vegetation in the background.

Yavapai Campsite 02 large paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 02 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 02 picnic table, fire ring and designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campground Site 3 with one ballard in walkway, and the table in front of the tent pad. No shade

Yavapai Campsite 03 with a picnic table, fire ring, grill and large paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 03 with a picnic table, fire ring and grill

Yavapai Campsite 03 with a picnic table, fire ring, and grill beside the large paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 03 designated space for tent placement next to cooking area

Yavapai Campsite 04 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 04 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 04 designated space for tent placement surrounded by woods for privacy

Yavapai Campsite 04 with a picnic table, fire ring, and designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campground Double Site 5 with two tables, two grills and parking for two vehicles, Some shade

Yavapai Campsite 05 second designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 05 with picnic tables and a fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 05 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 05 with two large paved parking spaces

Yavapai Campsite 06 with a picnic table, fire ring, and large paved parking space

Yavapai Campground Site 6 shares parking with Site 7. Table, ballards separating parking, camping and grill area with toilet and Granite Mountain in background. Shade over tent area.

Yavapai Campsite 06 with a picnic table, fire ring, grill and nearby restroom

Yavapai Campsite 06 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campground Site #7 with two fire pits and picnic tables.  The parking area is shared with Site #6. No shade in parking area.

Yavapai Campsite 07 designated space for tent placement with nearby restroom in the background

Yavapai Campsite 07 with a picnic table, fire ring, and designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 07 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 07 paved parking spaces

Yavapai Campsite 08 with a picnic table, fire ring, and paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 08 paved driveway

Yavapai Campsite 08 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campground Site 8 in heavy shade, sandy tent pad with table and fire pit between sandy driveway and tent pad.

Yavapai Campsite 09 with a picnic table, fire ring, and electric hookup

Yavapai Campsite 09 with a picnic table, fire ring, grill, electric hookup and paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 09 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campground Site 10 with short driveway and table and fire pit tucked into young trees.

Yavapai Campground Site 10 with some shade covering the table and fire pan on a small cement slab

Yavapai Campsite 10 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 10 with a picnic table, fire ring, tent space and mountain views

Yavapai Campsite 11 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 11 with a paved parking space and mountain views

Yavapai Campsite 11 stone wall platform with a picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campground Site 11 with table and fire pit  in raised area in heavy shade. Uneven ground and loose rock.

Yavapai Campground Site 11 view from tent platform looking down to the table and fire pit.

Yavapai Campground Site 12 with table and fire pit on a sandy base with dappled shade.

Yavapai Double Campsite 13 with two picnic tables, a fire ring, and two large parking spaces

Double Site #13 with double parking, two tables and block retaining wall with no shade at the tables.

Yavapai Campsite 13 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 14 stone wall platform with a picnic table, fire ring and designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 14 paved parking space with steps leading to the other site amenities

Yavapai Campsite 14  designated space for tent placement with a mountain view

Yavapai Campsite #14  including picnic table up three stairs and surrounded by a retaining wall and shade trees

Yavapai Campsite 15 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 15 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 15 designated space for tent placement

Site #15 shaded parking, picnic table, grill on the right and Granite Mountain in the background

Yavapai Campsite 15 picnic table and fire ring with a designated space for tent placement in the background

Yavapai Campsite 16 with a picnic table, fire ring and lots of space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 16 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 16 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 16 open space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 17 picnic table, grill and fire ring as well as a designated space for tent placement in the background

Yavapai Campground Site 17 showing tent pad to the right, table and grill in the center and fire pit to the left.

Yavapai Campsite 17 picnic table, grill and fire ring with a mountain view

Yavapai Campsite 17 paved parking space in front of the site

Site #17 with ballards in the walkway, long driveway, table and fire pit with boulders in the background and partial shade.

Yavapai Campsite 17 with nearby restrooms

Yavapai Campsite 18 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 18 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 18 picnic table and paved parking space

Yavapai Site 18 double wide gravel parking with block retaining wall separating picnic area from rock pillar formation. Mountain view

Yavapai Campsite 19 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 19 picnic table and fire ring as well as a designated space for tent placement in the background

Yavapai Campsite 19 with a picnic table, fire ring and mountain views

Yavapai Campsite 19 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 19 with a picnic table and fire ring as well as a designated space for tent placement behind the brick wall

Yavapai Campsite 20 picnic table and fire ring

Yavapai Campsite 20 paved parking space

Long view of Yavapai Campground A20 gravel parking

Yavapai Campground A20 tucked in the shrub with small gravel tent pad

Yavapai Campsite 20 with a picnic table, fire ring and a designated space for tent placement behind the brick wall

Yavapai Campsite 20 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 21 designated space for tent placement

Yavapai Campsite 21 paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 21 with a picnic table, fire ring and paved parking space

Yavapai Campsite 21 alongside the paved road

YAVAPAI CAMPGROUND Site 18 with Granite Mountain view and rock pillars

Yavapai Campground Site #15 with Granite Mountain in the Background behind the metal table

Yavapai Campground entrance with Granite Mountain in the background

Site #13 double site with two tables and two parking spots-flat  and accessible

Yavapai Campground with Beautiful Mountain Views

Yavapai Campground Site #14 looking SSW with three stairs to picnic table area

Yavapai Campground Trailhead

Yavapai Campground Information Kiosk

Yavapai Campground Restrooms with Trash Collection and a Water Spigot

Yavapai Campground

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Yavapai Campground is within the Granite Basin Recreation Area, at an elevation of 5,600 feet.  The campground is located seven miles northwest of downtown Prescott.  Main attractions are mild weather, cool ponderosa pine forest, and Granite Basin Lake.  Activities include fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, and sunfish, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and bird watching.  Rising to the northwest is prominent Granite Mountain Wilderness Area.  Several connector and loop trails reside in close proximity to the campground.  Most trails allow for multiple modes of travel. To make reservations click on the availability button to the right to book this site or call 1 (877) 444-6777. For general campground questions contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 1 (928) 443-8000.</p>
<h2>Recreation</h2>
Yavapai Campground is available year-round and is enjoyed by people of all age groups and diverse backgrounds.  Campsites are designed for RV, trailer, or tent camping.  Two sites allow for double occupancy.  Most campsites are compact and each has a degree of privacy and solitude.  Many popular outdoor activities abound in the Granite Basin Recreation Area.<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>Yavapai Campground has 19 single occupancy campsites and two double occupancy campsites.  Campsites number 4, 16, and 21 are walk-in only and cannot be reserved.  Each campsite has a picnic table, steel fire ring, and established tent pad(s).  Four accessible campsites have small pedestal fire grills.  All campsite driveways are back-in and have asphalt surfaces.  Some campsite driveways allow a camp unit (RV or tow vehicle and trailer) and an extra vehicle quite easily, but others do not. Campsites number 3 and 4 are limited to a trailer length of 15 feet maximum or an RV length of 25 feet maximum. Campsite 9 has a 50 amp available. Campsite 10 can accommodate a trailer length of 10 feet maximum (i.e., pop-up) or a cab-over camper, or an RV that is a maximum length of 25 feet.  Services include two composting restrooms, trash dumpsters, and water faucets.  There is no dump station in the campground.</p>
<h2>Natural Features</h2>
<p>Yavapai Campground was designed to be integrated within the natural setting of granite rock outcrops and a variety of  ponderosa pine, limber pine, oak, manzanita, and a variety of shrubs and grasses.  The facility is located within Granite Basin Recreation area.  Access to Granite Mountain Wilderness and Granite Basin Lake can either be made by several interlocking hiking trails or by driving a short distance.  </p>

<h2>Nearby Attractions</h2>
<p>Within a short distance of Yavapai Campground, in the Granite Basin Recreation Area, there are several day use areas and Granite Basin Lake.  Visitors enjoy fishing, bird-watching, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, picnicking, camping, and just plain relaxing.  Immediately rising north of Granite Basin Lake is Granite Mountain at 6,874 feet.  The rugged topography and mixed vegetation it comprises is enveloped by the Granite Mountain Wilderness Area.  Alto Pit OHV Campground and Day-Use Area is just a 15 minute drive to the southwest of the Granite Basin Recreation Area.  Rising prominently to the south of the Granite Basin Recreation Area is Thumb Butte.  At an elevation of 6,515 feet, Thumb Butte is one of the most popular destinations in the Prescott National Forest.</p>

Yavapai Campground is within the Granite Basin Recreation Area, at an elevation of 5,600 feet.  The campground is located seven miles northwest of downtown Prescott.  Main attractions are mild weather, cool ponderosa pine forest, and Granite Basin Lake.  Activities include fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, and sunfish, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and bird watching.  Rising to the northwest is prominent Granite Mountain Wilderness Area.  Several connector and loop trails reside in close proximity to the campground.  Most trails allow for multiple modes of travel. To make reservations click on the availability button to the right to book this site or call 1 (877) 444-6777. For general campground questions contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 1 (928) 443-8000.

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Great Facilities and Amenities

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Permitted Equipment

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