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Prescott Basin Dispersed Camping

4 Reviews

About

National Forest

The Prescott Basin is an area immediately south and west of Prescott, Arizona and encompasses approximately 59,000 acres. Camping and campfires are allowed only at Designated Campsites, and in developed campgrounds, within the Prescott Basin. During fire restrictions, campfires are not allowed in these designated dispersed camp sites.

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Location

Prescott Basin Dispersed Camping is located in Arizona

Coordinates

34.49070977231358 N
112.36602497104678 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Poor
AT&T
Poor
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

Dispersed

Features

For Campers

Firewood Available
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Pull-Through Sites

Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.

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General Info

Evan K.

Scout

Reviewed Jan. 29, 2022

Great Spot

Mostly secluded which is my preference

Shared by boon-dockers

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Month of VisitFebruary

Justin L.

Traveler

Reviewed Feb. 12, 2021

It’s not so bad

Sure, some people don’t know how to pick up after themselves, but I wouldn’t rate it poorly for that reason alone. I always bring a large heavy duty trash bag to pick up whatever I can reasonably fit into my forester. There’s no amazing view but I had no idea there were such forested places in a state like Arizona. I picked up wood at a gas station but there was plenty of brush lying around to burn. The spots are right off the dirt road so I imagine on a busy night it can get noisy and crowded. I camped out on a wednesday night in February and it was very quiet.

James C.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020

Not Travel Trailer Friendly

It looks like a great spot to tent camp, but the spots are close together in some areas. The road here is one narrow lane only. If you have a trailer and someone comes the other way you or them have to back out.

Tom W.

Guide

Reviewed May. 16, 2020

You Get What You Pay For

Well, it's free and its a beautiful part of the Prescott Basin, but our campsite #6, was really dirty. We should have jumped out and looked around before setting up camp. We were just so excited to start our trip. Needless to say, after arriving at 6:00pm we left the next morning.

There was a beautiful stream we could hear from our site, but you had pass over wads of used toilet paper, broken beer bottles and empty propane tanks to name a few.

Im hoping it's not always like this, and its quite possible that the people staying there before were just careless. Maybe it's to be a little more expected when dispersed camping, but we couldn't enjoy our time there.

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Month of VisitJune