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Prescott, Arizona

Offering cool relief from the desert below, the nearly 1.25 million acres of the Prescott National Forest are just brimming with outdoor recreation opportunities. The outstanding climate allows year-round opportunities for camping, picnicking, fishing, hunting, driving for pleasure, nature photography, mountain climbing, hiking, and horseback riding.

Explore Sycamore Canyon as it eviscerates the Mogollon Rim, laying open a colorful labyrinth of crimson cliffs, red sandstone, white limestone, and lava flows. Over 450 miles of trail snake their way through the Prescott like a sidewinder on the sun-baked desert, as well as along switchbacks up the timbered slopes of towering sentinels like the 7,628-foot Towers Mountain. It's no mirage; river rafters can actually float through the desert in the arid sections of this mystical forest of cactus and sand.

Prescott is also a forest rife with Western folklore—names like Lonesome Pocket, Yellowjacket Gulch, Grief Hill, and Horsethief Basin evoke the West's wilder days. At Battle Flat in 1864, five cowboys held off 150 Indians in a do-or-die gunfight. Gold seekers were constantly skirmishing with native Americans in these parts.

In the early 1860s, Captain Joseph Walker led an expedition of 34 men into Apache territory after being told by an Indian "there's gold in those mountains." One of the members of the expedition, Sam Miller, found what he thought was a dead lynx in a gold-filled creek. He tried to pick it up, it suddenly came back to and life clawed him something fierce—ever since the creek has been known as Lynx Creek.

The Natural beauty of mountain tops, clear lakes and rivers, great varieties of fish, unique wildlife, and remnants of cultural heritage provide settings for a diversity of outdoor recreation activities.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Hotel St. Michael

The cornerstone of historic "Whiskey Row," Hotel St. Michael, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, represents the coming of age of Prescotts hostelries. Constructed on the site of the modest Hotel Burke, which burned in 1900

Prescott, AZ Historic Hotels

Whiskey Row

Whiskey Row, downtown Prescott, is one of Arizona's most popular streets. At the turn of the century saloons lined the street. Today, Whiskey Row is a favorite for both locals and visitors alike. From The Galloping Goose to the old Saint Michael's Hotel, you'

Prescott, AZ Historic Districts

Professor Hall's Cinema Museum

Professor Hall's Cinema Museum is a private museum housing a 40-year collection devoted to preserving the history of cinema technology and Arizona film history. - A Chronology of Edison Motion Picture Machines - 19th Century Showmen in Arizona - Original 1903 Scene Descriptions of "

Prescott, AZ Museums


Sharlot Hall Museum

The Museum's nine buildings and four special gardens form an architectural sequence spanning the years from the founding of Prescott in 1864

Prescott, AZ Museums

Things to do near Prescott, AZ

Oak Creek Country Club

Course Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 6 days...

Heritage Park Zoo

Heritage Park Zoo is a refuge for exotic and native animals that have been orphaned or injured and are unfit for release into...

Sharlot Hall Museum

The Museum's nine buildings and four special gardens form an architectural sequence spanning the years from the founding of P...

Planes of Fame Air Museum

The place where aviation history comes to life! Vintage aircrafts WWI, WWII and Korean War; EAA Aircraft, many still flying....

Yavapai Downs

Northern Arizona's newest, state-of-the-art, live horse racing venue. Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing Memorial Day thro...