Alto Pit Ohv Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping
Alto Pit Ohv Campground in AZ
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6.6 mi from Prescott
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Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt, pitching to 8%.
- Overhead clearance here is posted at 15 ft, set by the tightest site.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 38 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 38 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 38 ft.
- 10 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: moderate.
Campground details
Setting
Alto Pit OHV Campground is a converted gravel pit sitting at 6,200 feet elevation at the base of the Granite Mountain Wilderness, 15 minutes from Granite Basin. Built specifically for motorized off-road travel, it gives direct access to a 20-mile OHV trail network. The site offers 10 single and one double gravel-surface campsites with picnic tables and fire rings, alongside three vault toilets, trash dumpsters, and a large group ramada. There are no electric hookups, water hookups, or dump stations on site.
Getting there: From the courthouse located in downtown City of Prescott, go northwest on Iron Spring Road. Continue 5 miles past the junction of Gale Gardner Way and Iron Springs Road. Alto Pit is on the right side of the road.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 11-site campground with the nearest through road 0.3 miles off.
- Two Rock Mountain stands 814 ft above the map pin, 0.7 miles northwest.
- Black Jack Spring lies 0.2 mi off.
- Most of them shaded.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 39–70°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 93 of 100.