Granite Basin (FR 000374) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Granite Basin (FR 000374) in AZ

Road corridorPrescott NF, Bradshaw Ranger District

6.4 mi from Prescott

Maps 5,616 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

Prescott National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.5 of this road’s 7.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 1.4 miles of dirt.
  • Near Granite Basin Picnic Area.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Gates 2.4 and 3.1 miles along the road.
  • Cattle guards 4.4 and 7.1 miles along the road.
  • A water crossing 6.8 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Little Granite Mountain stands 1,475 ft above the map pin, 1.3 miles west.
  • The Granite Basin Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping on Prescott National Forest is limited to 14-days in 30-day consecutive period which includes stays at dispersed sites.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 43–71°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.