Thumb Butte Loop (FR 000373) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Thumb Butte Loop (FR 000373) in AZ

Dispersed camping corridorPrescott NF, Bradshaw Ranger District

6.8 mi from Prescott

Maps 6,086 ft

Designated sites only

Prescott National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 5.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Skull Valley Overlook.
  • A water crossing 1.1 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
  • Sierra Prieta stands 965 ft above the map pin, 1.5 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping on Prescott National Forest is limited to 14-days in 30-day consecutive period which includes stays at dispersed sites.
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  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 39–70°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.