Groom Creek Area


Located in the cool pines of central Arizona, Groom Creek offers a variety of recreational opportunities including: camping, picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, bouldering, and horseback riding.  Groom Creek area day use sites and trails are open year-round; campgrounds are open from May 1 to October 31 and closed during the winter.  Scroll down (below the recreation map) to learn more about these recreational opportunities.

At a Glance

Closest Towns: Prescott, AZ

Recreation Map

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Activities

Campground Camping

Recreation areas with activity Campground Camping:

Lower Wolf Creek Campground and Groom Creek Horse Camp are located in the Groom Creek area.  

RV Camping

Recreation areas with activity RV Camping:

Lower Wolf Campground and Upper Wolf Group Campground can accommodate trailers between 22' and 40' in length, but there are no hook-ups.

Group Camping

Recreation areas with activity Group Camping:

Upper Wolf Group Campground 

Day Hiking

Recreation areas with activity Day Hiking:

Horse Camping

Recreation areas with activity Horse Camping:

Groom Creek Horse Camp

Horse Riding

Recreation areas with activity Horse Riding:

All designated trails in the Groom Creek area allow horses.

OHV Road Riding

Recreation areas with activity OHV Road Riding:

OHV Trail Riding

Recreation areas with activity OHV Trail Riding:

Picnicking

Recreation areas with activity Picnicking:

Spruce Mountain Lookout Tower has picnic facilities and is open during fire season when the tower is staffed.

Group Picnicking

Recreation areas with activity Group Picnicking:

Groom Creek Schoolhouse is available by reservation for groups of up to 100 people.

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Location

 
  Latitude : 
34.4583

  Longitude : 
-112.4434