Discover the attractions and entertainment of North Central Arizona including frontier towns, mining camps, historic sites and ghost towns; state parks, national parks, monuments, and natural attractions; casinos; hiking, horse-back riding and biking trails; scenic drives; and a list of Visitor Information organizations.

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Attractions & Museums          Entertainment          Hiking, Equestrian/Biking Trails 
 Parks/Monuments/Natural Attractions      Scenic Drives     Visitor Information

 

Attractions & Museums
Whiskey Row - downtown Prescott
Sharlott Hall Museum-Prescott
Smoki Museum-Prescott
Phippen Museum- Prescott
Verde Canyon Railroad- four-hour, 38 mile round trip through the Verde River Canyon
Blazin' M Ranch - outside Cottonwood
Shoo Fly Village Ruins - outside of Payson
Douglas Mansion - Jerome
Sunrise Park Resort - White Mountain Apache Tribe Reservation (928) 338-1230
Kinishba Ruins (928) 338-1230
Rim County Museum - north of Payson

Entertainment
San Carlos Apache Tribe Casino - (928) 475-7800
Sunrise Dances on White Mountain Apache Reservation - (928) 338-1230
Tonto Apache Tribe Casino (928) 474-6044
White Mountain Apache Tribe Casino (928) 338-1230
Yavapai-Apache Nation Casino (928) 567-3035
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe Casinos (928) 445-8790

Hiking, Equestrian, Biking Trails
Highline Trail
Fossil Springs Trail
Horton Creek Trail
General George Crook National Scenic Trail
Thumb Butte Trail - overlooks Prescott, goes to top of Granite Mountain
White Mountain Trails

Parks/Monuments/Natural Attractions
Agua Fria National Monument- 450 prehistoric sites between AD 1250 and 1450 BC -
(602) 417-9200
Bradshaw Mountains
Cibecue Creek Waterfall - 60 foot waterfall on White Mountain Apache Tribe Reservation (928) 338-1230
Dead Horse Ranch State Park-Bird watching, camping, canoeing, fishing and horseback riding. (928) 634-5283
Douglas Mansion State Park - Ghost Town of Jerome,
Escudilla Mountains
Fort Apache Historic Park and Apache Culture Center- White Mountain Apache Tribe Reservation, ((928) 338-1230
Fool Hollow Lake State Park-Fishing, camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, boating. (928) 537-3680
Fort Verde State Historic Park- A frontier fort showing soldier life. (928) 567-3275
Goldwater Lake
Granite Basin Lake
Granite Dells- massive boulders to hike through
Jerome State Historic Park- Mining history of Jerome, (928) 634-5381
Lyman Lake State Park- Fishing, camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, boating and skiing. (928) 337-4441
Lynx Lake
Mogollon Rim- rises 2000 feet pine studded paradise with lakes and forests, connected hiking trails
Montezuma Castle National Monument - Five story Sinagua Indian cliff dwelling late 1300s. (928) 567-3322
Mt. Baldy Wilderness Area- 11,405 feet high, 65 lakes and streams, on White Mountain Apache Tribe Reservation, (928) 338-1230
Prescott National Forest- Largest continuous Ponderosa Pine Forest in the world.
(928) 443-8000
Red Rock State Park- Nature preserve, education center, Red Rock Crossing. (928) 282-6907
Salt River
Thumb Butte
Tonto National Forest - (602) 225-5200
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park - Largest natural travertine bridge in the world, 185 feet high and 400 feet wide.(928) 476-4202
Tonto National Monument- Hohokam Indian ruins. (928) 467-2241
Tuzigoot National Monument - 110 room Sinagua Iniean ruin, 1400 AD. (928) 634-5564
Verde River Valley
Watson Lake
White Mountains- lakes and trails, home of Sunrise Park Resort
Willow Springs Reservoir

Scenic Drives
Senator Highway (four wheel only)
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway (US Hwy 191)

Visitor Information
Alpine Chamber of Commerce - (928) 339-4330
Black Canyon City Chamber of Commerce - (623) 374-9797
Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce - (928) 567-9294
Chino Valley Area Chamber of Commerce - (928) 636-2493
Clarkdale Chamber of Commerce - (928) 634-9591
Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce - (928) 634-7593
Jerome Chamber of Commerce - (928) 634-2900
Mayer Area Chamber of Commerce - (928) 632-4355
Pinetop-Lakeside Chamber of Commerce - (928) 367-4290
Prescott Area Coalition for Tourism - (928) 708-9336
Prescott Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center - (928) 445-2000
Prescott National Forest - (928) 443-8000
Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce - (928) 772-8857
Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce - (928) 474-4515
St. Johns Regional Chamber of Commerce - (928) 337-2000
Show Low Regional Chamber of Commerce - (928) 537-2326
Snowflake/Taylor Chamber of Commerce - (928) 536-4331
Springerville-Eagar Regional Chamber of Commerce - (928) 333-5690
Tonto Basin Chamber of Commerce - (928) 479-2839
 

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