Point of Rocks RV Campground

This campground is surrounded by granite rock formations which makes it interesting. The wifi was good. The bathrooms were clean and well-maintained. The sites had trees and shade.

The roads and the sites are not paved nor do they have fresh gravel, which made them dusty. Route 89 is pretty close and provided traffic noise early in the morning and late in the evening. There is a firing range not too far away, and one evening it was very active until almost 9 pm. Wood fires are not allowed if you like sitting around the camp fire at night.

On the whole it is an ok campground. It seems well-managed within the limitations of the location.

Ok, cheezy title, but we enjoyed this location even more than we anticipated.

We came here after a busy couple of weeks in Phoenix and wanted to relax and get on with work in a quiet environment. Point of Rocks certain provided that.

Every morning we walked out of the back gate right near our site and walked up the path, often climbing over the rocks. The rocks are super grippy so it feels like you could almost walk vertically. The dogs loved the adventure.

Located next to the park is a lake, which you can easily walk to on the front side of the campground. We walked over there and it's beautiful. There are paths around most of the lake which is fun to walk, definitely need to be able-bodied. We even managed to find a pathway from the lake back up the rocks to the back end of the campground, which was fun to explore.

Location #57 was easy to back into and had plenty of space for our 45'. The car parked at the side of the RV. We backed up to rocks, which was very pretty and private. If you are in a van or <30' RV you can get in even closer to the rocks.

Cell data service was variable. Sometimes we had 10mbps, sometimes 1mbps. I guess it was the lay of the land and the rocks. I suspect different sites will have different performance. The saving grace was the WiFi was actually pretty good! It is across microwave links from the office so it could get impacted by wind or a bird flying by or something, but it was very workable and we did some conference calls and video calls over it. Just a note on T-Mobile, if you have a newer phone that supports the long distance band (600MHz) it is noticeably better.

Highly recommended for a quiet location near to civilization.

This campground is built into the rocks on north side of Prescott. Close 7 miles to the famous and historic downtown. Campground is all gravel roads and pads. It did get dusty at times. The sites are almost on top of each other and no room for parking tow vehicle. There are trees that provide shade and there is a constant breeze which is nice on warm days. Trails around the area to hike. Better signage is needed for trails determining waypoints, and distances. Lastly, they need better signage on Rt 89 for campground. We may try again in future.

RV Park Review – Point of Rocks RV Campground, Prescott, AZ
May 10, 2018 by Trout66

Arrival = 5/5. We stayed two nights and paid $43 per night for full hookups. Previous reviews indicated this was a very popular location but a couple of sites were open when we called the morning of our arrival and we were assigned site 96, a pull-through. We arrived a couple of hours after the office closed at 5pm, but the staff had provided a personalized map with welcome information pinned to a bulletin board. This allowed us to find our site and set up without problems. The next morning I completed check-in at the office with the friendly staff.

Site quality = 4/5. Point of Rocks has lower and upper loops with gravel roads and pads. All sites are closely tucked together among trees and the many of the upper loop sites are between the large granite rocks that comprise this Granite Dells area. Most sites are back-in with many only suited for more petite trailers or coaches. The park’s 94 sites were completely full upon our arrival and 90% full for our second night. Site #96 fit our 33-foot coach with plenty of extra room on entrance side for our awning, chairs and propane grill. Almost all pads had a very manageable mild slope but that appeared inevitable due to building the campground on granite! Hook-ups were 50/30/20 amp electric, water and sewer. Each site also had a picnic table but no fire rings or wood fires were allowed.

Facilities = 4/5. Each loop had a shower/bathroom facility that was functional but not otherwise noteworthy. Trash bins were conveniently located and collected by the staff each morning. Recycling was not available. 4G AT&T and Verizon cell service was four-to-five bars. Numerous WiFi antenna provided complete coverage which allowed email and document upload and rarely ran slowly even though the park was near capacity. Our TV antenna booster pulled in 12 stations including three of four major networks.

Area = 5/5. We chose this campground for it’s proximity to the Granite Dells plus the town of Prescott and were not disappointed. A hiking trail from the campground gave us quick access to Watson Lake and we hiked along the shoreline enjoying the views. We later took a ride share (Uber, Lyft and Taxi service readily available) into Prescott’s historic downtown and enjoyed checking out several brewpubs, bars and local shops. Granite Mountain Brewing had a selection of IPAs and nice English Brown Ale. Cortez Street Emporium is packed full of knick-knacks but also sells T-shirts for charity that honor the 19 hotshot firefighters lost fighting the Granite Mountain Yarnell fire in 2013. Prescott has plenty of fuel, grocery stores, restaurants, and RV supply places within a few miles of the campground.

Overall rating = 4.5
Summary: A very nice stopover in a beautiful setting.

Staff was very friendly. We arrived early and they did not give us a hassle about checking in about an hour before their standard check in time.

Loved our site - it was roomy and private relative to some of their other sites. I love the trees and rocks around the campground. It is a no frills place to stay - but that’s what I like about it.

There is an easy path to Watson Lake - which is absolutely gorgeous. There is a 4.7m loop around the lake which is a fun, easy rock scramble path. Lots of trails to run, walk or hike on.

Convenient location to downtown - but you are far enough from the city that you feel like you are remote camping.

Wifi at campground was good enough to do emails - it would slow down at times, but for the most part we were able to use it for just about everything we needed to do.

The entrance to the campground sneaks up on you when you are going south on 89 - so slow down when your GPS tells you are getting close. Good thing is there is a traffic circle just past the entrance, so if you miss the entrance you can go around the traffic circle and come back to the entrance very easily.

Point of Rocks is near the town of Prescott but only a 5-minute hike from Watson Lake. So even though you can see the town from the campground, it's just a short walk to feel like you're away from it all.

The lower loop seems like it's more for long-term stays. The upper loop has more nightly campers like us. The sites are close together, but most have small trees and shrubs to create a more private atmosphere. Restrooms and showers were clean and centrally located. WiFi was spotty and slow. The road isn't far away, so you can hear cars often. Neighbors were friendly and considerate. The office staff was friendly in person. Making reservations was more of a hassle with having to place an online inquiry first and waiting for them to call you back. I prefer online reservation systems, but it's not a big operation and the staff is helpful once you get to talking to someone. The hook-ups were fine, but we had to move to move and dump at another open site on the way out; the sewer was in the back of our site and our hose wasn't long enough.

The kids loved climbing on the rocks. Our site didn't back up to them, but we'd try for one of those sites if we go back. Scrambling on the rocks is something kids would enjoy doing all day long, but we did take the kayak out onto the lake, mountain bike, and hike a portion of the Lake Loop trail. If you take the trail to the left of the launch ramp, it's about a mile to the bottom of the dam. There is a beautiful lush landscape down there! Totally unexpected among all the rough rocky terrain. All that green was a sight to see for us Arizonans, and since they were releasing water from the dam we even saw a "waterfall." :) We enjoyed our weekend, and Point of Rocks was a comfortable and convenient place to stay.

This place was packed this time of year, as are most RV parks, as not much else is open yet. Our first site was on the outside of the loop and backed up to the rocks, which we loved. Our second site was in the center and we had RVs on 3 sides practically looking in all our windows. Sites are ver close, both side to side and back to back. The entire park is dirt so there was a lot of dust blowing around every time someone drove through. I would not want to be here when it was windy! There are a lot of trees and shrubbery, which offers some nice shade. The bathrooms are tired, but extremely clean. The laundry was also very clean. Check in was easy and half the staff were friendly and the other have perfunctory. It was very quiet here at night. We had the windows closed and did not here any road noise. Great location for visiting either of the two lakes - both of which have great nooks and crannies for exploring by kayak. Both also have fun trails to hike. The campground abuts lake Watkins and you can walk the trail to the lake. You can also do some bouldering right from the campground. I would give this one more star if they laid down some gravel.