Thumb Butte Loop Designated Dispersed Campsite 1

Prescott National Forest

Thumb Butte Rd. Prescott, AZ 86301 928-443-8000 Official Website

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Overview of Thumb Butte Loop Designated Dispersed Campsite 1

Camp only in designated dispersed campsites and in developed campgrounds within Prescott Basin around the city of Prescott. See map for details: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3797787.pdf. Dispersed camping is allowed outside of Prescott Basin.

Stay limit is 14 days in a 30-day period in Prescott National Forest, except Prescott Basin which is limited to 7 days in designated dispersed campsites only.

Campfires allowed in provided fire rings only. During fire restrictions, campfires are not allowed in these designated dispersed camp sites.

Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101.

Last Price Paid: $0

Reported by Loving Every Mile on 2/18/2022

Number of Sites 1

Pad Type dirt

Elevation 6,036 ft / 1,839 m

Max Stay 7

Tent Camping Yes

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Verizon 4G

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Last reported 2/18/2022

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Last reported 11/10/2020

Loving Every Mile

Livingston, TX

812 reviews

“Large site for medium sized rigs.”

Reviewed 2/18/2022

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	0
Site Number:	1

Overall Rating

The main road to Thumb Butte is paved, with two lanes and well maintained. Once you turn onto the unpaved section the road becomes one lane with turnouts. The road is passable without high clearance with some washboarding and potholes.

Site one is large enough for a medium sized 5th wheel without too much effort leveling. The entrance by the site sign is rutted and it is better to back in from the main road. The site is in dappled shade.

The site had 3 bars of Verizon with 73 megabit download and 2.8 megabit upload.

The site had Voice only AT&T

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Loving Every Mile would stay here again

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Deva

46 reviews

“Stunning! ”

Reviewed 11/10/2020

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	7
Site Number:	Various

Overall Rating

This is a great free boon docking location. Dispersed camping at designated sites only.

Pros: Stunning Location, quiet, great views, minimal traffic during the time I camped, free 7 day limit, some sites open, most shady, none level so be prepared. No hookups, no water, no pit toilets. Just old fashioned boon docking fairly close to town where you can get any supplies you might need. Pack it in, pack it OUT! Road up in decent repair with some embedded rocks, minimal washboard, but a lot of run off divots. Almost any vehicle could make it up, but some sites require tight turns that would be difficult for bigger rigs. 2-3 bars LTE AT&T at top. Lots of hiking/mountain biking/horse trails to explore.

Cons: First night here I arrived a bit late and took the first empty site I found. Absolutely filthy. I packed out two garbage bags full of beer cans, plastic, styrofoam, filthy personal wipes, human waste, broken bottles, and just about everything imaginable. The higher up the road you go, the cleaner the sites. The next day, I moved to another site because the first one smelled like human waste even after cleaning it up. Ugh! Regular, but not heavy, traffic on weekends from mountain bikers, off road vehicles, and regular cars/trucks. Found a lot of discarded deer and elk parts along the road and in campsites, so be aware.

Frozen mix one night with high winds, but I had no trouble getting my 2 wheel drive camper van down the next day. I hiked with bear spray for safety since I have a dog in case we came upon javelina. Cougars are in the area as well, I’m sure.

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Deva would stay here again

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“Large site for medium sized rigs.”

“Stunning! ”

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