About this campground
This small wilderness offers relatively easy access and spectacular views of the San Francisco Peaks and panoramic vistas of central Arizona. Created in 1984, the 5,923-acre wilderness ranges in elevation from 5,500 to 7,800 feet. Ponderosa Pine is the dominate overstory species located at the upper elevations which gradually changes to pinon pine and Utah juniper at the lower and relatively drier elevations. There is 1 maintained trail within this wilderness: #102 Woodchute Wilderness on Wilderness.net Mingus Mountain Brochure (1.86 MB) NOTE- Brochure Correction: Mingus Mountain Campground and Picnic Site do not have electricity available at this time. The USFS Wilderness Stewardship brochure explains more about designated Wilderness and how you can become involved in helping care for this precious resource.
Activities
- HIKING
- HORSE CAMPING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- POTATO PATCH CAMPGROUNDPrescott National Forest3 mi
- Woodchute TrailheadPrescott National Forest3 mi
- Perkinsville - Hickey MountainPrescott National Forest4 mi
- PLAYGROUND GROUPPrescott National Forest4 mi
- Mingus MountainPrescott National Forest5 mi
- Mingus Mountain Campground and Group SitePrescott National Forest5 mi
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Woodchute Wilderness doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Arizona campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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