Openings · last 7 days
27
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 27 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-251964
When Yavapai Campground reopens
Yavapai Campground's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
353
Openings · last 90 days
356
Weekday pattern
Detected openings by day of week · 90dFriday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected. 312 of 356 openings detected in the last 90 days occurred on a Friday (87.6%), with Thursday (28) and Tuesday (5) next in line.
Hour-of-day pattern
First detected by hour · local time · last 90 daysThe largest concentrations of detected openings were first detected during the 03:00 and 12:00 local-time hours. Those hours contained 325 of 356 detected openings (91.3%). The remaining 8.7% occurred outside those hours. Hours show when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, in Mountain Standard Time (Arizona), not when the change was made upstream.
Lead-time profile
Days before stay date · percentilesHalf of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 48 days before the stay date; the middle 50% land 42.8–52.2 days out. Set an alert if you want Campsite Sniper to monitor future openings.
Highest-churn sites
Most openings · 90d| Site | Openings | Share of all openings |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 33 | 9.3% |
| 18 | 23 | 6.5% |
| 13 | 23 | 6.5% |
| 11 | 21 | 5.9% |
| 12 | 20 | 5.6% |
Site 3 had the most detected openings in the last 90 days: 33. One free watch covers every site here.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026 · of 21 monitored sites
Of the 924 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026): 473 open for online reservation · 319 reserved · 132 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 21 monitored sites, 18 can be reserved online and 3 are first-come, first-served.
Where the open windows are
48.8% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 473 of 924 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 31, 2026Not open online48.8%
Open site-nights473 / 924
Reserved (of online inventory)319 / 792
Weekday openings314
Weekend openings159
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 314 fall on weekdays and 159 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 380 of 651 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 21 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 7 | 36 |
| 2 | 34 |
| 13 | 33 |
| 3 | 33 |
| 14 | 30 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
473 open site-nights across 18 sites at Yavapai Campground, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 68 2-night, 57 3-night, 20 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 7.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 40 ft. 21 sites take 25 ft, 16 sites take 35 ft, 12 sites take 40 ft.
All 18 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 40 ft | None | 36 | 17 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +24 more |
| 2 | 36 ft | None | 34 | 20 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +22 more |
| 13 | 40 ft | None | 33 | 16 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +21 more |
| 3 | 25 ft | None | 33 | 18 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +21 more |
| 14 | 40 ft | None | 30 | 16 nights | Sep 20, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 9, Oct 12 +18 more |
| 8 | 40 ft | None | 30 | 11 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +18 more |
| 15 | 36 ft | None | 29 | 21 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +17 more |
| 20 | 35 ft | None | 29 | 20 nights | Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14 +17 more |
| 5 | 40 ft | None | 28 | 11 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6 +16 more |
| 11 | 32 ft | None | 26 | 11 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14 +14 more |
| 12 | 40 ft | None | 25 | 16 nights | Sep 20, Sep 23, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 8, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +13 more |
| 19 | 40 ft | None | 25 | 20 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +13 more |
| 10 | 25 ft | None | 24 | 10 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 12 +12 more |
| 17 | 40 ft | None | 24 | 15 nights | Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15 +12 more |
| 1 | 40 ft | None | 21 | 7 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 24, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 14, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20 +9 more |
| 18 | 40 ft | None | 18 | 10 nights | Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 12, Oct 13, Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 16, Oct 17, Oct 18 +6 more |
| 9 | 37 ft | Yes | 17 | 6 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 24, Oct 4, Oct 8, Oct 12, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23, Oct 26 +5 more |
| 6 | 40 ft | None | 11 | 9 nights | Oct 14, Oct 15, Oct 18, Oct 19, Oct 20, Oct 21, Oct 22, Oct 23, Oct 24, Oct 25, Oct 26 |
About Yavapai Campground
Overview
Yavapai Campground is within the Granite Basin Recreation Area, at an elevation of 5,600 feet. The campground is located seven miles northwest of downtown Prescott. Main attractions are mild weather, cool ponderosa pine forest, and Granite Basin Lake. Activities include fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, and sunfish, canoeing, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and bird watching. Rising to the northwest is prominent Granite Mountain Wilderness Area. Several connector and loop trails reside in close proximity to the campground. Most trails allow for multiple modes of travel. To make reservations click on the availability button to the right to book this site or call 1 (877) 444-6777. For general campground questions contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 1 (928) 443-8000.
Recreation
Yavapai Campground is available year-round and is enjoyed by people of all age groups and diverse backgrounds. Campsites are designed for RV, trailer, or tent camping. Two sites allow for double occupancy. Most campsites are compact and each has a degree of privacy and solitude. Many popular outdoor activities abound in the Granite Basin Recreation Area.
Facilities
Yavapai Campground has 19 single occupancy campsites and two double occupancy campsites. Campsites number 4, 16, and 21 are walk-in only and cannot be reserved. Each campsite has a picnic table, steel fire ring, and established tent pad(s). Four accessible campsites have small pedestal fire grills. All campsite driveways are back-in and have asphalt surfaces. Some campsite driveways allow a camp unit (RV or tow vehicle and trailer) and an extra vehicle quite easily, but others do not. Campsites number 3 and 4 are limited to a trailer length of 15 feet maximum or an RV length of 25 feet maximum. Campsite 9 has a 50 amp available. Campsite 10 can accommodate a trailer length of 10 feet maximum (i.e., pop-up) or a cab-over camper, or an RV that is a maximum length of 25 feet. Services include two composting restrooms, trash dumpsters, and water faucets. There is no dump station in the campground.
Natural Features
Yavapai Campground was designed to be integrated within the natural setting of granite rock outcrops and a variety of ponderosa pine, limber pine, oak, manzanita, and a variety of shrubs and grasses. The facility is located within Granite Basin Recreation area. Access to Granite Mountain Wilderness and Granite Basin Lake can either be made by several interlocking hiking trails or by driving a short distance.
Nearby Attractions
Within a short distance of Yavapai Campground, in the Granite Basin Recreation Area, there are several day use areas and Granite Basin Lake. Visitors enjoy fishing, bird-watching, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, picnicking, camping, and just plain relaxing. Immediately rising north of Granite Basin Lake is Granite Mountain at 6,874 feet. The rugged topography and mixed vegetation it comprises is enveloped by the Granite Mountain Wilderness Area. Alto Pit OHV Campground and Day-Use Area is just a 15 minute drive to the southwest of the Granite Basin Recreation Area. Rising prominently to the south of the Granite Basin Recreation Area is Thumb Butte. At an elevation of 6,515 feet, Thumb Butte is one of the most popular destinations in the Prescott National Forest.
21 monitored sites3 FCFS sitesRVs up to 40 ft1 with hookups15 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 10
Getting there
From downtown Prescott, take Montezuma Street north to Whipple Street, which becomes Iron Springs Road. Continue northwest on Iron Springs Road for 3.5 miles and then turn right onto Granite Basin Road (FSR 374). Travel 2 miles to Yavapai Campground located on the left.
Prescott National Forest, Prescott, AZ 863031 (877) 444-6777
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03 · Field Photos · roll CS-251964 · facility + sites
Photo gallery
Roll CS-251964 · Yavapai Campground · Prescott AZ12 frames · facility + sites
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Yavapai Campground?
Reservations for Yavapai Campground are made through Recreation.gov. 473 of 924 tracked site-nights are currently open (51.2%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 356 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Yavapai Campground?
Campsite Sniper detected 27 site-date openings at Yavapai Campground in the last 7 days, 353 over 30 days and 356 over the last 90.
Which day of the week had the most detected openings at Yavapai Campground?
Friday accounted for the largest share of the openings Campsite Sniper detected in the last 90 days: 312 of 356 (87.6%). Days reflect when Campsite Sniper first detected each opening, not when the change occurred upstream.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Yavapai Campground?
57 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 7. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Yavapai Campground fit a 35-foot RV?
16 of the 21 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 40 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Yavapai Campground?
October 2026, with 380 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 651.
How far ahead of a stay do openings appear at Yavapai Campground?
Half of the openings Campsite Sniper detected appeared at least 48 days before the stay date; the middle 50% landed 42.8-52.2 days out. Campsite Sniper can monitor future changes for dates you select.
When is the next open date at Yavapai Campground?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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