USDA Forest Service · Arizona
Upper Wolf Creek Group
USDA Forest Service · Arizona, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to October 31
- Max RV length
- 35 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,161 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · AT&T good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WOLF CREEK FC UPPER (NFSR 000097D) · native material · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Prescott National Forest
- Nearest town
- PRESCOTT
- Address
- PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST, PRESCOTT, AZ, 86301
- Phone
- 1 (877) 444-6777
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Mountain Biking
1 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground provides a quiet forest setting for groups of up to 100 people to camp and enjoy the outdoors. The historic town of Prescott, Arizona is just 8 miles away. This facility is set away from other developed recreation sites and offers town amenities, trails and lake recreation within minutes. 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
Within the facility, campers can relax with a game of volleyball( net not provided ) or horseshoes. Numerous hiking and mountain biking trails are found in the Bradshaw Mountains around the campground, and 15-acre Goldwater Lake is just a few miles away. Boaters, canoers and kayakers can make use of the lake's dock and boat ramp. Anglers try for trout, sunfish, crappie, largemouth bass and channel catfish in the calm waters.
A drive down unpaved Forest Road 97 reveals mountain views and passes through a burn scar from a 2002 wildfire.
Facilities
The group site has 13 picnic tables, five grills and one campfire ring. Trees are thinly spaced in some areas, allowing ample space for group activities, RV parking (up to 40 ft.) and camping. Drinking water and hookups are not provided.
Natural Features
The group area is set at an elevation of 6,000 feet in a ponderosa pine forest mixed with juniper, Gambel oak, native grasses. Boulders are strewn throughout the area. A multitude of colorful wildflowers bloom in the spring and during the summer monsoon season. Goldwater Lake is nearby.
The forest is home to a wide variety of wildlife. Visitors may have the chance to spot deer, mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, fox, rabbits, lizards, snakes and birds.
Afternoon thunderstorms are possible from late June through mid-September.
Nearby Attractions
This site is a convenient camping spot for groups who reserve the Groom Creek Schoolhouse day use picnic area nearby.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 31° | 13° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | 10° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 56° | 37° | 23° | 83° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 43° | 30° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 74° | 52° | 37° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 61° | 46° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 90° | 68° | 59° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 63° | 57° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 81° | 60° | 48° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 70° | 46° | 36° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 64° | 40° | 26° | 73° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 33° | 23° | 67° | 8 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Lower Wolf Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi
- Groom Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 37 sites
- White Spar Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 56 sites
- Eagle Ridge Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 2 sites
- Hilltop Campground (AZ) · USDA Forest Service · 5 mi · 37 sites
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