Prescott National Forest · Arizona

Groom Creek Loop

9.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 0307 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Groom Creek Equestrian (307) Trailhead Drive there · Spruce Mountain Picnic Site Drive there

Groom Creek Equestrian (307) Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No · season Spring to

Ample parking with turn-around for horse trailers.

Provides access to:

Loop Trail #307 and Spruce Mountain

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Facilities

No drinking water

2 vault toilets

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Spruce Mountain Picnic Site the Forest Service's write-up

No · season Spring - Fall; Open only when the fire tower is staffed to

Note: This site is located behind a gate which is locked when the fire tower is not staffed. If you plan to drive to Spruce Mountain Picnic site, call ahead to make sure the gate is open: 928-443-8000.

At 7,700-feet in elevation, Spruce Mountain Picnic site is the highest recreation site on the Prescott National Forest, and is home to the Spruce Mountain fire look-out tower which is staffed seasonally.

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Facilities

4 picnic tables

No fire pits

4 pedestal grills

Hitching rack

No drinking water

Vault toilet

No garbage service- Please pack it out

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.