Prescott National Forest · Arizona

Willow

6.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 0347 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Cayuse Equestrian Trailhead Drive there

Cayuse Equestrian Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<ul> <li>$5 per vehicle for day use;&nbsp;Free every Wednesday!</li> </ul> · season Year-round to

Built with equestrians in mind, this trailhead is located in the Granite Basin Recreation Area and provides access to:

Balancing Rock Trail #349

Cayuse Loop

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Note: This site closes following especially heavy rain or snow, and when the roads are too icy. If you plan to visit and want to make sure it is open, please contact the Bradshaw Ranger Station: 928-443-8000. When the office is closed, please check the right-hand column under "Alerts and Warnings" to see if there are weather-related closures, and follow the link to see if this site is closed or on a reduced schedule.

Facilities

2 picnic tables

No fire pit

Drinking water

2 vault toilets

Garbage service

Printable Resources:

Cayuse Loop Trail Description and Map (727 KB; Black and White; 8.5” X 11”)

Granite Basin Recreation Area Brochure (1.54 MB)

This trailhead 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.