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Arizona Hiking Trails
Arizona Hiking Trails
Horse Camp Loop Trail | Prescott National Forest
Horse Camp Loop Trail | Prescott National Forest
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Horse Camp Loop Trail TR 383 | Prescott National Forest
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Map and Directions
Rimsurfer Trail Rating and Hike Review
PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST
Horse Camp Loop Trail TR 383
TRAILHEADS (TH)
307 Trail Head Parking Area
ACCESS POINTS
· Trail Head Parking Area
· Groom Creek Horse Camp Access Road
Trail use: heavy
Trail difficulty: easy to moderate
Trail length: 2.5 miles (loop)
Estimated hiking time: 2+ hours
Season of Use: year round (subject to weather conditions)
Elevation change: n/a
Horse Camp Loop Trail TR 383
TRAILHEADS (TH)
307 Trail Head Parking Area
ACCESS POINTS
· Trail Head Parking Area
· Groom Creek Horse Camp Access Road
Trail use: heavy
Trail difficulty: easy to moderate
Trail length: 2.5 miles (loop)
Estimated hiking time: 2+ hours
Season of Use: year round (subject to weather conditions)
Elevation change: n/a
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389 photos
More trail info:
USDA Forest Service • Maps & Info
For closures or specific information: Prescott National Forest, Bradshaw Ranger District, (928) 771-4700
Things to be aware of: · share trail with horseback riders, mountain bikes
Regional area of Horse Camp Loop Trail : in the Prescott National Forest, near Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona.
My trail rating: 2
My Trail Review:
July 2009
We parked in the 307 Trailhead parking area which is right across from the TR 383 Trail entrance (on the east side of Senator Hwy). After parking, we walked across the highway (west), then into the Groom Creek Horse Camp access entrance road and looked immediately to our left where we found the entrance to TR 383. This is a full loop trail so we ended up right back where we started just on the other side of the entrance road.
This is a heavily used horse trail as the campground it was built for is a persons with horses only camping area. The trail is well maintained and mostly on flat land. It is well rutted from the heavy horse traffic. We saw a couple groups of riders and one professional loner today and all were courteous and friendly.
We started out around 9 am with a beautiful blue sky July summer day. It started out very comfortable with cool shaded areas then grew hot as we ended in the near noon sun. There was plenty of shade on this trail with lots of places to stop and enjoy the views. It will make a very good easy to moderate short day hike that does not require any steep climbing or difficult trail mix.
It's not far from Prescott and civilization and you are always near the campground as you loop around the outside of it. The trail was rather easy to follow with lots of signs to let us know what trail we were on and which way we should go. Because of the campground and heavy traffic there are many little cross over spur trails but you can just ignore those and stay on the wider more obvious horse trail and you will do fine.
Beautiful day and pleasant short hike.
Enjoy the hike!
Max
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MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
From downtown Prescott, Arizona take Gurley St east to Mt. Vernon Ave and turn south (right) stay on this street which turns into Senator Highway for about 6.5 miles (pass through Groom Creek) to the TR 307 trailhead parking area on the left. TR 383 trail entrance is just across Senator Highway at the entrance of the Groom Creek Horse Camp access road.
MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
From downtown Prescott, Arizona take Gurley St east to Mt. Vernon Ave and turn south (right) stay on this street which turns into Senator Highway for about 6.5 miles (pass through Groom Creek) to the TR 307 trailhead parking area on the left. TR 383 trail entrance is just across Senator Highway at the entrance of the Groom Creek Horse Camp access road.
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This RimSurfer Arizona hiking trail photo gallery review features the Prescott area Horse Camp Loop Trail in the Prescott National Forest of Arizona.