3.6 miles away
The Phippen Museum of Western Art
The Phippen Museum of Western Art, in Prescott, Arizona, is named after artist George Phippen and hosts exhibits of western art.
Prescott National Forest
A 1.25 million-acre national forest around Prescott, divided into the Chino Valley, Bradshaw and Verde ranger districts.
- Rank in Arizona
- #328of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 41.0 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million-acre United States National Forest in north-central Arizona, in the vicinity of Prescott. It lies in the mountains south-west of Flagstaff and north of Phoenix, mostly in Yavapai County, with about 3.5 per cent extending into south-western Coconino County. The Forest Service divides it into three administrative districts: the Chino Valley Ranger District in the north, the Bradshaw Ranger District in the south-west and the Verde Ranger District in the south-east. Central administrative offices are in Prescott, with local ranger district offices in Camp Verde, Chino Valley and Prescott.
Where it is
Prescott National Forest is a natural landmark near Prescott, in Yavapai County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Prescott National Forest, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Nearby attractions
4.1 miles away
Granite Dells
Exposed granite bedrock and boulders north of Prescott, eroded into a rippled form and holding Watson and Willow lakes.4.6 miles away
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
A non-profit Prescott animal sanctuary, also known as the Prescott Animal Park Association, protecting native and exotic species.
6.1 miles away
Watson Lake
A reservoir among the Granite Dells at Prescott, dammed in the early 1900s and bought by the city in 1997 as recreational land.
8.6 miles away
Fort Whipple
A former United States Army post in Arizona, first sited at Del Rio Springs and later moved to a permanent site near Prescott.
8.7 miles away
Granite Basin Lake
A reservoir near Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest and adjacent to the Granite Mountain Wilderness area.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Prescott
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 41.0 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 20.6
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Official website
- fs.usda.gov(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 34.6744, -112.4130
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12