1Score 66.6 out of 100
National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument
A five-storey Sinagua cliff dwelling at Camp Verde, built by 1125 AD and viewed from the trail below.
Attractions in Yavapai County
The 60 attractions in this database located in Yavapai County, Arizona.
60 attractions
- 2Score 59.8 out of 100
National Monument
Agua Fria National Monument
A 72,344-acre national monument north of Phoenix, holding over 450 recorded Native American structures on Bureau of Land Management land. - 3Score 57.2 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Lake Pleasant Regional Park
A large recreation area on the Maricopa–Yavapai county line north-west of Phoenix, operated by Maricopa County Parks and Recreation. - 4Score 55.1 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Coconino National Forest
A 1.856-million-acre national forest around Flagstaff and Sedona, rising from desert to Humphreys Peak at 12,633 feet. - 5Score 54.7 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Cathedral Rock
A sandstone butte near Sedona rising to 4,967 feet, reached by a short, steep trail from the Back O' Beyond trailhead. - 6Score 54.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Montezuma Well
A limestone sinkhole near Lake Montezuma discharging 1.5 million gallons of spring water a day and holding five endemic species. - 7Score 50.5 out of 100
Landmark
Caduceus Cellars
A winery in Jerome owned by Maynard James Keenan, the vocalist of the rock band Tool, and named after the caduceus. - 8Score 49.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Bell Rock
A butte of 4,919 feet south of Sedona, beside Courthouse Butte, with a moderate route to a plateau on its north-west face. - 9Score 49.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Verde Valley
A central Arizona valley on the Verde River, overlooked by Mingus Mountain and one of the state's three viticultural regions. - 10Score 49.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Devil's Kitchen Sinkhole
A sinkhole on the Soldier Pass Trail near Sedona, formed in the late 1880s and 840 feet deep including the cave below it. - 11Score 48.3 out of 100
National Monument
Tuzigoot National Monument
A 110-room hilltop pueblo of stone masonry, built along a limestone ridge above the Verde River floodplain. - 12Score 48.1 out of 100
Historic Site
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. - 13Score 46.4 out of 100
Historic Site
Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
A Route 66 drive-in in Seligman, built in 1953 from railway scrap lumber by Juan Delgadillo and still run by his family. - 14Score 46.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
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. - 15Score 46.1 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Bradshaw Mountains
A mountain range in central Arizona, formerly the Silver Mountain Range, renamed after the brothers Isaac and William D. Bradshaw. - 16Score 45.3 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Mingus Mountain
A mountain in the Prescott National Forest between Cottonwood and Prescott, giving views over the Verde Valley. - 17Score 45.0 out of 100
Historic Site
Bumble Bee
A ghost town in the Bradshaw Mountains of Yavapai County, named for Bumble Bee Creek and used by campers in winter. - 18Score 43.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Lynx Lake
A 55-acre reservoir in the Bradshaw Mountains east of Prescott, formed by a dam on Lynx Creek in 1963 and stocked for fishing. - 19Score 43.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Walnut Grove Dam
A dam on the Hassayampa River north of Wickenburg, built from 1886 for gold mining, whose failure in 1890 killed over 100 people. - 20Score 43.1 out of 100
Historic Site
Tip Top
Tip Top is a ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, settled in 1876 in what was then Arizona Territory. - 21Score 42.6 out of 100
Historic Site
Cleator
A near ghost town and small community in Yavapai County, Arizona, formerly known as Turkey Creek or Turkey. - 22Score 42.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Granite Dells
Exposed granite bedrock and boulders north of Prescott, eroded into a rippled form and holding Watson and Willow lakes. - 23Score 41.7 out of 100
State Park
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
423 acres on the Verde River at Cottonwood, with ten miles of trail and access to the Dead Horse Trail System. - 24Score 41.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Seven Sacred Pools
Sandstone tinajas on the Soldier Pass Trail near Sedona, fed by a seasonal stream and named by local Jeep tour guides. - 25Score 41.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Granite Mountain
A 7,628-foot mountain in the Prescott National Forest, with a sheer 500-foot granite cliff on its south-west face used for rock climbing. - 26Score 41.4 out of 100
State Park
Red Rock State Park
286 acres of red sandstone canyon south-west of Sedona, kept as a day-use park for the habitat along Oak Creek. - 27Score 41.3 out of 100
Museum
Sharlot Hall Museum
An open-air museum in Prescott, opened in 1928 in the former Territorial Governor's Mansion by its founder, Sharlot M. Hall. - 28Score 41.2 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Goldwater Lake
A reservoir on Banning Creek south of Prescott, maintained by the city and named after its longtime mayor Morris Goldwater. - 29Score 41.0 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Prescott National Forest
A 1.25 million-acre national forest around Prescott, divided into the Chino Valley, Bradshaw and Verde ranger districts. - 30Score 40.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Palatki Heritage Site
A Sinagua cliff dwelling site near Sedona, with pictographs and petroglyphs dated to between 1100 and 1400 CE. - 31Score 40.2 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Granite Basin Lake
A reservoir near Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest and adjacent to the Granite Mountain Wilderness area. - 32Score 40.1 out of 100
Zoo or Aquarium
Out of Africa Wildlife Park
A wildlife park and zoo in Camp Verde, opened in 2005, where exotic animals roam in habitats larger than a traditional zoo's. - 33Score 40.1 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Verde Hot Springs
A group of thermal mineral springs on the western bank of the Verde River near Camp Verde, beside the ruins of a former resort. - 34Score 40.0 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Sierra Prieta
A mountain range 14 miles long west of Prescott, with the 6,514-foot volcanic plug of Thumb Butte on the city's western edge. - 35Score 39.9 out of 100
Historic Site
Big Bug
A ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, established in 1862 and lying twelve miles south-east of Prescott. - 36Score 39.7 out of 100
Historic Site
V-Bar-V Heritage Site
The largest known petroglyph site in the Verde Valley, with 1,032 petroglyphs in 13 panels, held by the Coconino National Forest. - 37Score 36.9 out of 100
State Historic Park
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park
A state park at the site where nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. - 38Score 36.0 out of 100
Landmark
Castle Hot Springs
A restored resort in the Hieroglyphic Mountains at Morristown, opened in 1896 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. - 39Score 31.7 out of 100
State Historic Park
Jerome State Historic Park
An Arizona state park in the mining town of Jerome, built around the 1916 Douglas Mansion and its museum. - 40Score 30.2 out of 100
Zoo or Aquarium
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
A non-profit Prescott animal sanctuary, also known as the Prescott Animal Park Association, protecting native and exotic species. - 41Score 30.0 out of 100
Museum
Verde Valley Archaeology Center
Camp Verde's archaeology museum, founded in 2010, covers Sinagua culture and hosts an annual archaeology fair and film festival. - 42Score 26.4 out of 100
Canyon
Boynton Canyon
Boynton Canyon is a box canyon located near the town of Sedona, in Yavapai County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. - 43Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Audrey Shaft Headframe Park
A Jerome mining park with Arizona's largest standing wooden headframe over a 1,900-foot shaft, viewable through a glass platform. - 44Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Crescent Moon Ranch
A Coconino National Forest day-use area on Oak Creek at Red Rock Crossing, where the water reflects Cathedral Rock — a view the Forest Service describes as one of the most photographed scenes in the Southwest. Paved paths run through picnic grounds to shallow water people wade and fish in, and a day-use fee applies. The site was a working cattle ranch; its buildings and waterwheel remain, and the ranch house is rented out by the Forest Service. - 45Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Devil's Bridge Trail
A Sedona-area hiking trail leading to Devil's Bridge, described as the largest natural sandstone arch in the area. - 46Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Gold King Mine Ghost Town, near Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona, preserves the grounds of a former mine, with gold panning offered on-site. - 47Score 25.5 out of 100
Historic Site
Honanki Heritage Site
A Sinagua cliff dwelling near Sedona with numerous pictographs, inhabited from about 1100 to 1300 CE and managed by the Coconino National Forest. - 48Score 25.5 out of 100
- 49Score 25.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
The Crack at Wet Beaver Creek
A perennial pool on Wet Beaver Creek where the Bell Trail crosses it, three miles into the Wet Beaver Wilderness. - 50Score 24.6 out of 100
State Natural Area
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area
Almost 1,000 acres of riparian habitat along the Verde River at Cottonwood, run as a unit of Dead Horse Ranch State Park. - 51Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Angel and Vilma Delgadillo’s Route 66 Memorabilia & Visitor’s Center
A Yavapai County Route 66 museum owned by Angel Delgadillo, whose account of the highway's bypass inspired a scripted film flashback. - 52Score 24.2 out of 100
- 53Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Highlands Center for Natural History
A Prescott, Arizona nature centre with three miles of trails, offering lectures, workshops, and summer camps for children and families. - 54Score 24.2 out of 100
- 55Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Mine Museum
The Mine Museum, in Jerome, Yavapai County, Arizona, covers the town's mining history and has an onsite gift shop. - 56Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Museum of Indigenous People (formerly Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture)
A Prescott museum of regional Native American history and culture, founded in 1935 out of a settler group that had staged imitation Hopi rituals. - 57Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
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. - 58Score 22.6 out of 100
State Historic Park
Fort Verde State Historic Park
A small Arizona state park in Camp Verde preserving parts of an Apache Wars-era fort as it stood in the 1880s. - 59Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park, Cottonwood's largest municipal park in Yavapai County, Arizona, has a dog park, disc golf course, and riverside walking trail. - 60Score 19.8 out of 100
Landmark
Sedona McDonald's
The only McDonald's in the world with turquoise arches rather than yellow ones. Sedona's building rules require development to sit quietly against the red rock, so when the restaurant opened in April 1993 the city refused the standard yellow and the franchise built it in turquoise instead. Tour buses stop here and people climb the arches to be photographed under them.
Destinations in this county
Anthem · Ash Fork · Camp Verde · Clarkdale · Cottonwood · Jerome · Pine-Strawberry · Prescott · Sedona · Seligman · Yarnell
County is resolved from each attraction's coordinates against U.S. Census geography rather than entered by hand, so a place near a county line is filed where it actually sits.