Crown King & Horsethief Basin Scenic Road Trip

Mile: 26.0
Landmark: FOREST TRAIL #225

Mile: 28.0
Landmark: CROWN KING

You will find Grover’s Switchback Saloon and Grill, The Saloon, Crown King General Store, Crown King Crafts, the Prospector Shopping Mall, Crown King Realty, Fire Department.

Mile: 28.5
Landmark: INTERSECTION OF FOREST ROADS 52A AND 52

You continue south on Forest Road #52 toward the Horsethief Basin Recreation Area. Forest Road #52 (The Senator Highway) goes west toward Prescott.

Mile: 29.0
Landmark: WASSON PEAK

To the west is Wasson Peak.

Mile: 30.5
Landmark: FOREST TRAIL #225

From here, you climb down into Hell’s Hole and follow Trail #225 northward. A reminder, this is a wilderness area. The forest service only allows hiking and horseback riding --OK, OK. – if there is enough snow, the National Forest allows cross country skiing and snow shoes.

Mile: 31.5
Landmark: FOREST ROAD #100 AND LANE TRAIL #233

Turn south on Forest Road #100 to Lane Trail #233

Mile: 32.5
Landmark: LOOKOUT

To the southwest, you can see Lane Mountain and Watson Peak

Watson Peak:
Elevation: 6,000-feet. Locals named the peak after 1882 local miner Henry Watson.

Lane Mountain:
Elevation: 7,l50-feet. During 1876, James Madison Lane prospected this area.

Horsethief Basin Recreation Area

Mile: 33.5
Landmark: HORSETHIEF LAKE ROAD

Turn west and travel a 0.5-mile to the lake,

Horsethief Lake
This 3.5 acre lake is suitable for boating, fishing, and wildlife recreation. Originally built as a water supply reservoir, it now serves only recreation. Ponderosa pine is the dominant vegetation type in this area. The lake has bass, catfish, channel catfish, and sunfish although fishing success in generally rated as only fair. The forest service only permits boats powered by electric motors on the lake and prohibits 'swimming. This area is for day use only; with no overnight camping.

Elevation:

• 6,080-feet

Mile: 34.5
Landmark: HAZLETT HOLLOW CAMPGROUND (FEE SITE)

To the south is the Hazlett Hollow Campground and to the north is Turney Gulch Campground and trailheads for Trail #240 & Trail #30.

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