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Cindy Barks is an
Arizona newspaper
reporter who also
writes a travel
and hiking blog at
.
GETTING THERE
The main access to the
Prescott Peavine National
Recreation Trail is from the
paved parking lot off Sundog
Ranch Road in Prescott, via
Highway 89 and Prescott
Lakes Parkway. The daily
parking fee is $3. The Iron
King Trail can be reached
from a parking lot near
Prescott Valley’s Glassford
Hill Road/Santa Fe Loop
intersection. Parking is free.
WHERE TO STAY
The 1920s-era Hassay-
ampa Inn (hassayampainn.
com) sits on Gurley Street,
downtown Prescott’s main
artery. Within a five-minute
drive of the Peavine is the
bike-friendly Residence Inn
Marriott
Resort ),
a hotel casino complex, is lo-
cated on the nearby Yavapai-
Prescott Reservation (High-
ways 69 and 89). A basic
camping option is available
at the city of Prescott’s
19-space campground
Open Thursday through
Monday nights, April through
October (dry camping only).
WHERE TO EAT
Options in Prescott’s down-
town range from the house-
brewed beers and pub fare
of the Prescott Brewing Co.
offerings of Rosa’s Pizzeria
zas and sandwiches of the
Park Plaza Liquor and Deli
(928.541.9867), a favorite of
local mountain bikers.
WHAT TO SEE/DO
Downtown Prescott’s shady
Courthouse Plaza is home
to frequent outdoor festivals
and concerts. Across the
street is the famed Whiskey
Row, once dominated by
raucous frontier drinking
establishments and now
featuring bars, restaurants
and shops. For genuine
Western nightlife, check
out The Palace Restaurant
and Saloon (
com). Upstairs at Jersey Lilly
Saloon
com), the outdoor balcony
overlooks Courthouse Plaza.
Down the row is Matt’s
Saloon ),
known as the spot to two-
step the night away.
Prescott’s history is
on display at Sharlot Hall
Museum ), a
grassy open-air complex
that includes the territorial
Governor’s Mansion and a
memorial rose garden. Fans
of Western art should check
out the Phippen Museum
( ).
BIKE RENTALS
the hour, three-hour period
or day. Manzanita Outfitters
)
rents by the day.
MAP ILLUSTRATION BY DANIELLE MARKS
D E S T I N AT I O N
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