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Day use areaFishingHorses are allowedHiking is allowedMountain bikes are allowedPets must be kept on leashFees are chargedPotable drinking waterPicnic tableToilets
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Cayuse Day-Use Area is located within Granite Basin Recreation Area. It provides access to West Lake Trail #351, Balancing Rock Trail #349, and Willow Connector Trail #346. All of which are open to hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders.
Horse trailers are welcome at Cayuse Day-Use Area. Visitors to this area can take Balancing Rock Trail #349 to West Lake Trail #351 and back to Cayuse Day-Use Area, for a 4.5 mile trip. Granite Basin Lake is northwest of Cayuse Day-Use Area.
This is the only place within the Granite Basin Recreation Area where horse trailers are permitted; however, horses are welcome on all trails within the Recreation Area. This makes Cayuse Day-Use Area the ideal jumping off point to explore this beautiful area.

Facilities: Cayuse Day-Use Area provides 4 picnic tables, restrooms, and drinking water. There is a horses-only watering trough available for equestrians. There may be seasonal water in nearby creeks. Granite Basin Lake has water year-round but access is restricted to horses.

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted for Cayuse Day-Use Area.

Best Time To Visit: Cayuse Day-Use Area is open April 1 through May 14 from 6am to 8pm MST. May 15 through August 14 from 6am to 9pm MST. August 15 through September 30 from 6am to 8pm MST. October 1 through March 31 from 7am to 6pm MST.

Fees: A daily parking fee is charged. All Wednesdays are free parking days.

Accessibility: Unknown

Rules: Cleaning or washing fish, animals, or food in drinking fountains or bathroom sinks is prohibited. Dogs must be on a leash at all times. There is no overnight camping permitted.

Directions: To reach Cayuse Day-Use Area from the courthouse in downtown Prescott, take Montezuma Street north. Montezuma will become Whipple Street, and Whipple will become Iron Springs Road. Follow Iron Springs Road to Forest Road 374. Follow 374 to the first dirt road on the right. The dirt road will loop around the day-use area.

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Prescott National Forest
344 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, Arizona 86303
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