Prescott is a beautiful city that allows for so many types of outdoor recreation, which is why it is perfect that the City of Prescott’s Office of Tourism will be the Prescott Trails sponsor at the 2023 Prescott Valley Outdoor Summit!

Trail Systems in Prescott

Within Prescott, there is the Mile High Trail System which consists of over 100 miles of trails! This trail system includes the Prescott Circle Trail. The Circle Trail is a group of trails that surround Prescott, and these trails are anywhere from beginner-friendly to more difficult for the experienced hiker, so there is something for everyone! Many of Prescott’s trails are accessible for different recreation types such as hiking or mountain biking. Visit https://www.prescott-az.gov/recreation-events/recreation-areas/trails/ to learn more about all of the trails Prescott has to offer.

Make a Difference

The City of Prescott understands that the outdoors is important to its citizens and supports the help the volunteers have to offer to maintain the beauty of Prescott. The City and a group of volunteers known as the Over the Hill Gang work together in order to maintain and preserve the trails of Prescott. If volunteering is of interest to you, visit https://www.prescott-az.gov/recreation-events/recreation-areas/volunteer/trails-volunteers/

Check out the City of Prescott and learn more about what the outdoors of Prescott has to offer at booth K17!

Photos courtesy of the City of Prescott.

What do you get when you cross a Burning Man event with something like the Whiskey Off-Road? You get Chain Events Racing’s “Watson Fest”. Listen in or watch (below) to Brandon Eubanks (aka Dharma Bum) and Lisa Gallagher of Chain Events as they share how they launched Watson Fest and what “Full Stupid” really means. Hint: Passion. They are artists, event producers and full-time outdoor fanatics. Awesome people here.

Brandon Eubanks is also the 2023 Prescott Valley Outdoor Summit Mountain Bike Zone Ambassador!

Brandon Eubanks has been named Mountain Bike Ambassador for the 2023 Prescott Valley Outdoor Summit.  Raised on adventure, Brandon Eubanks, owner of Chain Events Racing, has never met an adventure sport he hasn’t loved or spent a good amount of time diving headfirst into. Whether racing cars in California, rock climbing every slab he can in Arizona, or whitewater raft guiding all over the US, his life has been one filled with passion and dedication to the sport.

His last few years have been spent returning to his first true love, mountain biking and racing, a sport that has called him back time and time again. Chain Events Racing started as a humble local Prescott mountain bike racing company, hosting local races of all kinds for all ages, always with fun twists and a quirky bent. However, 3 years ago, Chain Events decided to not only take on races but also throw a good ol’ fashion, family-friendly, crazy, massive music festival. Like everything Brandon has mastered in his time, Chain Events and his event, Watson Fest, are about passion and dedication to one adventure-filled great time!”

Brandon will be at the Prescott Valley Outdoor Summit event on September 30 and October 1 in our Mountain Bike Zone.

Plans are moving forward for the Whiskey Off-Road mountain bike event scheduled for April 29 through May 1 in Prescott.

As of this time, the scheduled routes for the three-day race are not in the forest closure area. The City of Prescott remains fully open, and no part of the City is currently under any type of evacuation order. A number of dispersed campsites and recreation areas on the Prescott National Forest have been affected by closures. Visitors can obtain additional information by visiting the Prescott National Forest Website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott/ or by following them on Facebook or Twitter.

“Our staff, firefighters and police have been working very closely with Prescott National Forest and the Incident Management Team to assess any possible threat the fire may cause to the City and to the event,” said Mayor Phil Goode. “Based on their assessment, I have a very high degree of confidence that this event can be held safely for citizens, contestants and visitors. Of course, we will continue to monitor the situation, and we will be ready to act if conditions change.”

Real-time smoke monitoring is available: https://azdeq.gov/WildfireForecast?fire=crooksfire
Many of the spectator events and activities are centered around Whiskey Row and the Court House Plaza downtown.

Whiskey Off-Road Closure Breakdown:

Friday, April 29 to Sunday, May 1
The following streets will be closed beginning at 5:00 am on Friday, April 29 through approximately 5:00 pm on Sunday, May 1

Montezuma St (Gurley to Carleton)
Goodwin St (Cortez to Granite)

Friday, May 29 to Saturday, May 30
The following streets will be closed or allow for limited access beginning at 5:00 am on Friday, April 29 to approximately 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 30

Goodwin St (Montezuma to Summit)- This is a continuation of the closure listed above
McCormick St (Gurley to Pioneers Home)- this will only be open for school bus and resident access only. The intersection of McCormick and Goodwin will be monitored by Prescott Police- Citizens on Patrol

Friday, April 29

The following streets will be closed starting on Friday, April 29 at 1:30 pm through approximately 10:00 pm:

Cortez St (Union to Carleton)
Union St (Cortez to Alarcon)
Marina St (Gurley to Carleton)
Alarcon St (Gurley to Carleton)
Visitors and spectators are asked to recreate responsibly in the area, and to be aware of changing conditions.

Forest Road Closures
In the interest of public safety and high use of Forest Road 373 during the event; Prescott National Forest will close a portion of the road on Saturday, April 30, 2022.  The closure will begin at the junction of Copper Basin Road and Forest Road 373 heading north along Forest Road 373 for 1.3 miles to the 264 trailhead.

The event will also utilize portions of Forest Roads 53, 51, 64, and Trails 366, 327, 321, 323, 326, 392, 393, 324, 318, 332, 317, 735, 725, 706, 701, 733, 707, 316, and 48. In the interest of safety, trail users are being asked to avoid this area and respect all signage during the event.

View the forest road maps from the Prescott National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/prescott/maps-pubs