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A Coalition of Non-motorized Trail Users
Creating Trails & Save Outdoor Spaces
As an organization we are concerned not only with building and maintaining sustainable trails, we are partners in creating safe outdoor spaces for our citizens and visitors to enjoy. As the municipalities grow, so does the traffic on our trail systems. YTA has a goal of increasing community awareness of trail etiquette, trail safety, user education, and continuing our practice of maintaining our trails at a sustainable standard.
You
Donate
As a very small entity with limited resources (but hard working volunteers) we need financial help in reaching these goals. So much of what needs to be done, requires marketing, publicity, and publications.
We Write
Grants
Our goal is to turn every dollar you donate into more funds by researching and writing grants for projects to continue the endless work to maintain and improve our trail systems.
Support
Trails
For example, in 2018, we received a grant for $12,824 for connectivity improvements to the Peavine Trail from Prescott to Chino Valley and $6,000 to provide a kiosk in the Dexter Neighborhood Community Garden.
Our major donors & supporters
We would like to thank these individuals and organizations for sharing our vision of protecting and preserving trails in our area.
Jill Anderson
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Sandra Collette
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James and Dianne Echazabal
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David and Eugenia Fero
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Dave Fizzell
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Barb Frank
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Leah Gilbert
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Judie Hale
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Susie Hehlen
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Ann Hendrickson and William Otto
Lisa Lafoon
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Susan Lucas
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Joyce Mackin
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Jan Mallon
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Jim Pessin
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Bryon and Sally Prinzmetal
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Nigel Reynolds
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George Sheats
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Bill Stafford
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Don Swetlik
Proud Founders of
Prescott Circle Trail
The Prescott Circle Trail is a network of our best non-motorized trails that combine to make a 54 mile loop around Prescott. The PCT is jointly managed by the City of Prescott (25 miles) and Prescott National Forest (29 miles). The trail comes as close as three miles to downtown Prescott and is easily accessible with 15 trailheads along its length. A lap of the PCT has about 6000 feet of elevation gain and can be enjoyed as an adventurous one or two day trip or a multi-day trip over a period of days, weeks or months. Three of Prescott’s four seasons – spring, summer, and fall – offer superb conditions on the PCT.
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Current News & Events
Mark your calendars for Horses with Heart's 7th Annual "Have a Heart" Open 4-D Barrel Race & Poles on September 24, 2022 at the Olsen's Arena in Chino Valley, Arizona. All proceeds benefit Horses with Heart therapeutic riding for people with special needs, Seniors, and Veterans. #yavapaicounty #ChinoValley #therapeutichorses ... See MoreSee Less
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You are now able to interact immediately with our staff, sign up to events with a click of the button, download event forms, watch videos, and read all about our coming month's events and latest news on our website.
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If you hike, bike, or ride horses or just love the outdoors please SAVE THE DATE - October 22, 2022 and join in us for our annual active fundraising event!Attention all HIKERS, BIKERS AND EQUESTRIANS **SAVE THE DATE -October 22, 2022 **Yavapai Trails Association is hosting their active fundraising event celebrating "Make a Difference Day." Using the exciting rails at Granite Basin, there will be an assortment of routes and levels for mountain biking, hiking and riding with experienced leaders. We promise this will be a party! Sway - Lunch - Music and Drawings. Tickets are $40 for YTA Members and $50 for nonmembers. All donations made will help with "matching funds" for the Almosta Trail System Grant. Watch for more information as we get closer. Until then, please share this post with all of your friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, your non-motorized groups -- this will be a day for the books! #yavapaicounty #ChinoValley #bikingarizona #hikingarizona #yavapaitrails #yavapaitrailsassociation #arizonaequestrians ... See MoreSee Less
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Attention all HIKERS, BIKERS AND EQUESTRIANS **SAVE THE DATE -October 22, 2022 **Yavapai Trails Association is hosting their active fundraising event celebrating "Make a Difference Day." Using the exciting rails at Granite Basin, there will be an assortment of routes and levels for mountain biking, hiking and riding with experienced leaders. We promise this will be a party! Sway - Lunch - Music and Drawings. Tickets are $40 for YTA Members and $50 for nonmembers. All donations made will help with "matching funds" for the Almosta Trail System Grant. Watch for more information as we get closer. Until then, please share this post with all of your friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, your non-motorized groups -- this will be a day for the books! #yavapaicounty #ChinoValley #bikingarizona #hikingarizona #yavapaitrails #yavapaitrailsassociation #arizonaequestrians ... See MoreSee Less
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With summer upon us, have you had the opportunity to be part of the Yavapai Trails Association's Prescott Circle Trail Challenge? The Prescott Circle Trail is a 54-mile non-motorized trail that gives hikers, backpackers, horse riders, and mountain bikers a route through Prescott National Forest, City of Prescott, Arizona, Yavapai County, and state lands. You will get views of Watson Lake, Willow Lake, and Goldwater Lake, cut through Granite Dells, and take in Granite Mountain and Thumb Butte.
Complete the entire Prescott Circle Trail and receive a personalized certificate and a embroidered patch, bumper sticker or bolo tie, FREE! Prescott Partners - Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is supporting YTA by sponsoring this event. Please visit our website for more information! Your name will also be added to our website. www.yavapai-trails.org/prescott-circle-trail/
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It took me a few years but, I did it -- bike, horseback, and hiking... I proudly have my certificate and bolo tie hanging in the horse trailer.
I've only managed a few sections so far, it's gorgeous but tough! I'm trying to finish by the end of the year, too hot for me to hike now so waiting for the fall.
I did the whole thing continuously backpacking in May! Is there a way to redeem this or do you have to complete it in a specific time period? I made a YouTube video of my experience as well! youtu.be/4hXwaksuiMU
|Fuck-Prescott!Bitch🖕
FOREST SERVICE NEWS RELEASE: As of July 18, 2022, weather conditions allow for completion of suppression repair on Spruce Mountain. Beginning last week and continuing for several months, heavy equipment will be used to finish the suppression repair work on Spruce MountainSpruce Mountain ridge south of the Spruce Mountain Lookout Tower; As they continue to complete the repair work, residents and visitors need to be aware of equipment while traveling in and out of the area; and we ask that the public to refrain from using Groom Creek Loop Trail #307 and the Isabella Trail #377. Please do not enter areas where the heavy equipment is operating. Approaching such equipment is very dangerous as the operator may not see you. For more information, please contact the Bradshaw Ranger District - 928-443-8000. ... See MoreSee Less
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Join the Chino Valley AZ Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, August 16 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm to celebrate the Equestrian Community.Your invite to support a great local cause! ... See MoreSee Less
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Forest Service News Release
Visitors Asked to Stay on Existing Trails
and Help Prevent Damage to Trails During the Monsoon Season
PRESCOTT, AZ – June 28, 2022 – Fire breaks were recently constructed in the area of Spence Basin and Highland Pines by Prescott National Forest fire crews and may resemble new trail construction. These fire breaks, or handline, were constructed to serve as a crucial component of prescribed fire implementation and are used as control features on prescribed fires. These fire breaks are not authorized trails, and ALL visitors are asked to please remain on existing, system trails. Forest officials are currently working to ensure fire breaks and trails in the area are effectively signed.
With recent monsoon rains, trails will be wet for a little while even when dryer weather returns. Please consider the damage you could cause to trails when planning your visits after heavy precipitation. This advice applies to all user groups motorized and non-motorized for roads and trails. All users can cause damage to trail surfaces and corridors; the impact varies from user to user. For example, a horse or mule rider will leave large post holes in the trail tread making it uncomfortable to ride or hike when soils dry and dislodging soil that eventually makes it way downhill, adding to erosion. Mountain bikes leave ruts which also make trail use uncomfortable for hikers and other bikers, more importantly those ruts funnel water allowing it to speed up and take more soil downhill, sometimes even rutting through constructed drainage structures. Hikers, bikers, and even equestrian users try to avoid the wet muddy spots moving off the trail onto vegetation. This can cause a 30-inch trail to become 6 feet wide in some places. Motorized users have some of the same impacts and damage to trail treads caused by use during wet conditions and can leave a great trail in rough shape for months or longer. Please be considerate of the environment and other users by planning accordingly. Granite Basin and Williamson Valley is especially susceptible to wet conditions due to clay soils and should be avoided as well as most sections of the Prescott Circle Trail. The trails in the Thumb Butte area dry out quicker than most and the Spruce Mountain Area also is more resistant to impact during wet conditions. Trail volunteers have put a tremendous amount of work in to make these trails safe and sustainable. Please help keep them nice by making alternative plans for recreation. Consider using a rocky forest road for riding or walk a neighborhood that you have never been too when there is a chance trails could be wet.
Please use common sense and courtesy when you venture out to recreate on trails. Turn around if you think you will cause damage.
Stay up to date on Prescott National Forest news by checking the Prescott NF website and following us on Facebook and Twitter.
Michael Reveile
Trails & Wilderness Coordinator
Forest Service
Prescott National Forest
p: 928-777-2216
c: 928-800-2253
michael.z.reveile@usda.gov
344 S. Cortez St.
Prescott, AZ 86303
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