Hampton Inn Prescott

Prescott

by FROGandFLY

Prescott has some of the coolest ancient sites to go to. There are lots of places to hike to, and you can see all sorts of of ancient rock pictures. My fondest memory of Prescott is the 4th of July celebration from a few years back. There was a huge water-balloon fight that the whole town was in on. Going down the main street with water-balloons coming at me and squirt-guns shooting was so much fun. I wish that they would do it again.

Willow Lake

by treerose

Willow Lake is a beautiful body of water surrounded by the granite dells, much like Watson Lake. Access to this lake is the same entrance you'd take to go to the Heritage Park Zoo. You can also turn off of Willow Creek Road into the Willow Creek Park entrance, which has a dog park, a ball park, and another access to the trail that leads all the way around Willow Lake, including to the lake access point.

Last two times in Arizona, it snowed

by doolemma

"Prescott"

The last two times I went to Arizona (30+ years apart) it snowed.
This time I will admit, it was only a dusting of snow but a cold wave
had come in and it was freezing. Not Arizona's typical weather.

"Sedona"

We took a day trip over to Sedona. Had a nice time enjoying the red colored earth around this section.

"Grand Canyon"

We took the train from Williams to the canyon. Enjoyable but very slow. When we arrived at the canyon it was freezing cold. We made a mad dash to the hotel and had lunch. Went out to the rim for about five minutes and back to the warm hotel lobby to wait for the return train trip.

Just passing through

by goingsolo

100,000 people inhabited the Prescott area more than 9,000 years ago. These people were likely early ancestors of the Yavapai tribe, whose reservation now borders the city.
Prescott developed rapidly and in 1865 was described as being built exclusively of wood and inhabited almost entirely by Americans. Both of these facts made it unique among early communities in Arizona. Prescott lost its title as the Capital of Arizona to Tucson and finally to Phoenix in 1889. In 1900, a devastating fire burned Prescott to the ground; but it was rebuilt, and many of the buildings you see today are reminders of its past. Today, the older residential streets are lined with tall trees and pitched-roof frame houses, including turreted Victorians. Prescott has many homes and businesses on the National Register of Historic Places and its white granite courthouse, set among green lawns and spreading trees, reflects the Midwestern and New England background of Prescott’’s pioneers.