Watson Lake Park in Prescott, Arizona is a visual feast that combines rugged granite landscapes with the tranquility of wind swept waters. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast, an avid photographer, or simply seeking solace in nature, this park offers an unforgettable experience. The embedded video provides a glimpse into the park’s beauty, captured using state-of-the-art DJI technology. Last week, we …
Add Something New To Your ‘Things To Do In Prescott’ List
How about taking a ride on an electric bike(Ebike)? The Peavine Trail is scenic and unique with many residents taking advantage of Prescott’s most popular trail. Nearly any given day time hour you’ll see someone utilizing the Peavine; bird watching, running, walking, biking, and even horseback riding. But don’t forget about the Iron King Trail that branches off of the …
Take A Look Around Watson Lake Park In 2022
We’re well into Prescott’s busy season. The temperatures are warmer, events on the square are occuring almost every weekend, and visitors are enjoying their time in “Everyone’s Home Town.” During the busy season we’ll be assembling a few updated videos here at Explore Prescott. Today we’ll be sharing our latest video around Watson Lake Park. It’s one of our favorite …
Watson Lake Park is Now Open!
This is just a short post today to let everyone know that Watson Lake Park is has officially reopened to the public! Goldwater Lake re-opened May 8th. The multiple crews and agencies fighting the Crooks Fire had their base camp set up at Watson but now that the fire’s been expertly handled the crews are heading back to their home …
Recreation Access Is Limited
As you may(or may not) have heard there is a wildfire currently burning south of Prescott. On April 18, 2022 the Crooks Fire began about 10 miles south of Prescott. The cause has not been determined as of this blog post and is still under investigation. The fire is around 6400 acres with under 25% containment at this time due …
Willow Lake Park Virtual Tour – Prescott Arizona
Willow Lake is another Prescott City Park located in the Granite Dells. It’s “right around the corner” from Watson Lake and the Prescott Circle Trail connects both Willow and Watson Lake. Like Watson Lake, Willow offers a small boat launch, multiple covered picnic areas, a historic archeology site, and miles of trails for visitors to explore. Visitors can enjoy …
Photographing Prescott from on high. Drone Photography
As a recently licensed commercial drone pilot I’ve got to say that the Prescott area offers a lot of scenic views for drone photography. Places like the Granite Dells, Granite Basin, Thumb Butte, Lynx Lake, and Goldwater lake offer some amazing visual opportunities. With that said, aerial photography with drones in the tri-city area offer some major challenges as well. …
Monsoon season in the Granite Dells 2017
Arizona’s Monsoons are something to be seen. Incredibly powerful storms, amazing cloud builds every afternoon, and the skies afterward are completely enchanting. Throughout the entire state, the monsoon season leaves many people in awe. And when it comes to scenes from the 2017 monsoon season, Watson Lake and Willow Lake in Prescott Arizona’s Granite Dells offered a lot to visitors …
5 mile sections of The Prescott Circle Trail – Peavine to Willow Lake
The Prescott Circle Trail is over 50 miles in length. While completing it in a single day is possible for mountain bikers and trail runners, realistically for “the rest of us” we might want to take a slower approach. With that in mind, Explore Prescott will be doing a series of short sections of the Circle trail for visitors to …
The Peavine Trail Prescott AZ – Bike, Hike, Run, and Relax
Located in the Granite Dells next to Watson Lake Park, visitors to Prescott will find a fun trail for all. Take a short hike, break out your mountain bike, bring along some cameras and binoculars for bird watching…..whatever you’d like to do. The Peavine Trail follows an old railroad grade through the Granite Dells. You don’t have to be a …
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