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Horsethief Basin Lake

Yavapai County, AZ

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Small pine-rimmed reservoir in the Bradshaw Mountains south of Crown King inside Prescott National Forest’s Horsethief Basin Recreation Area—high-country day use, shoreline loop walking, non-motorized/small-boat recreation, and access to Castle Creek Wilderness trailheads. Cooler summer escape reached by mountain dirt roads from Crown King.

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RegionYavapai County, AZ
Coordinates34.1616, -112.2997
AgencyUSFS Prescott National Forest
SettingHorsethief Basin Recreation Area / Bradshaw Mountains
FishLargemouth bass, bluegill, catfish (not routinely stocked); mercury advisory on largemouth bass
NearbyHorsethief Cabin and Turney Gulch group sites (reservation)

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