Watson Lake Park
3010 N Hwy 89
Prescott, AZ 86301
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From Interstate 40 (best to use from Northern CA, Utah, Flagstaff, New Mexico, etc.)
Take I-40 to Hwy 89 South toward Prescott. It is the Ash Fork exit (west of Flagstaff by about 50 miles). This is the much less mountainous, less curvy road.
Proceed on 89 South through the town of Chino Valley, past Prescott Airport on the Left, straight under the overpass of Hwy 89A (toward Phoenix/Jerome/Prescott Valley).
You're going to go up through the majestic Granite Dells on hwy 89. You'll come to the round-a-bout and you'll continue 3/4 of the way through the Round-a-bout, yielding to any traffic already in the Round-a-bout, and into Watson Lake Park.
Distance from I-40 to Watson Lake: approximately 50 miles.
From Sedona/Camp Verde
Go South on 17, take Hwy 169/Cherry Rd Exit, Follow until it T's with Hwy 69 and turn Right at that stoplight onto Hwy 69.
Continue until the Third Stoplight with Prescott Country Club on the Left. You're turning Right here onto Fain Rd (Toward Interstate 40/Chino Valley/Fairgrounds). This will take you around the back side of Prescott Valley, avoiding traffic and multiple stoplights.
Proceed untill you see the Prescott/Ash Fork/89 turnoff. It is the first exit after you go under the only overhead bridge. Turn Left at the bottom of the exit Ramp.
If you miss the Prescott/Ash Fork/89 exit and get to the intersection of Willow Creek Rd, you've gone too far; though you could simply turn left at the stoplight there and go to the intersection of Willow Lake Rd and turn left there (at Frys) and then go straight through the Round-a-bout. That would be the the scenic route with the Willow Lake view.
So, once you take the Prescott exit, turn Left at the bottom of the ramp (if you turn Right you're headed North toward Interstate 40). You're going to go up through the majestic Granite Dells on 89. You'll come to the round-a-bout and you'll continue 3/4 of the way through the Round-a-bout, yielding to any traffic already in the Round-a-bout, and into Watson Lake Park.
From Phoenix and the South
From 17 to Hwy 69, (Prescott exit). Proceed forward until the Fourth Stoplight with Prescott Country Club on the Left, You're turning Right onto Fain Rd (toward Interstate 40/Chino Valley/Fairgrounds). This will take you around the back side of Prescott Valley, avoiding traffic and multiple stoplights.
Proceed untill you see the Prescott/Ash Fork/89 turnoff. It is the first exit after you go under the only overhead bridge. Turn Left at the bottom of the exit Ramp.
If you miss the Prescott/Ash Fork/89 exit and get to the intersection of Willow Creek Rd, you've gone too far; though you could simply turn left at the stoplight there and go to the intersection of Willow Lake Rd and turn left there (at Frys) and then go straight through the Round-a-bout. That would be the the scenic route with the Willow Lake view.
So, once you take the Prescott exit, turn Left at the bottom of the ramp (if you turn Right you're headed North toward Interstate 40). You're going to go up through the majestic Granite Dells on 89. You'll come to the round-a-bout and you'll continue 3/4 of the way through the Round-a-bout, yielding to any traffic already in the Round-a-bout, and into Watson Lake Park.
From Prescott Valley/Shopping complex
If you continue on 69 and come up into Prescott Valley for hardware or other reasons, Proceed West toward Prescott on Hwy 69 out of Prescott Valley, past Costco on the Left, until you come to the Prescott Lakes Parkway (on top of the hill) (New indoor mall on the hill on the left, Super Wal-Mart and Car Dealers on the Right. Turn Right onto Prescott Lakes Parkway, go down the hill to the stoplight with the waterfall and Turn Right onto Hwy 89 going North. If you look at the skyline immediately, you will see the San Francisco Peaks of Flagstaff right in the middle of the road. Continue past Watson Lake on your right until you come to the round-a-bout and Turning Right into Watson Lake Park.
If you're in Prescott,
Just go out of town on Gurley St staying Left at the split of 69/89 onto 89 North (under the bridge) toward Chino Valley and I-40, passing Watson Lake on your Right until you come to the round-a-bout and Turning Right into Watson Lake Park.
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