If you want a great view of the Verde Valley this is the place to start. You can see how expansive it is and also see the Sedona Red Rocks and Flagstaff's Mt Humphries. Also as you head back down the Forest Service Road 104 Turn left on FR 413. Just past the Methodist Camp.
I also suggest, if you have a high clearance vehicle to take the Forest Service road 104 to FR 413 and then FR 132 to Cherry. It is a collection of everything the Prescott Forest has to offer with ponderosa pines, expansive views of the Verde Valley, the rugged and dense National forest. You end up in the small residential place called Cherry. An old Gold Mine gone bust town. Now a residential get away. Stop by the Cherry Volunteer Fire Dept. and Cherry Cemetery.
From Cherry you can go North to the RT 260 Highway and...
Read moreFrom the overlook, there is a spectacular vista of Verde Valley. This is also a great place to explore, and get some...
Read moreI walked the half mile or so up the gravel road to the lookout entrance and the...
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