Visitor Info

Prescott attracts thousands of visitors annually and a significant percentage of once-vacationers become new Prescott residents each year. Whether you're traveling to Prescott for the first time or the hundredth, and whether you're traveling 100 miles away or 1,000 you'll find a feeling of being home in Prescott, AZ. Read on for interesting facts about Arizona's first capital, its first home and perhaps your future home.

Prescott, Arizona at-a-Glance

  • Founded: 1864
  • Location: Yavapai County (county seat), central Arizona, 100 miles northwest of Phoenix
  • Insider tip: Pronounce Prescott as "Press-kit" versus "Press-cot"
  • Claim to fame: Arizona's Territorial Capital
  • Known as: Everybody's Hometown, Where History Lives On, The Cowboy Capital of the World, Arizona's Bed & Breakfast
  • City, Arizona's Mile-High City, Arizona's Christmas City and repeatedly named in the media as a Best Place to Retire.
  • Population: 47,236 (229,640 in Yavapai County as of 2009). Third largest metropolitan area in Arizona (1-Phoenix, 2--
  • Tucson, 4-Flagstaff)
  • Median age: 48
  • Median family income: $48,678
  • Median home price: $213,778
  • Altitude: 5,354 ft
  • City centerpiece: Courthouse Square and Whiskey Row. Find it between streets Gurley, Cortez, Goodwin and Montezuma Signature annual events: World's Oldest Rodeo and Frontier Days - annually around July 4th; Christmas Parade and Courthouse Lighting - annually the first Saturday of December; Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale - annually in May; near nightly and weekly events on Courthouse Square from May through September.
    • Weather: Average spring/summer temperature: 81 F; average fall/winter temperature: 58 F. 277 sunny days per year.
  • Lodging: Nearly 50 hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, inns and vacation rentals
  • Things to Do: Outdoor recreation, museums, walking tours, lakes, hiking and walking trails, casinos, bars and nightlife, special events, farmers markets, tours, Sedona, Jerome and Grand Canyon
    • Prescott Resort & Conference Center

    Prescott Resort & Conference Center

    Resting on the "Top of the Hill" offering picturesque views of Prescott, experience Northern Arizona...

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    1500 Arizona 69
    Prescott, AZ 86301
    8552659148
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    Predator Zip Lines

    Predator Zip Lines

    Experience the wind ripping through your hair on a thrill ride over nature’s wildest predators. En...

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    3505 Highway 260
    Camp Verde, AZ 86322
    9285679947
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    Out Of Africa Wildlife Park

    Out Of Africa Wildlife Park

    Come see Tiger Splash show at 1:15 every day. Watch Bengal tigers in natural play as they "hunt" the...

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    3505 Highway 260
    Camp Verde, AZ 86322
    9285672840
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    Prescott Pines Inn Bed & Breakfast

    Prescott Pines Inn Bed & Breakfast

    Indulge in the warmth and graciousness of home. Celebrated for its warmth, its gardens, and its comf...

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    901 White Spar Road
    Prescott, AZ 86303
    8005415374
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