Pumphouse County Natural Area

GENERAL INFO:

Park Type: Conservation Area, County Park, Wildlife Sanctuary

Overall Size: Larger than a football field

Special Features/Comments: Pumphouse County Natural Area is a 128-acre natural area that includes a spring-fed wetland, one of the rarest wildlife habitats in Arizona. This area forms the headwaters of Oak Creek, a major tributary of the Verde River, one of the desert's last free-flowing rivers.

GETTING THERE:

pDriving Directions: Travel I-17 and exit 333 (Kachina Village & Mountainaire) five miles south of Flagstaff, and turn west. Raymond County Park is on the right. The natural area meanders through Kachina Village, extending to Harrenburg Wash near Kachina Village Utility on Jadito Trail.

kParking Instructions: Visitors should park at nearby Raymond County Park. Access the parking lot at Tovar Trail just off the I-17 traffic interchange at Kachina Village. Please avoid parking along local roads as this causes congestion and threatens the safety of pedestrians and drivers.

ACTIVITIES/RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES:

Trails

AMENITIES:

Pets: Allowed On-Leash

TRAILS:

Trail Description: Hike the Pumphouse Nature Trail, an easy u00be-mile round-trip trail with wildlife viewing blinds, stone benches and educational displays. Along Pumphouse Wash Nature Trail, visitors may encounter western and mountain bluebirds, blue grosbeak, broad-tailed hummingbird, belted kingfisher, flycatchers, phoebes, five different species of swallows and the occasional Lewis's woodpecker.

Trail Activities: Walking, Dog Walking, Birdwatching

Trail Difficulty: Easy

Trail Layout: Loop

Trail Length: 0.5 to 1 mile

Trail Extras: Benches/Rest Areas