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Welcome to The YC Nature Trail

This 1.5 mile, non-motorized trail was built to preserve our natural areas, provide recreational opportunities, and encourage biological, and cultural opportunities for all. It is an official Arizona State Trail, carefully designed and built to be natural and sustainable with the help of a Heritage Fund Grant and local contributors.

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It Started As An Idea

In 2004, a group of students, staff and faculty sought to improve bicycle and pedestrian access on the Prescott Campus. An off-shoot idea came from student Frankie Coburn: to build a trail on the undeveloped parts of our 110-acre Prescott campus. This became the YC Nature Trail that you see today.

Take a look for yourself by watching these videos!

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Trail Map and Parking Locations

Click here to download the Trail Map (2-page pdf - 1,004KB)

The trail is located on the YC Prescott Campus. There are several access points, but we recommend two:

  1. Park in front of the Performance Hall and start from the Sculpture Garden; or
  2. Park northwest of the Tennis Courts, cross Washington Avenue at the elbow curve, veer right and up the trail.

Be aware of the following guidelines:

  1. Open from dawn to dusk
  2. YC Campus rules are enforced
  3. Cyclists keep speeds below 15 mph
  4. Hikers and cyclists yield to equestrians
  5. Equestrians let the trail dry out to a hard surface before using