Groom Creek, Arizona
Groom Creek is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1]
History
A post office called Groom Creek was in operation between 1901 and 1942.[2] The community was named for Robert W. Groom, a prospector.[3]
Education
It is in the Prescott Unified School District,[4] which operates Prescott High School.
Summer Camps
The thickly forested, high-elevation terrain of Groom Creek is cooler in the summer than most places in Arizona, with a maximum high temperature averaging 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) in July.[5] Because of this, there have been children's summer camps located in the area for many decades. As of 2025 these include:
- Camp Maripai (Girl Scouts, Arizona Cactus-Pine Council)[6]
- Camp Wamatochick (Teen Round-up Ministries)[7]
- Camp Sky-Y (Valley of the Sun YMCA)[8]
- Friendly Pines Camp (Private)[9]
- Kamp Kipa (Phoenix Laestadian Lutheran Church)[10]
- Pine Summit Bible Camp (Non-profit/non-denominational Christian)[11]
- Whispering Pines Camp (Community of Christ)
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Groom Creek, Arizona
- ^ "Yavapai County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Hall of fame". The Daily Courier. July 29, 2001. p. 9A. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "School District Map" (PDF). Yavapai County. Retrieved December 28, 2024. - Indicates locations of unincorporated areas.
- ^ https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?azgroo
- ^ https://www.girlscoutsaz.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/summer-camp.html
- ^ http://www.teenroundup.org/index.html
- ^ https://azycamps.org
- ^ http://www.friendlypines.com
- ^ http://www.pllchurch.org/download/kamp-kipa-run-flyer.pdf
- ^ http://pinesummit.camp/home