Mingus Mountain Campground Photoset • cactuscat • 2025-05-21 • HikeArizona.COM

Mingus Mountain Campground, AZ

	2025-05-21
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Mingus Mountain Campground

Prescott, AZ

Mingus Mountain Campground

Prescott, AZ

Car Camping	2.50 Miles

Car Camping	2.50 Miles

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Butterfly Trail #536 - Mingus

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Nice overnighter up on Mingus.
A little hiking, birding, geocaching, exploring and relaxing.
The old dam at the start of Butterfly is gone, and there is no water in the tank a little way up the trail, but the seep where the dam used to be is a bird magnet! More Western Tanagers than I've ever seen at once, plus Lazuli Bunting, Black-headed Grosbeak, etc.
Hiked around Mingus Lake (aka Elk Tank) in the late afternoon and the next morning - always a good spot. Also saw the AGFD fish truck dumping in some fish.
Picked up about six geocaches.
Visited the launch ramp - no hang gliders, unfortunately.
Checked out Mingus Lookout - was disappointed that it was unoccupied ... was hoping to go up.
Also got a nice gift from my camp neighbor.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Alligator Juniper Claret Cup Cactus

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Black-headed Grosbeak Lazuli Bunting Plumbeous Vireo Turkey Vulture Western Bluebird Western Tanager

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Campsite Fire Lookout Structures Geocache

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Mingus Lake Mingus Mountain

	Mingus Lake	76-100% full	76-100% full
	Pretty full.

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