Needle Rock

Needle Rock Recreation Site

North of Fountain Hills, AZ
On the Verde River

Warning: At the time of writing this instruction, directions to Needle Rock in Google Maps takes users on a nearly impassable dirt road. The actual directions to the Needle Rock event site is 100% paved. No travel on dirt roads is required. You should follow the directions listed below.

Located less than an hour from Central Phoenix, our Needle Rock event site, with rugged terrain and cliffs along the Verde River, includes spectacular scenery. If you haven't visited the Needle Rock area before, we hope you'll join us for some navigation fun in the foothills near Phoenix.

There are two event headquarters for Needle Rock events; the Camp Creek Parking Area and the Needle Rock Recreation Site. The two sites are less than a kilometer apart. The event writeup indicates which site is used as the headquarters for the event.

Directions

The Needle Rock event sites are located in the Tonto National Forest north of Fountain Hills.

To get to the event sites:

From Scottsdale	From the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Dynamite Boulevard, travel east approximately 14 miles on Dynamite and Rio Verde Drive (Dynamite turns into Rio Verde). At the T- intersection, turn left (north) onto Needle Rock Road. Continue north on Needle Rock Road for 2.2 miles to the Needle Rock Recreation Site.	View OpenStreetMap View Placemark
From Fountain Hills:	From Palisades Boulevard and Fountain Hills Boulevard travel north approximately 9 miles to a stop sign at Forest Road. Turn left on Forest Road then drive north approximately 2.5 miles to the intersection with Rio Verde drive. Continue north on Needle Rock Road for 2.2 miles to the Needle Rock Recreation Site.	View OpenStreetMap View Placemark

Maps

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Map to Needle Rock Event Sites from Scottsdale

Map to Needle Rock Event Sites from Fountain Hills

Close-Up of Needle Rock Parking Areas