Town of Camp Verde

473 S. Main Street, Suite 102

Camp Verde, AZ 86322

(928) 567-6631

Fax: (928) 567-9061

Incorporated 12/8/86

Our Town General Facts

Location

Camp Verde is located 86 miles north of Phoenix in Yavapai County. The climate is arid, the hot summer days are often cooled by monsoons rains and the winters are mild. Camp Verde's valley floor is classified as Lower Sonoran Desert. However, because it is situated on the Verde River, Camp Verde occupies a rare and enviable position among Arizona cities and towns.

Historic Preservation

The community possesses some of the oldest and finest historic resources in the Verde Valley. Camp Verde is nearly unique in Arizona in having examples of buildings from its entire historic period. Such resources are vibrant links to the past representing the people, processes and events that made the Town what it is today. These resources give Camp Verde a sense of its uniqueness and roots. To demonstrate this point, Fort Verde State Historic Park annually draws approximately 40,000 visitors to the center of Camp Verde, and nearby Montezuma Castle, brings over a million to the area.

Topography and Current Lifestyle

The Town consists of fields of flat river-plain, traversed by the Verde River (18 miles of river lies within the Town limits) and its tributaries, with desert hills and mesas rising in the forefront of the distant mountains. Beyond the immediate settlement, the land is public, mostly administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

General Plan Vision Statement

Approved by voters: March 2005

Camp Verde will maintain its western, rural, friendly, and historic atmosphere with scenic beauty while meeting the needs of its citizens by providing shopping and employment opportunities along with reasonably priced housing. Natural resources such as water and open space will be a priority for concern. Commercial and residential areas will be neat and appealing in appearance so as not to distract from the natural beauty and mountain vistas of the Town.