Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ 
Rally Dates: Thursday, 6-9 March 2025 (Thursday-Sunday)

Rally Registration Opening Date – 18 January 2024, 8am-ish

New name for a familiar rally! Join us at Dead Horse Ranch State park in Cottonwood, AZ and explore all that the Verde Valley has to offer. Including the nearby towns of Jerome, Cornville, Camp Verde and Sedona, the area has something to offer everyone: wine tasting, train rides, art-filled towns, multiple historic sites including Tuzigoot and Montezuma’s Castle National Monuments and world-renowned, epic mountain biking and hiking. 

We have reserved the Raven Loop Group Area in the 423 acre State Park with room for 23 trailers. The 3,300 foot elevation ensures milder temperatures that are ideal for camping, mountain biking in the Coconino National Forest, hiking along the Verde River, canoeing, and fishing. The park is 1 hour and 45 minutes north of Phoenix and 1 hour south of Flagstaff.

PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Note: We are exploring having a wine tasting provided by a local winery at our campsite. There will be an additional fee for this activity.

Thursday – Arrival Day

• Sign up for the Charity Cornhole Tournament (proceeds will go to a local organization)
• Chat with local historian
• Happy Hour and Chilli Chili Chile Dump (see below)

Friday

• Coffee and local pastries at the ramada
• Guided tour of local attraction (TBD) or tour on your own
• Happy Hour BYOB / bring your own protein to grill and sides to share

Saturday

• Coffee and breakfast burritos at the ramada
• Bike ride or hike as a group or explore on your own 
• Happy Hour BYOB / bring your own protein to grill and sides to share
  

Sunday – Departure Day

• Pack up and head on out!

RALLY FEE

$25/person rally fee

CAMPING FEE

$62 camping in the group site.

If you book camping elsewhere, an electric site for example, please register for “other camping” and you’ll pay just the rally fee.

YOUR HOSTS

Chuck and Andrea Hanson

Jason Elder and Neisha Lopez-Elder

CAMPSITE INFORMATION

• Raven Loop is dry camping: 23 sites available.
• Central ramada with seating, grills, power and water and a group fire ring nearby.
• Restrooms with hot water & showers are located adjacent to our site.
• A dump station is available at the Park.
• Quiet generators maybe permitted at the discretion of the park manager.

CANCELATION POLICY

As with all Four Corners Unit rallies we are unable to offer refund of the Rally or Camping Fees.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Upon rally release on registration day, sign up and pay the rally and camping fee here

OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION

We ask each rig to consider bringing a bundle of firewood for evening campfires.

https://azstateparks.com/dead-horse

https://www.visitcottonwoodaz.org

https://www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org/about-the-verde-valley/

https://vvwinetrail.com/

What is a Chilli Chili Chile Dump?

Bring 1 quart of your best chilli chili chile (not too spicy please). We will combine all in a large pot and simmer to merge the flavours. Fixings provided: grated cheese, fritos, chopped onions, sour cream and cornbread.

If you want a vegan or vegetarian option please bring your own version to eat together at the ramada!

(Psst, your editor is being all internationally inclusive by using all three spellings of chilli chili chile)