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Stanton/ Wickenburg Area
To make your prospecting adventure a lot more fun, here are some phone numbers and businesses to know when you're in the Stanton area.
Rates and services may vary, so call ahead before making plans
Emergency
911 or for faster response without having to wait for a 911 transfer, call 928-427-3100 direct line Program it in your cell phone now, before you need it.
Local Stores and list of amenities follow after the maps.
Here is an introduction to the area.
Congress Arizona is about 78 miles from the heart of downtown Phoenix. It is about an hour and a half drive. From Phoenix, take the 10 West to the 303 North(Cotton Ln), then up to 60 West to Wickenburg, then veer right on 89 North to Congress.
Wickenburg is about 16 miles from Congress. Wickenburg is a full service community. Plenty of restaurants, grocery stores, auto parts stores, beauty salons, tack shops, theater, airport, and much more.
Congress has a gas station, Family Dollar, dog groomer, grocery store, post office, several restaurants, RV park, and some odds and ends shops. To get from Congress to Stanton, take 89N to Yavapai county rd 109 East(aka Stanton Rd) and go about 6 miles. Rich Hill lays directly east of Stanton.
This is not a complete list of local businesses. There are just far to many to put up here. I've added some that you'll probably want to visit.
RV Parks
North Ranch RV park on 89, just south of Congress. This is a members only camp. To join, it is $70. the first year and $50./yr. each year after. Full hook-ups are $11. /night and they have 7 month leases if you like. You pay your own electric.
Stanton LDMA, in Stanton, must be a member to use facilities. Membership is $3,750. payment plans available and it is $5. /night for electric only, $8. /a night for full hookups, and $200. on a monthly rate.
Super 8 Motel, 1021 North Tegner, Wickenburg, AZ 928-684-0808
Water
Congress Water Department $ .50 for 150 gallons of water. Open M-F. Top fill drive under spout for filling water tanks and smaller flex hose for RV's and other applications.
Restaurants
Rumors Grill 22720 Broadway, Yarnell 928-427-4200 Probably the BEST PIZZA you'll ever eat. They have a lot more than pizzas open 11am-8pm, closed Tuesdays If you order a large with everything, it weighs about 5 pounds and costs about $23. total. I recommend this place.
Frog Rock Cafe on Rt 89 in Congress
Nichols West on Rt.71 in Congress
There are probably 20+ sit down restaurants in Wickenburg along with your selection of fast food places.
Rancho Bar 7- Wickenburg at the 60/89 split
Sizzling Wok, Chinese located on 60
Twin Wheels in Wickenburg, cozy little place with great eggs benedict.
Fast food in Wickenburg
Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silvers, Filberto's, Screamers, Burger King, McDonalds.
Grocery Stores
Safeway Grocery Store, Wickenburg at Vulture Mine Rd and 60 (national chain)
Basha's Grocery Store, Wickenburg (national chain)
Yarnell Grocery on 89 in Yarnell
Family Dollar Store in Congress, across from Texaco (national chain)
Congress Grocery Store on 71
Gas Stations
Wickenburg Oil offers a full span of fuel related needs. They are great people! Located at 1115 W. Wickenburg Way.
Here's a few words from them:
If you're looking for hydraulic oil, offroad fuel, or other maintenance products, give then a call at 928-684-2213
Call to check price and availability
Skyline Gas Station in Yarnell at the top of the hill on 89
Congress Country Corner in Congress on 89 across from the Dollar Store
Propane
Congress Country Corner
Skyline Gas Station, Yarnell
North Ranch RV park
Prospecting Parts and Supplies
Yarnell Hardware 22465 S Hwy 89, Yarnell 928-427-6366 has a great selection of pipe and fittings, along with some prospecting and camping supplies
Auto Parts
Checkers Auto Parts, 990 N Tegner St., Wickenburg 928-684-0180
Napa, 457 W. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg 928-684-2861
ATV / Motorcycles
There are several motorcycle dealers in Wickenburg, Prescott, and Phoenix covering parts and service for all major brands.
Hardware Stores
Ace Hardware 160 E Yavapai St., Wickenburg 928-6845488
Johnson True Value Lumber 188 E Yavapai St., Wickenburg 928-684-5439
Stewart Hardware 2050 W Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg 928-684-2944
Yarnell Sentry Hardware 22465 S Hwy 89, Yarnell 928-427-6366 It has most anything you need.
Hospital
Wickenburg Community Hospital, 520 Rose Ln, Wickenburg, 928-684-5421
Sun Health Del E Webb Hospital, 14502 W. Meeker Blvd, Sun City West, 623-214-4000
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ about 2 hours by car.
Pharmacy
There is a CVS pharmacy in Wickenburg by Alco
Veterinarians
Bar S Animal Hospital, located 2 miles east of Wickenburg, on Phoenix Highway 928-684-7846
Muleshoe Animal Clinic, 19261 N Hwy 89, Yarnell 928-427-3855
Wickenburg Veterinary Clinic, 1127 W. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg 928-684-7866
There is a new vaccine for rattlesnake bites in dogs. It is 2 shots a month apart. Total cost $50.
Wifi Locations
Burger King in Wickenburg
McDonalds in Wickenburg
Internet Access
Yarnell Library
Congress Library
Wickenburg Library
Satellite Internet can be purchased from Hughes Internet $70. month plus equipment
Welding Supplies
Vern Lewis Welding Supply, on 60 in Wickenburg
Museums
ADMMR- Arizona Department of Mine and Mineral Resources located in Downtown Phoenix, I-10E to 7th ave, W on Washington, at 1502 W. Washington St., free parking. Over 3,000 minerals, rocks, fossils and mining artifacts are on exhibit. Highlighting the collection are the colorful minerals from Arizona's copper mines. Among the spectacular individual specimens on display are an eight-foot specimen of native copper, a large quartz geode - each half weighing 240 pounds, rocks from the first Moon landing, and a fragment of Meteor Crater's meteorite weighing 206 pounds. Exhibits of special interest encompass cases devoted to the lapidary arts featuring cabochons made of minerals from throughout Arizona, faceted gemstones, carved semi-precious bowls and spheres, well-known Arizona specimen localities, displays on mineral crystal systems, habits, causes of color, fulgarites, and fluorescent minerals.
Desert Caballeros Western Museum located in Wickenburg
BLM Offices
Arizona State Office, One North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 PH. 602-417-9200
Phoenix Field Office, 21605 North 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85027-1200 PH. 623-580-5500
click this for Maintenance Fee and other BLM forms
Arizona State Agencies
State of Arizona Land Department, 1616 W. Adams, Phoenix, AZ, 85007 PH. 602-542-4621
Mineral, Prospecting Permits, Oil & Gas on State Trust Lands 602-542-4628
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