From I-17 take exit 259 west. FR 259 is a maintained dirt road. Horsethief Basin is 6 miles beyond Crown King on an unimproved road. From Crown King General Store, turn south at first stop sign. At fork go left on FR 52.
Named for the historic mining district, the Crown King Ranger Station includes numerous structures and buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1934 and 1938. The office and residence were designed in the Bungalow/Craftsman style with timbered gables and wide front porches fronted by square columns on pedestals. The buildings were designed according to standard Forest Service plans. Each complex is unique however -- modified to make use of local materials and to adapt to the landscape itself. Horsethief Basin facilities were funded by the Public Works Administration as part of a large recreation project for Phoenix residents. CCC enrollees built a large dam and man-made lake, hiking trails, and picnic areas.
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The New Deal in Arizona--Connections to Our Historic Landscape
