Groom Creek is anunincorporated community inYavapai County, in theU.S. state ofArizona.[1]
A post office called Groom Creek was in operation between 1901 and 1942.[2] The community was named forRobert W. Groom, a prospector.[3]
It is in thePrescott Unified School District,[4] which operatesPrescott High School.
The thickly forested, high-elevation terrain of Groom Creek is cooler in the summer than most places in Arizona, with a maximum high temperature averaging 85 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) in July.[5] Because of this, there have been children's summer camps located in the area for many decades. As of 2025 these include:
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
34°28′32″N112°25′53″W / 34.47556°N 112.43139°W /34.47556; -112.43139