Yavapai County

The Camp Verde Marshal's Office is staffed
by thirty-one dedicated employees, twenty of which
are state certified peace officers.

Camp Verde is in the lower Verde Valley of central
Arizona. The community, oldest in the Verde Valley,
was established in 1865 to protect settlers from
Indian raids. The town incorporated in 1986. Camp
Verde, on the banks of the Verde River at an elevation
of 3,133 feet, is near the geographic center of the
state of Arizona.

The Verde Valley is one of the fastest-growing areas
in Arizona. The valley has many scenic State Parks,
consisting of Ft. Verde State Park in Camp Verde; Dead
Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood; Jerome State
Historic Park in Jerome; and Slide Rock and Red Rock
State Parks in Sedona.

Also, there are several National Monuments in the area,
consisting of Montezuma's Well and Montezuma's Castle,
both located near Camp Verde. Tuzigoot National Monument
is located near Cottonwood.