I've been here twice as a rest-stop mid-road trip. It's convenient right off the 17 at the juncture toward Cottonwood. I haven't spent a lot of time in the actual gift shop, but it looks pretty typical... lots of Southwestern and Arizona paraphernalia and novelty items.
The restrooms are sub-par. Just to get to the women's room I've had to battle obstacles in the narrow hallway, mostly men coming out of the mens room, turning a blind corner around the door they'd been holding open, and running into me. Inside is your usual gross rest stop bathroom you hurry to vacate.
All the buildings in this little strip mall (gas station, Subway, Kokopelli's, and I think a couple others) are all connected so you can walk in one end, and come out any of them. Pretty much anything you could need last minute could be picked up here, but I feel confident that if you venture farther into Camp Verde there are less touristy shops that are probably cheaper. read more