About Houston Mesa
Number of accommodations: 60
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (762)
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa Campground is praised for its clean facilities, spacious sites, and friendly camp hosts, offering a peaceful camping experience with abundant vegetation for privacy. While the location is convenient with easy access to amenities, some guests noted significant road noise from the nearby highway and occasional maintenance issues like closed showers. Overall, many campers enjoyed their stay and appreciated the campground's natural beauty and cleanliness.
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa Campground is praised for its clean facilities, spacious sites, and friendly camp hosts, offering a peaceful camping experience with abundant vegetation for privacy. While the location is convenient with easy access to amenities, some guests noted significant road noise from the nearby highway and occasional maintenance issues like closed showers. Overall, many campers enjoyed their stay and appreciated the campground's natural beauty and cleanliness.
Review Summary
April C
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: BEAR
The camp host was absolutely wonderful!! Was going to leave a bottle of wine but didnt catch him in time. There were unruly people and the host was on top of everything and handled the situation as needed. We will gladly come back!
john p
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: BEAR
The facilities were nice, but there was a lot of road noise all night.
April C
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 043, Loop: BEAR
The camp host was absolutely wonderful!! Was going to leave a bottle of wine but didnt catch him in time. There were unruly people and the host was on top of everything and handled the situation as needed. We will gladly come back!
john p
VerifiedSeptember 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: BEAR
The facilities were nice, but there was a lot of road noise all night.
Michael G
VerifiedAugust 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
Quiet some nights, depends on nearby street traffic. During the day it's peaceful, too close to walking trails. But still worth the trip.
Michael G
VerifiedAugust 19, 2024 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
Quiet some nights, depends on nearby street traffic. During the day it's peaceful, too close to walking trails. But still worth the trip.
April M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
This was a great place to camp! It was clean and quiet in the tent only loop. Will come back again!
April M
VerifiedAugust 7, 2024 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
This was a great place to camp! It was clean and quiet in the tent only loop. Will come back again!
Georgiana K
VerifiedJuly 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: ELK
First time at Houston Mesa Campground. Beautiful campground and clean bathrooms, not to mention flushable bathroom with running water sinks are a plus for my bougie kids! Before we left we book our next camping trip for Labor Day that’s how much we love Houston Mesa Campground.
Georgiana K
VerifiedJuly 9, 2024 • Stayed at: 024, Loop: ELK
First time at Houston Mesa Campground. Beautiful campground and clean bathrooms, not to mention flushable bathroom with running water sinks are a plus for my bougie kids! Before we left we book our next camping trip for Labor Day that’s how much we love Houston Mesa Campground.
Location Houston Mesa
Address:
2100 Houston Mesa Rd
Payson, AZ, 85541
United States
From Payson, Arizona, go north for 1 mile to the junction of Highway 87 (Beeline Highway) and Forest Road 199 (Houston Mesa Road). Turn right (east) onto Forest Road 199 for .10 miles. The campground is on the north side of Houston Mesa Road.
The campground is accessible via Highway 87 (Beeline Highway), which is located approximately 1 mile south of the junction with Houston Mesa Road.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.27 / -111.314
Elevation: 1546 feet
Policies & Rules
Arrival & departure
Check in time
2PM
Check out time
11AM
General
- Extra vehicle charge of $8 per night is required. Fee can be bundled with online reservation or purchased on-site at fee machine.
- No firewood sales available at campground. Plan to purchase ahead of time.
- Fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest Land.
- For first come first serve sites, you must physically arrive at the campground to see if the campsite is available. There is no guarantee this site will be available to purchase upon your arrival.
- Campers who reserve sites 7 - 18 in Horse Camp (Mule Loop) are required to have horses or mules present. You do not need to have any to use sites 2 - 6 and 19 - 30
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
