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
Kandace F
VerifiedMay 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: MULE
The camp host was friendly and fun. He kept an eye on things without being intrusive. He gave us great information. It was a very nice experience and we will definitely be back to the horse section of the camp again.
Kandace F
VerifiedMay 30, 2024 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: MULE
The camp host was friendly and fun. He kept an eye on things without being intrusive. He gave us great information. It was a very nice experience and we will definitely be back to the horse section of the camp again.
James B
VerifiedMay 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: MOUN
Excellent
James B
VerifiedMay 18, 2024 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: MOUN
Excellent
Scott B
VerifiedMay 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: MOUN
Overall I love camping at Houston Mesa, most other campers are very friendly and considerate. However, as always, there are a few that are not so considerate of others and are noisy and allow children to scream and be very loud.
But, like I said, overall I love it there!
It would be very nice if the showers and dump station was working again! This is my third year there and they are still out of order! Not sure why it’s not getting rectified…
Scott B
VerifiedMay 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: MOUN
Overall I love camping at Houston Mesa, most other campers are very friendly and considerate. However, as always, there are a few that are not so considerate of others and are noisy and allow children to scream and be very loud.
But, like I said, overall I love it there!
It would be very nice if the showers and dump station was working again! This is my third year there and they are still out of order! Not sure why it’s not getting rectified…
Larrianne B
VerifiedMay 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: ELK
The campsite itself was great. Enough natural shrubs and trees to created privacy between campsites. Flush toilets were always clean.
Biggest drawback for me was the noise coming from the hwy right next to the campground. It does quiet down at night but there was the occasional loud car passing by in the dead of the night. If you’re unlucky like us, you’ll wake up at 1 am in the morning to the sound of an ambulance racing down the highway.
Another con is that the showers were closed when we visited. Signs posted around the campground “Showers closed for the season”. So if you plan to camp here during the 2024 season, prepare for that.
Overall we had a great time.
Larrianne B
VerifiedMay 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: ELK
The campsite itself was great. Enough natural shrubs and trees to created privacy between campsites. Flush toilets were always clean.
Biggest drawback for me was the noise coming from the hwy right next to the campground. It does quiet down at night but there was the occasional loud car passing by in the dead of the night. If you’re unlucky like us, you’ll wake up at 1 am in the morning to the sound of an ambulance racing down the highway.
Another con is that the showers were closed when we visited. Signs posted around the campground “Showers closed for the season”. So if you plan to camp here during the 2024 season, prepare for that.
Overall we had a great time.
Brad F
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: MOUN
Camped at Houston Mesa three different times and enjoyed the near-by sites especially Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.
Liam P
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: MULE
Definitely wouldn't recommend
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
