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
Joanna T
VerifiedApril 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 020, Loop: ELK
Very clean. Privacy between campsites. Need a vehicle to get to all the close places to hike.
Jerome P
VerifiedApril 19, 2026 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: BEAR
Camp site was HUGE! Very clean and well maintained facility. First time here so did not realize it is right off the Bline highway so the sound of traffic was there all night long. The camp host was great and very helpful. We will be back for sure
Nancy L
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Campground is very convenient to everything. Problem is the road noise wich I know can't be helped. However, we camp with a 5th wheel and depend on the advertised dump station being open. If it isn't please publish the information somewhere so we can make other arrangements.
Nancy L
VerifiedApril 16, 2026 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Campground is very convenient to everything. Problem is the road noise wich I know can't be helped. However, we camp with a 5th wheel and depend on the advertised dump station being open. If it isn't please publish the information somewhere so we can make other arrangements.
Joyce T
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ELK
The showers were shut down the bathrooms only had 1 working sink the water pumps for fresh water weren't working. Over all I wouldn't stay here again it WASNT WORTH THE PRICE I N PAID
Joyce T
VerifiedApril 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ELK
The showers were shut down the bathrooms only had 1 working sink the water pumps for fresh water weren't working. Over all I wouldn't stay here again it WASNT WORTH THE PRICE I N PAID
Courtney M
VerifiedMarch 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: ELK
Great location! The spots were large and we felt like we had plenty of space between us and our neighbors. Clean bathrooms as well!
Courtney M
VerifiedMarch 30, 2026 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: ELK
Great location! The spots were large and we felt like we had plenty of space between us and our neighbors. Clean bathrooms as well!
William P
VerifiedMarch 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: ELK
Someone was occupying my reserved spot when I arrived. They were confused about where they belonged. I went to the host site to get the problem resolved but the host was not there. I think it important for the host to be onsite during prime arrival times. I arrived about 3:30 pm on a Friday afternoon. This is a time when the host should be there to resolve potential problems.
Patricia H
VerifiedMarch 29, 2026 • Stayed at: 052, Loop: BEAR
Host was awesome, the campground was quiet when we were there and pretty pines...there was some traffic noise though because it is a bit close to the road. All in all, we had a fantastic time!
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 3, 2026
