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
Mike G
VerifiedJune 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: MULE
Nicely shaded spot at 28. I had a very relaxing 5 days at the campsite. Bathrooms were the cleanest I've ever seen at a campground. The gate to the trailhead is a little sketchy.
Road noise is my only complaint, but I went to this campground for its proximity to Payson. I knew what I was getting into.
Mike G
VerifiedJune 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: MULE
Nicely shaded spot at 28. I had a very relaxing 5 days at the campsite. Bathrooms were the cleanest I've ever seen at a campground. The gate to the trailhead is a little sketchy.
Road noise is my only complaint, but I went to this campground for its proximity to Payson. I knew what I was getting into.
Elizabeth W
VerifiedMay 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: MOUN
Nice private spots. Road noise is a bit much sometimes.
Elizabeth W
VerifiedMay 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: MOUN
Nice private spots. Road noise is a bit much sometimes.
Jacqulyn W
VerifiedMay 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: BEAR
We actually didn’t end up staying at this campsite bc there is little shade and there were a lot of ants. But the camp host was amazing! She let us stay at site 17 and it was a much better spot! What really creeped us out tho in the middle of the night were JAVELINA!!!! There was one all around our tent, my grandma was sleeping on the edge of the tent and it brushed past her and creeped her out. They kept coming back into our camp. Other then that it was great!
Jacqulyn W
VerifiedMay 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: BEAR
We actually didn’t end up staying at this campsite bc there is little shade and there were a lot of ants. But the camp host was amazing! She let us stay at site 17 and it was a much better spot! What really creeped us out tho in the middle of the night were JAVELINA!!!! There was one all around our tent, my grandma was sleeping on the edge of the tent and it brushed past her and creeped her out. They kept coming back into our camp. Other then that it was great!
William B
VerifiedMay 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: MOUN
Excellent campground. It was clean, well maintained and beautiful.
Jennifer Z
VerifiedMay 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: ELK
This is a wonderful campground!
William B
VerifiedMay 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: MOUN
Excellent campground. It was clean, well maintained and beautiful.
Jennifer Z
VerifiedMay 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 007, Loop: ELK
This is a wonderful 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
