About Houston Mesa
Number of accommodations: 60
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (374)
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa campground offers spacious and clean sites, with friendly and helpful hosts. The location is convenient, providing easy access to nearby amenities and a beautiful natural setting. However, some visitors noted issues with road noise, limited bathroom facilities, and the absence of showers, which impacted their overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa campground offers spacious and clean sites, with friendly and helpful hosts. The location is convenient, providing easy access to nearby amenities and a beautiful natural setting. However, some visitors noted issues with road noise, limited bathroom facilities, and the absence of showers, which impacted their overall experience.
Review Summary
James C
May 11, 2021
Our group had a great time at the Houston Mesa Campground in late April, 2021. The fire fit and tables were in great condition, hosts were helpful and friendly, and the bathrooms were the cleanest we had ever seen at a public campground.
Lucretia O
VerifiedMay 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: ELK
Loved our time there.
Tanya H
VerifiedMay 9, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: ELK
We stayed in elk 21. The campsite is really nice. There is room for 2-3 large tents under the shade of the trees. We had two tents and a privacy tent. Our teardrop trailer, suv, and double cab truck fit snuggly in the drive. The campsites are very clean. Even the ashes were removed from the metal fire ring, with decomposed granite put in there. We could hear road noise from 87, and elk 21 is right by the check in booth/entrance, so we heard that too. Being from a city, we tuned that out. Unfortunately, we had an RV next to us that used their generator from 6-10pm both nights. So, as we were trying to relax by the campfire all we heard was their obnoxious generator. Quiet time is 10pm, and the first night another generator ran from 11p-12a. Bummer! There is fresh ground water available out of pumps around the campground, and the bathrooms are flushing and very clean. We would stay there again, maybe in mountain lion loop. We still prefer dispersed camping.
Stephanie B
VerifiedMay 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 063, Loop: MOUN
Campground was very quiet and well maintained. Lots of hiking around and the camp host were very nice. If you want to use the showers, they are $3.00 for 6 minutes and it only takes quarters. The host does have quarters if you have the cash.
David O
VerifiedMay 5, 2021 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: MOUN
Very, very clean ,the bath room very clean we were there 3 day 2 nights and did not see even a piece of paper on the ground and the people how worked there were nice
Kim P
VerifiedMay 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: MOUN
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Christina R
VerifiedMay 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: MOUN
The location is close in to Payson and at first I was concerned that it would not be private enough. The campsites were private and very nice. Clean bathrooms. And if you feel like Starbucks in the morning it's only about a mile away.
Kim P
VerifiedMay 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: MOUN
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Denise Wellington D
VerifiedMay 1, 2021 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: MOUN
Very private sites with lots of shade. Campers were quiet in the Mountain Lion Loop. A little bit of road noise, but not enough to bother us. Bathroom toilets and sinks were clean. The floors could use a mopping every day.
Sharna W
April 30, 2021
Love the horse camp. I visit often
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.27 / -111.314
Elevation: 1546 feet
Policies & Rules
| Category | About |
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| General |
Extra vehicle charge of $8 per night is required. Fee can be bundled with online reservation or purchased on-site at fee machine. |
| General |
No firewood sales available at campground. Plan to purchase ahead of time. |
| General |
Check in time is 2:00pm and check out time is 11:00am. Quiet Hours are from 10:00pm to 6:00am. |
| General |
Fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest Land. |
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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. |
| General |
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 |
