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
Sandra R
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: BEAR
Quick and easy to find. Very clean, actual flushing toilets and running sink water. Huge site that accommodated our 3-seperate family households. Safe, quiet and close to Water Wheel Trailhead, where we enjoyed a hike and cooling off in the creek. We will be back...
Sandra R
VerifiedAugust 14, 2022 • Stayed at: 044, Loop: BEAR
Quick and easy to find. Very clean, actual flushing toilets and running sink water. Huge site that accommodated our 3-seperate family households. Safe, quiet and close to Water Wheel Trailhead, where we enjoyed a hike and cooling off in the creek. We will be back...
Eugene B
VerifiedJuly 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: MOUN
Great place near to Phoenix. Only wish is for there to be some ventilation in the showers. I think the temp difference was about 40 degrees between inside and out.
Eugene B
VerifiedJuly 26, 2022 • Stayed at: 058, Loop: MOUN
Great place near to Phoenix. Only wish is for there to be some ventilation in the showers. I think the temp difference was about 40 degrees between inside and out.
Mohit A
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: MOUN
Went in the first week of July with a group of 3 couples. Chose mountain loop, site 008.
Pros:
1. Restrooms are clean.
2. Enough parking space in the group camping as well camp area to put multiple tents.
Cons:
1. Trees are not high enough to provide enough shade in order to be able to sit during noon hours. We had to put chairs under the shade at the corner until almost 6 pm.
Overall, fine camping area but we wouldn’t revisit since there are much better places to camp out there. One good thing was that we got to cover Payson for a bit which is a lovely place.
Mohit A
VerifiedJuly 11, 2022 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: MOUN
Went in the first week of July with a group of 3 couples. Chose mountain loop, site 008.
Pros:
1. Restrooms are clean.
2. Enough parking space in the group camping as well camp area to put multiple tents.
Cons:
1. Trees are not high enough to provide enough shade in order to be able to sit during noon hours. We had to put chairs under the shade at the corner until almost 6 pm.
Overall, fine camping area but we wouldn’t revisit since there are much better places to camp out there. One good thing was that we got to cover Payson for a bit which is a lovely place.
Geoffrey A
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: MOUN
Camp ground is great. Good privacy,lots of trees.
Hosts are very friendly and helpful.
Geoffrey A
VerifiedJuly 4, 2022 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: MOUN
Camp ground is great. Good privacy,lots of trees.
Hosts are very friendly and helpful.
Sam M
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: BEAR
Always a nice place to go for a quick getaway.
Sam M
VerifiedJuly 3, 2022 • Stayed at: 051, Loop: BEAR
Always a nice place to go for a quick getaway.
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
