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
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!
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.
Natasha S
VerifiedMarch 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Good campsite overall! Bathrooms were decent but sometimes out of toilet paper. Not a lot of shade at the campsites. The road noise was very loud, especially in the early morning.
Natasha S
VerifiedMarch 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Good campsite overall! Bathrooms were decent but sometimes out of toilet paper. Not a lot of shade at the campsites. The road noise was very loud, especially in the early morning.
James B
VerifiedMarch 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: BEAR
Nice, clean and well maintained campsite. Showers were closed, but there was water available
James B
VerifiedMarch 26, 2026 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: BEAR
Nice, clean and well maintained campsite. Showers were closed, but there was water available
kelly W
VerifiedMarch 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: BEAR
Close to most everything to do in the area. Stop by the airport cafe for a great breakfast.
kelly W
VerifiedMarch 22, 2026 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: BEAR
Close to most everything to do in the area. Stop by the airport cafe for a great breakfast.
Kirsten M
VerifiedMarch 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 006, Loop: ELK
Super easy to access our campsite. Nice educational nature trail with informative signs.
Valerie B
VerifiedMarch 20, 2026 • Stayed at: 023, Loop: ELK
Houston Mesa is an OK campground. It does have potable water and flush toilets. These rest rooms however were not clean and sites not cleaned up. Some of the sites are nice and spacious, others not so much. It is a very busy campground. They have a confusing system of reservations and first come- first serve which limits availability for either one. The road noise is very loud and constant night and day. A very busy highway runs right by the campground. I would stay here again if there weren't other options and I was able to get one of the shadier and nicer sites.
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
