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.
Rates, Sites & Availability
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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
David W
VerifiedOctober 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ELK
The reservation system is terrible, charges for just making a reservations or changes or canceling within 10 days out no means of curtailing your reservation after it started . The park staff were nice but had no means to help me with the reservation system issues. The helpline was no help saying that I wasn't checked in so they couldn't modify reservation; said park staff had to check me in. Park staff don't have system access to do checking in. The park is dry camping with dump site out of order
David W
VerifiedOctober 12, 2021 • Stayed at: 002, Loop: ELK
The reservation system is terrible, charges for just making a reservations or changes or canceling within 10 days out no means of curtailing your reservation after it started . The park staff were nice but had no means to help me with the reservation system issues. The helpline was no help saying that I wasn't checked in so they couldn't modify reservation; said park staff had to check me in. Park staff don't have system access to do checking in. The park is dry camping with dump site out of order
Mohamed C
VerifiedOctober 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: MOUN
Sites are a lot more private than other campgrounds. Bathrooms are clean and great!
Definitely coming back.
Wildlife gets wild at night, which is one of the reasons we'll be coming back.
Mohamed C
VerifiedOctober 10, 2021 • Stayed at: 067, Loop: MOUN
Sites are a lot more private than other campgrounds. Bathrooms are clean and great!
Definitely coming back.
Wildlife gets wild at night, which is one of the reasons we'll be coming back.
Rod H
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
Stewart was the best ever.
Rod H
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 041, Loop: BEAR
Stewart was the best ever.
Benjamin S
VerifiedOctober 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ELK
Campground has flushing toilets and super close to town. Waterwheel falls is only 18 min north of here as well. The one draw back is the camp sites are really close to each other.
Benjamin S
VerifiedOctober 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ELK
Campground has flushing toilets and super close to town. Waterwheel falls is only 18 min north of here as well. The one draw back is the camp sites are really close to each other.
Kenny W
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ELK
The camp host in are area was over the top. They made our experience even better
Kenny W
VerifiedSeptember 29, 2021 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ELK
The camp host in are area was over the top. They made our experience even better
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
