Houston Mesa

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!

Nice private spots. Road noise is a bit much sometimes.

Nice private spots. Road noise is a bit much sometimes.

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.

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.

This was our first-time tent camping here. It was actually are really nice, semi-private site, we were able to pitch the tent tucked under the trees for shade. The bathroom was clean & always stocked with toilet paper. There was some traffic noise but with music and fire crackling in the pit, we barely noticed. We will definitely consider camping here again.

This was our first-time tent camping here. It was actually are really nice, semi-private site, we were able to pitch the tent tucked under the trees for shade. The bathroom was clean & always stocked with toilet paper. There was some traffic noise but with music and fire crackling in the pit, we barely noticed. We will definitely consider camping here again.

We had a great time there. Only problem we had there was, the showers were closed for the season. Not sure exactly why. 😢

We had a great time there. Only problem we had there was, the showers were closed for the season. Not sure exactly why. 😢

1) Our campsite was not clean. Upon arrival, we picked up a plastic water bottle, a large plastic ice bag, and a myriad of small papers and trash. Ashes in the fire pit from the previous guests had not been removed either.
2) The bathroom was not clean. We did not see anyone clean or disinfect it during our two days there. I myself picked up alot of toilet paper on the floor, a plastic bottle, cleaned up toothpaste in the sink, and so on.
3) Your website advertises that showers are available at Houston Mesa. The showers were all marked "closed" while we were there. This is false advertising. We were very disappointed.
4) No one enforced the 10pm noise deadline. We like Campsite #21, but particularly on our second night, the group next to us was noisy until 1:30 am, which is not fair to us. They were laughing and talking loudly as if they were the only guests at the campground. I too had to ask them to turn down their music in the afternoon because it was quite loud. We're fine with ordinary noise and music and guests having a good time, but this behavior was disrespectful to their neighbors.
Conclusion: From our experiences and disappointment this time, we will not return to Houston Mesa. We were very happy to leave on Saturday, June 5, and again, we will not return.