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
Laura L
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: MOUN
Nicely managed campground and convenient location. Had plenty of space to spread out but didn’t have to worry and put the noise and disrespect during our last experience dispersed camping. Restrooms were open during COVID and were extremely clean and even smelled nice!
Karin B
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Really enjoy this campground. Have camped there twice now. The sites are really nice, and the whole campground is very well maintained. The camp hosts are always very nice and helpful. Love this place....we will be back!
Laura L
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 072, Loop: MOUN
Nicely managed campground and convenient location. Had plenty of space to spread out but didn’t have to worry and put the noise and disrespect during our last experience dispersed camping. Restrooms were open during COVID and were extremely clean and even smelled nice!
Karin B
VerifiedSeptember 20, 2020 • Stayed at: 066, Loop: MOUN
Really enjoy this campground. Have camped there twice now. The sites are really nice, and the whole campground is very well maintained. The camp hosts are always very nice and helpful. Love this place....we will be back!
Tracy S
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: MOUN
This was our second stay at Houston Mesa. We had a wonderful first stay and were hoping for the same this time around, and Houston Mesa did not disappoint. It was a holiday weekend (Labor Day), so the entire campground was full. Given the holiday weekend, we had fully expected things to be somewhat rowdy and were expecting things to be less quiet than our initial visit. We were pleasantly surprised however, to experience an equally quiet and calm weekend the second time around, so props to the camp hosts if this was the result of due diligence on their part. Our campsite was once again impeccable, as was the rest of the campground. Our camp host (Joep - pronounced Yupe), was fantastic! Between chats with him here and there, and his delivery of our firewood, we couldn't ask for more personable and courteous service. The other camp hosts we encountered were equally friendly and helpful, and our second stay was as good as our first. We will definitely be back!
Tracy S
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 070, Loop: MOUN
This was our second stay at Houston Mesa. We had a wonderful first stay and were hoping for the same this time around, and Houston Mesa did not disappoint. It was a holiday weekend (Labor Day), so the entire campground was full. Given the holiday weekend, we had fully expected things to be somewhat rowdy and were expecting things to be less quiet than our initial visit. We were pleasantly surprised however, to experience an equally quiet and calm weekend the second time around, so props to the camp hosts if this was the result of due diligence on their part. Our campsite was once again impeccable, as was the rest of the campground. Our camp host (Joep - pronounced Yupe), was fantastic! Between chats with him here and there, and his delivery of our firewood, we couldn't ask for more personable and courteous service. The other camp hosts we encountered were equally friendly and helpful, and our second stay was as good as our first. We will definitely be back!
Sachindranath T
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: BEAR
Very neat campground.
Sachindranath T
VerifiedSeptember 15, 2020 • Stayed at: 042, Loop: BEAR
Very neat campground.
Kristi O
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: BEAR
Houston Mesa is centrally located to all of our desired activities. It is clean and well-kept. The camp host is visible and frequently makes the rounds to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to buy firewood or ask questions.
Kristi O
VerifiedSeptember 14, 2020 • Stayed at: 057, Loop: BEAR
Houston Mesa is centrally located to all of our desired activities. It is clean and well-kept. The camp host is visible and frequently makes the rounds to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to buy firewood or ask questions.
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 3, 2026
