About Houston Mesa
Number of accommodations: 60
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Reviews (374)
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa campground offers spacious and clean sites, with friendly and helpful hosts. The location is convenient, providing easy access to nearby amenities and a beautiful natural setting. However, some visitors noted issues with road noise, limited bathroom facilities, and the absence of showers, which impacted their overall experience.
What Guests Are Saying
Houston Mesa campground offers spacious and clean sites, with friendly and helpful hosts. The location is convenient, providing easy access to nearby amenities and a beautiful natural setting. However, some visitors noted issues with road noise, limited bathroom facilities, and the absence of showers, which impacted their overall experience.
Review Summary
Scott B
VerifiedMay 14, 2024 • Stayed at: 078, Loop: MOUN
Overall I love camping at Houston Mesa, most other campers are very friendly and considerate. However, as always, there are a few that are not so considerate of others and are noisy and allow children to scream and be very loud.
But, like I said, overall I love it there!
It would be very nice if the showers and dump station was working again! This is my third year there and they are still out of order! Not sure why it’s not getting rectified…
Larrianne B
VerifiedMay 12, 2024 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: ELK
The campsite itself was great. Enough natural shrubs and trees to created privacy between campsites. Flush toilets were always clean.
Biggest drawback for me was the noise coming from the hwy right next to the campground. It does quiet down at night but there was the occasional loud car passing by in the dead of the night. If you’re unlucky like us, you’ll wake up at 1 am in the morning to the sound of an ambulance racing down the highway.
Another con is that the showers were closed when we visited. Signs posted around the campground “Showers closed for the season”. So if you plan to camp here during the 2024 season, prepare for that.
Overall we had a great time.
Mark M
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 068, Loop: MOUN
We enjoyed the secluded camping spot and the clean restrooms. We had last been at Houston Mesa 2 years ago, and were disappointed to find that the dump station was closed, and that camp hosts no longer sell firewood, yet fees were still the same. Fortunately, we found a gas station in Payson where there was a free dump station.
Liam P
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: MULE
Definitely wouldn't recommend
Brad F
VerifiedMay 6, 2024 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: MOUN
Camped at Houston Mesa three different times and enjoyed the near-by sites especially Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.
Bob E
VerifiedMay 5, 2024 • Stayed at: 060, Loop: MOUN
Been coming here for years and there has been a marked improvement on the facilities, since Valerie too over as camp host. Bathrooms are super clean and for my city slicker friends that is important. We love feeling like we are out in the wilderness, yet enjoy being 20 minutes from world class pizza in Pine. Trade offs are being close to everything vs no traffic. Different camping trips for different weekends and time frames. We will keep coming back.
Grace A
VerifiedApril 15, 2024 • Stayed at: Group Site 2, Loop: Fox
We really had a great time. We reserved the group site, the only problem is that the electric outlets are on one side only. This poses a problem because quite a few people have to park closer to be able to access it. Also there use to be showers and now there aren’t any. It would be great if the showers were open again
Marco C
VerifiedNovember 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: MOUN
Clean sites. They are close together, but the trees make you feel alone. Noce place!
Kimble V
VerifiedNovember 6, 2023 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: ELK
Very clean restroom though and beautiful campground. We'll be back.
James C
VerifiedNovember 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: MULE
Camp host was very friendly and helpful. Very quiet not too full.
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 34.27 / -111.314
Elevation: 1546 feet
Policies & Rules
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| General |
Extra vehicle charge of $8 per night is required. Fee can be bundled with online reservation or purchased on-site at fee machine. |
| General |
No firewood sales available at campground. Plan to purchase ahead of time. |
| General |
Check in time is 2:00pm and check out time is 11:00am. Quiet Hours are from 10:00pm to 6:00am. |
| General |
Fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest Land. |
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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. |
| General |
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 |
