Camping at Houston Mesa near Payson, AZ | Basecamping

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At a glance

RV sites up to 75 ft
Length limits vary by campsite.
No hookups
Pets welcome
Flush toilets

39 available sites

Available only39 open of 79 sitesTypeRV lengthSortLoopInclude group sites

Site 058

RV or tent · Up to 40 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 077

RV or tent · Up to 30 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 065

RV or tent · Up to 50 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 078

RV or tent · Up to 30 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 020

RV or tent · Up to 45 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 021

RV or tent · Up to 30 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 003

RV or tent · Up to 35 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

Site 053

Tent · Up to 10 peopleNo hookups

Available all 2 nights

$58 for 2 nights

$29/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

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Trip idea

Ideas for your stay

An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.

Day 1 · Arrive and settle in
- Check in and set up camp.
Day 2 · Get out and explore
- Half Day Private Grand Canyon Guided Hiking Tour Arizona area · 5 hr · from $345/person

Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

Tent camping here: 50 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Westworld events, AZ lakes, Sedona and more trips!

Westworld events, AZ lakes, Sedona and more trips!

Travel trailer · 31 ft · sleeps 8 · 58 mi from campground

$130/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

Bunk house

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 7 · 59 mi from campground

$105/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

The Glamping R-Pod - Pet Friendly!

The Glamping R-Pod - Pet Friendly!

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 4 · 61 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

Things to do

Activities near Houston Mesa

Bookable tours nearby

Paid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Half Day Private Grand Canyon Guided Hiking Tour

Half Day Private Grand Canyon Guided Hiking Tour

Arizona area · 5 hr · from $345/person

Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

Peak season Jan 1–Dec 31: RV & Tent $29–$170, Tent $29 per night
Off-peak Jan 1–Apr 30: RV & Tent $29–$170, Tent $29 per night

Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.

Month	Open	Booked	Closed
Nov 2026	60%	6%	0%
Dec 2026	0%	0%	100%
Jan 2027	0%	0%	100%
Feb 2027	0%	0%	100%
Mar 2027	0%	0%	0%
Apr 2027	0%	0%	0%
May 2027	75%	0%	0%

Seasonal loop closures in this window: Fox (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027); ELK (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027); BEAR (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027); MULE (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027); MOUN (Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Houston Mesa

For May weekends, book about 56 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 25 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns

Arrival month	Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least	A quarter at least	Other days: half booked at least	A quarter at least
February	10 days ahead	19 days ahead	—	—
March	11 days ahead	24 days ahead	11 days ahead	26 days ahead
April	16 days ahead	32 days ahead	18 days ahead	46 days ahead
May	25 days ahead	56 days ahead	19 days ahead	48 days ahead
June	16 days ahead	31 days ahead	17 days ahead	40 days ahead
July	16 days ahead	34 days ahead	19 days ahead	43 days ahead
August	12 days ahead	29 days ahead	17 days ahead	45 days ahead
September	18 days ahead	37 days ahead	14 days ahead	44 days ahead
October	15 days ahead	28 days ahead	13 days ahead	31 days ahead
November	12 days ahead	30 days ahead	17 days ahead	41 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (15,248 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.