Camping near Mesa, Arizona
Camping near Mesa, Arizona includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. A county parks department runs the most, 1 of 2. The nearest, Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground, is 7.7 miles from Mesa in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. Another 7 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Mesa.
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Camping near Mesa at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (1 County, 1 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground: "$40/night developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee"
- Distance from Mesa
- 7.7 miles (Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground) to 13 miles (Larry Forbis Group Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,450 ft (Larry Forbis Group Campground) to 2,001 ft (Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground), 2 of 2 on record
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 76 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; hookups at Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Mesa's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Mesa
- Lost Dutchman State Park, 14 miles from Mesa in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50 electric, $35 non-electric, $25 rustic hike-in per night; extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- Bagley Flat, 18 miles from Mesa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- E.I. Rowland Campground, 20 miles from Mesa in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee); listed under camping near Fountain Hills.
- Tortilla, 21 miles from Mesa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- The Point, 21 miles from Mesa in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- Ironwood Campground, 22 miles from Mesa in a straight line , County , reservable ($25/night semi-developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee); listed under camping near Fountain Hills.
- Riverside, 29 miles from Mesa in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Carefree.
Things to do near Mesa
Public land and water within 30 miles of Mesa, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Lower Salt River, at Larry Forbis Group Campground (13 miles from Mesa): Group site on the banks of the Lower Salt River at the south end of Pebble Beach Recreation Area, with tent camping on the sandy shoreline and views of Bulldog Cliffs.
- Tonto National Forest, Larry Forbis Group Campground (13 miles from Mesa) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Saguaro Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Mesa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Saguaro Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 16 miles from Mesa; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
- Canyon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 19 miles from Mesa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Four Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Mesa; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Superstition Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Mesa; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Apache Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 29 miles from Mesa; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Bartlett Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 29 miles from Mesa; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 29 miles from Mesa; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Mesa
Nearest emergency room: Banner Gateway Medical Center, 1900 S Higley Rd, Gilbert, AZ, 1.1 miles from Mesa , (480) 543-2000. Next nearest: Banner Baywood Medical Center, 6644 E Baywood Ave, Mesa, AZ, 1.8 miles, (480) 321-2000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Fuel
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- Propane
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- Lees Pipeline Inc
- Diamondback Propane
- Arizona Propane
- RV dump station
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- E. I. Rowland Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Banner Family Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- Plaza Laundromat
- Arizona Fluff N Clean
- Laundry (Lavanderia)
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mesa: potable water fill and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
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