From Payson, drive east on State Route 260 for ... Woods Canyon offers a picnic area and a store with boat rentals. Multiple campgrounds are scattered through the nearby forest.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Just a mile north of Payson, Houston Mesa Campground is perfect for casual campers. You get to sleep in the woods beneath the stars, ...

(Stock photo)UINTA NATIONAL FOREST -- A bear scare forced forest teams to close some campgrounds at Payson Lakes in the Uinta National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service says a black bear had visited ...

PHOENIX — A wildfire burning north of Payson is threatening two scout campgrounds, prompting officials to warn the area to be prepared to evacuate. Camp Geronimo and Shadow Rim Camp near the ...

The Ponderosa Campground is 12 miles northeast of Payson. The Sharp Creek and Christopher Creek campgrounds are closed and campers have been evacuated, officials said. The Christopher Creek ...