The mesa has an elevation of over 5,000 feet — you can drive up to the plateau and pick a spot among its dispersed campsites, which are free of charge, and sleep among the desert landscape as ...

Mesa was founded in 1878 by Mormon pioneers and now is Arizona's third largest city. See how it has grown with these historic photos from the 1900s.

Arizona has two spots on a new list of 60 campsites with the best views in the U.S., from travel publisher Matador Network and The Dyrt camping app.