Cal Flame Fire Pit Tables: Mesa vs. Sedona vs. Phoenix vs. Mojave (2026 Size Guide)

Cal Flame Fire Pit Table Buying Guide

Cal Flame builds four outdoor gas fire pit tables — Mesa, Sedona, Phoenix, and Mojave. Every one of them runs the same 90,000 BTU stainless burner, the same porcelain-tile top, the same stucco base, the same lava rock and stainless cover. So the burner is not the decision. Size and shape are. This guide lays out all four with real prices so you can match the table to your patio instead of guessing off a hero shot.

How The Lineup Actually Ladders

The four tables split into two shapes. Mesa and Sedona are squares — they drop into a conversation pit where seating wraps all four sides evenly. Phoenix and Mojave are rectangles — they run long, which suits a sofa-and-facing-chairs layout or a longer patio where a square would look stranded. Within each shape you're just choosing how much table you need:

• Mesa — the compact square. The entry point, and the one that doubles as a usable patio table when the stainless cover is on. Best for a small patio or a tight seating cluster.
• Sedona — the 48-inch square. A true center-of-the-patio anchor when your seating wraps all four sides.
• Phoenix — the 38″ × 60″ rectangle. The long footprint stretches the fire out so more people share the flame along the length.
• Mojave — the 48″ × 72″ flagship rectangle, the largest Cal Flame builds. Seats 8–10 around the fire. This is for the patio where the fire table is the room.

All Four Tables, Real Prices

Prices verified against our live catalog July 2026 and compliant with Cal Flame MAP policy. All four ship LP-ready with natural gas conversion available. Footprints and burner output per Cal Flame model specs.

What's Identical Across All Four

Before you agonize over the differences, understand what doesn't change from Mesa to Mojave. Every table is built to order in Pomona, California, with a stucco base and porcelain-tile top — the same finish that makes Cal Flame's BBQ islands look like masonry instead of a metal box. Each one carries a 90,000 BTU stainless burner, ships with lava rock, a stainless cover, and an 18-inch access door for the propane tank or gas hookup. All four run liquid propane out of the box with a natural-gas conversion available, and all four carry Cal Flame's one-year manufacturer warranty. Nobody sitting around the fire will be able to tell you spent more or less based on how it burns. They'll only notice the size and the shape — which is exactly why those are the decisions that matter.

How To Actually Pick — Three Questions

1. What shape is your seating? This is the whole decision, and most people skip it. If your chairs and sofas wrap the fire evenly on all sides — a true conversation circle — you want a square: Mesa for a tight cluster, Sedona when the table anchors the center of the patio. If your seating runs in a line — a sectional with facing chairs, or a long narrow patio — you want a rectangle: Phoenix or Mojave. A square table stranded in front of a long sofa leaves half the flame unreachable; a rectangle dropped into a round seating group looks like it wandered in from a different set. Match the geometry first.

2. How much patio are you working with — and how many people? Mesa is the compact play: small patio, intimate group, and it earns its footprint by doubling as a real patio table with the stainless cover on. Sedona at 48 inches square needs room to breathe on all four sides. Phoenix stretches to 60 inches long, and the Mojave flagship runs a full 72 inches and seats 8–10 around the fire. The most common mistake in this category is buying the Mojave for a patio that can't hold it — a 72-inch rectangle needs the outdoor room built around it, plus clearance for chairs pulled back. Measure your usable space with seating in place before you fall in love with the biggest one.

3. Does the price spread actually change your decision? Here's the honest math: the whole lineup spans just $1,186, from the $3,600 Mesa to the $4,786 Mojave. Sedona sits $586 over Mesa; Phoenix is only $157 more than Sedona; Mojave adds $443 over Phoenix. That's a narrow enough band that price should not be your tiebreaker — the burner is identical, so you're paying purely for more table and more presence. Buy the size your patio and your seating call for. If two models both fit, then let the couple hundred dollars decide. Never the other way around.

Fire Pit Table Or Fireplace?

If you're still deciding between a table and a wall of fire, it comes down to how you host. A fire pit table is circular — people face each other across the flame with a surface for drinks, and everyone's equal distance from the warmth. A fireplace is directional — it anchors one end of an outdoor room and throws its presence and heat at the seating in front of it. Round gatherings want a table; a defined outdoor living room with a focal wall wants a fireplace. Plenty of serious backyards end up with both. If you want the full breakdown of Cal Flame's nine fireplaces across the Patio, Escape, and Platinum series, we covered that in our Cal Flame outdoor fireplace series guide. Or browse both formats side by side in the Fireplaces & Fire Pits collection.

The Timeline — Why Late July Is The Right Window

These are built-to-order units out of Pomona, California — not warehouse stock. Plan on roughly 3–5 weeks of build time and 5–7 weeks total to your door, with free LTL freight to the continental U.S. Order now and you're gathering around the fire by early fall — right as the evenings turn cool enough that a fire table stops being decoration and starts being the reason people stay outside. Wait until the first cold snap to order and you're staring at a crate in your driveway while your neighbors are already out by theirs. The full process — what happens after checkout, freight, and delivery day — is laid out on our How Ordering Works page.

Still stuck between two sizes? Send us your patio dimensions and the way your seating is arranged through the Free Spec Service. We'll pull the official Cal Flame spec sheets, check clearances against your space, and tell you straight which table fits — square or rectangle, Mesa or Mojave. No pressure, no upsell. That's the whole service.

Upscale Home HQ is a verified Lloyd's Material Supply Co. authorized Cal Flame dealer. All advertised pricing complies with Cal Flame MAP policy. Free LTL freight to the continental U.S. Liftgate and inside delivery available on request.