Camping & Picnic Areas
The
Mendocino National Forest is one of 18 National Forests
in California, and is nearly one million square acres in size. Forest
Service employees you are most likely to come in contact with, in campgrounds
and recreation areas, are here to protect and maintain all the resources
of the National Forest. One of their primary responsibilities is to maintain
the recreation values of the Forest and to enhance - whenever possible
- your Mendocino National Forest visit.
There are campgrounds on the Mendocino National Forest that use the Pack it In, Pack it Out program for dealing with waste. This means that garbage cans are not provided. Campers are asked to bring their own garbage bags and take their garbage with them when leaving the campsite. While this seems like an inconvenience, the funds saved are used to provide additional recreational facilities. Do not bury litter; forest animals can smell it and will dig it up.
We appreciate your cooperation and assistance in helping to manage, protect and conserve the various resources of this forest.
A continuing goal of the Mendocino National Forest is to also ensure accessible recreational opportunities are available to persons with disabilities.
Fire Permits
A California campfire permit is required for a fire outside a designated recreation site. A permit is available free-of-charge from any Forest Service, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Bureau of Land Management office. To obtain a permit from one of our offices please follow the instructions in the permits page.
Picnic Areas
Name | Fees | Contact | Status |
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Big Spring | no | Stonyford Work Center | CLOSED |
Fuller Grove | no | Upper Lake Ranger District | OPEN |
Pine Point | no | Upper Lake Ranger District | OPEN |
Plaskett Meadows | no | Stonyford Work Center | OPEN |
Pogie Point | no | Upper Lake Ranger District | CLOSED |
Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial | no | Grindstone Ranger District | OPEN |
Sycamore Grove | no | Red Bluff Recreation Area | OPEN |
Wolf Creek Information Site | no | Stonyford Work Center | OPEN |
Campgrounds
Maps » | Grindstone Ranger District - SE Section | |||||||||
Plaskett Lake | $10 | X | X | X | M/L | X | X | # | X | |
Masterson Group | $75** | X | X | X | LG | X | X | # | ||
Letts Lake | $12 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | # | X | |
Mill Valley | $10 | X | X | MED | X | |||||
Davis Flat | na | X | X | LG | X | X | X | |||
Fouts | $5 | X | X | LG | X | X | X | X | ||
Mill Creek | $5 | X | X | LG | X | X | X | |||
South Fork | na | X | LG | X | X | X | ||||
North Fork | $5 | X | MED | X | X | X | ||||
Gray Pine Group | $75** | X | X | LG | X | X | X | |||
Little Stony | $5 | X | MED | X | X | X | ||||
Old Mill | na | X | MED | X | X | |||||
Cedar Camp | na | X | MED | X | X | |||||
Dixie Glade | $5 | X | MED | X | X | |||||
** Group Sites - Reservations only at Recreation.gov. # Non-Motorized Boating Only. | ||||||||||
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Maps » | Covelo Ranger District - NW Section | |||||||||
Eel River | $8 | X | X | X | ||||||
Hammerhorn Lake | $8 | X | X | X | X | # | X | |||
Little Doe | $6 | X | X | |||||||
Howard Lake | $6 | X | X | X | ||||||
Surveyors Camp | na | X | X | |||||||
Green Springs Camp | na | X | X | |||||||
Atchison Camp | na | X | X | |||||||
Rock Cabin Camp | na | X | ||||||||
# Non-Motorized Boating Only. | ||||||||||
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Maps » | Upper Lake Ranger District - SW Section | |||||||||
Bear Creek | na | X | X | X | X | |||||
Deer Valley | $6 | X | X | X | ||||||
Lower Nye | na | X | X | |||||||
Middle Creek | $8 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | |||
Penney Pines | $6 | X | SM | X | X | |||||
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Maps » | Lake Pillsbury - SW Section (managed by PG&E) | |||||||||
Pogie Point | $13 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | X | X | |
Fuller Grove | $13 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | X | X | |
Navy Camp | $12 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | X | X | |
Fuller Grove Group | ** | X | X | X | MED | X | X | X | X | |
Oak Flat | na | X | MED | X | X | X | ||||
Sunset | $13 | X | X | X | MED | X | X | X | ||
** Group Sites - Reservations only - Call for Details. | ||||||||||
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Maps » | Grindstone Ranger District - NE Section | |||||||||
Whitlock | na | X | X | |||||||
Three Prong | na | X | X | |||||||
Kingsley Glade | na | X | X | |||||||
Sugarfoot Glade | na | X | X | |||||||
Wells Cabin | na | X | X | |||||||
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Red Bluff Recreation Area | ||||||||||
Sycamore Grove | $16 | X | X | X | M/L | X | X | X | X | |
Camp Discovery | $175** | X | X | X | M/L | X | X | X | X | |
** Group Sites - Reservations only - Call for Details. |
For More Information
Please visit, call, or write one of our Forest Service offices. Unless otherwise indicated, office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. Most district offices also maintain weekend hours during the summer months. All forest offices are wheelchair accessible.