Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area
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- Taking bookingsSites offered on 22 of the next 23 nights read 16:20 UTC
- Sites
- 10194 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day-Use Area are conveniently situated on Lake Mendocino, in California's Northern Coast Range where redwood forests meet wine country. The lake is formed by the Coyote Dam on the East Fork of the Russian River and offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including boating, swimming, picnicking, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, disc golf, and horseback riding. Keep reading
Recreation
The 1,822-acre lake provides abundant boating, swimming and water skiing opportunities. Anglers will find sunfish, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, white and channel catfish, bluegill and perch. Several miles of trails wind around Lake Mendocino, including the 3-mile Shakota Trail, which begins in the Pomo Recreation Area just west of the campground and offers beautiful views of the lake.
Facilities
Kyen Campground offers 93 family sites within walking distance of the lake. The Oak Grove Day-Use Area has two group picnic shelters, one of which is reservable. Several family picnic sites with tables and grills are available on a first come, first served basis. Additional group picnic shelters and family sites are available in the nearby Pomo Recreation Area. Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.
Natural Features
Lake Mendocino lies in the scenic rolling hills of Coyote Valley. Groves of oak mixed with manzanita and pines forest the area, offering limited shade and an excellent bird and wildlife habitat.
Nearby Attractions
The charming city of Ukiah, less than 15 minutes away, offers a variety of shopping and dining opportunities, museums and golf courses. The Ukiah Farmer's Market runs Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings throughout the summer, offering fresh produce, local wines, arts and crafts and live music.
What the agency tells you
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1 Mendocino County Sherriff’s Office: (707) 463-4086 Lake Mendocino Project Office (M-F, 8 AM – 4 PM): (707) 467-4200
Rules and Regulations: This campground is managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and we are dedicated to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all our visitors. As the primary reservation holder, you are responsible for the conduct of your group. Rowdy, disorderly, or disruptive behavior – including fighting or aggressive behavior towards anyone – may result in immediate removal from the campground. By making a reservation at this facility, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to abide by all campground rules and to follow the directions of campground staff and Park Rangers. Non-compliance is a violation of your camping permit and may result in a citation under 36 CFR Part 327
CAMPING BY RESERVATION ONLY All reservations must be processed through Recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Reservations cannot be made in person at this facility. Cash is not accepted. Same-day reservations are available. Want to move sites? This facility allows self service modifications to your reservation. Please update your reservation before moving sites. If you need assistance please contact a Park Ranger or contact the Lake Office at 707-467-4200
Everything else this campground posts · 12
QUIET HOURS ARE FROM 10 PM - 6 AM: All noise amplification devices (including but not limited to radios, speakers, car stereos or boom boxes) and generators must be turned OFF. Please be respectful of other campers and keep ambient noise to a minimum during quiet hours.
CHECK IN: 1 PM // CHECK OUT: 11 AM - Please renew sites by 10:30 AM if you intend to stay another night - Camping limited to 14 days in a 30 day period
PETS: Pets must be penned or on a six-foot leash, and under the owner's control at all times. Do not leave pets unattended in vehicles or at campsites. Please pick up after your pet.
ENTRANCE GATE CLOSURES: The campground entrance gate may be closed from 10 PM to 8 AM daily. No non-emergency vehicle access will be granted during this time. Vehicles may exit at any time through the exit gate. Locked out? Please park in designated parking along Marina Dr. or in a nearby parking lot and enter on foot to your camp site.
VEHICLES AND PARKING: All vehicles and camping trailers must fit on designated pad. Campground roads are one lane, winding, & narrow – RV/trailers over 30ft, including tow vehicle, are not advised. Pad lengths included in campsite information. No vehicle parking on grass or along roadway. Only boat trailer wheels are allowed on grass. Off-road vehicles are not permitted. Vehicles must stay on designated campground roads.
CAMPSITES: Camp in your designated site only. Please keep your campsite free of litter and waste material, utilize campground dumpsters for garbage. Campsites are limited to eight (8) persons per site.
This facility is for recreational camping only. Activities such as vehicle maintenance (including oil changes), commercial business operations, major site alterations, and the use of disruptive items like fireworks are strictly prohibited. Any activities deemed incompatible with recreational camping may be prohibited at the discretion of a Park Ranger to protect the safety and integrity of the facility and other campground users.
FULL HOOK-UP SITES: We offer a number of full hook-up sites. Please be advised the water, power, and sewer hookups may be up to 20 ft. away at some sites.
TENT SITES: Please be advised many sites only offer space for one tent.
NO UNATTENDED FIRES: Fires are permitted (unless otherwise prohibited) in designated fire rings only. Extinguish campfires completely before leaving your site or going to sleep. Please gather only dead and downed wood. Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
FLUCTUATING LAKE LEVELS: Please be advised that Lake Mendocino boat ramps, some day-use and parking areas, and many campsites are subject to closure based on lake levels. In the event that high water levels force closures in Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day-Use Area, reservation holders will be refunded in full and notified as soon as possible. To check the status of our boat launches and other areas please contact the park office (707) 467-4200 or visit the Lake Mendocino Facebook page.
POISON OAK: Poison oak can be found throughout the campground. Please be on the look out and stay within your designated camping pad. Remember, leaves of three, let them be!
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 101
- Hookups
- 28 electric, 32 water, 29 sewer
- Longest rig
- 35 ft
- Paved pads
- 9 of 101
- Accessible sites
- 3
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- 89 of 94 sites
Facilities
- Toilets
- Vault Toilets
- VAULT TOILETS on 1 of 102 campsite records
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- WATER SPIGOT on 1 of 102 campsite records
- Dump station
- Yes
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Coast
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Swimming
- Night sky · 896th darkest of 1,201 in CA
- Bortle 4
37 of 40 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:20 UTC
recreation.gov lists 94 of the 101 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
recreation.gov availability, read 16:20 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
102 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 93 mapped sitesAll 102 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 102 of the 102 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| Closed | 079 | type not stated | 28 ft | 294 ft | 395 ft | |||
| Closed | 099 | type not stated | 28 ft | 221 ft | 309 ft | |||
| Closed | 103 | type not stated | 28 ft | 353 ft | 408 ft | |||
| CLOSED | 082 | type not stated | 28 ft | 256 ft | 236 ft | |||
| CLOSED | 100 | type not stated | 28 ft | 263 ft | 334 ft | |||
| Kyen | 021 | type not stated | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 873 ft | 272 ft | ||
| Kyen | 034 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 48 ft | 742 ft | 266 ft | ||
| KYEN | 001 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 765 ft | 173 ft | |
| KYEN | 002 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 759 ft | 193 ft | |
| KYEN | 003 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 70 ft | 800 ft | 292 ft | ||
| KYEN | 004 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 57 ft | 727 ft | 266 ft | |
| KYEN | 005 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 65 ft | 727 ft | 211 ft | |
| KYEN | 006 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 71 ft | 658 ft | 166 ft | ||
| KYEN | 007 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 58 ft | 669 ft | 238 ft | |
| KYEN | 008 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 71 ft | 602 ft | 206 ft | ||
| KYEN | 009 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | yes | 119 ft | 636 ft | 52 ft |
| KYEN | 010 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 75 ft | 554 ft | 154 ft | ||
| KYEN | 011 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 849 ft | 254 ft | |
| KYEN | 012 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 56 ft | 868 ft | 287 ft | |
| KYEN | 013 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 62 ft | 887 ft | 329 ft | |
| KYEN | 014 | standard nonelectric | 15 ft | 78 ft | 1,086 ft | 495 ft | ||
| KYEN | 015 | rv electric | 20 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 66 ft | 1,043 ft | 444 ft | |
| KYEN | 016 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 68 ft | 1,106 ft | 505 ft | |
| KYEN | 017 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 62 ft | 1,071 ft | 471 ft | |
| KYEN | 018 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 66 ft | 977 ft | 378 ft | |
| KYEN | 019 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 62 ft | 1,009 ft | 409 ft | |
| KYEN | 020 | rv electric | 30 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 66 ft | 944 ft | 344 ft | |
| KYEN | 022 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 846 ft | 358 ft | ||
| KYEN | 023 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 95 ft | 928 ft | 417 ft | ||
| KYEN | 024 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 69 ft | 822 ft | 312 ft | ||
| KYEN | 025 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 68 ft | 722 ft | 204 ft | ||
| KYEN | 026 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 60 ft | 631 ft | 115 ft | ||
| KYEN | 027 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 60 ft | 575 ft | 84 ft | ||
| KYEN | 030 | standard nonelectric | 22 ft | 115 ft | 525 ft | 196 ft | ||
| KYEN | 031 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 64 ft | 589 ft | 291 ft | ||
| KYEN | 032 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 61 ft | 654 ft | 300 ft | ||
| KYEN | 033 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 48 ft | 715 ft | 221 ft | ||
| KYEN | 035 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 57 ft | 714 ft | 311 ft | ||
| KYEN | 036 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 70 ft | 793 ft | 343 ft | ||
| KYEN | 037 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 58 ft | 905 ft | 399 ft | ||
| KYEN | 038 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 58 ft | 897 ft | 432 ft | ||
| KYEN | 039 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 130 ft | 695 ft | 180 ft | |
| KYEN | 040 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 125 ft | 817 ft | 249 ft | |
| KYEN | 041 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 87 ft | 931 ft | 374 ft | |
| KYEN | 042 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 87 ft | 978 ft | 397 ft | |
| KYEN | 043 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 89 ft | 1,067 ft | 477 ft | |
| KYEN | 044 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 61 ft | 1,112 ft | 424 ft | |
| KYEN | 045 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 61 ft | 1,055 ft | 380 ft | |
| KYEN | 046 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 87 ft | 1,057 ft | 315 ft | |
| KYEN | 047 | rv electric | 25 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 90 ft | 926 ft | 226 ft | |
| KYEN | 048 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 85 ft | 902 ft | 149 ft | ||
| KYEN | 049 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 71 ft | 934 ft | 155 ft | ||
| KYEN | 050 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 77 ft | 982 ft | 211 ft | ||
| KYEN | 051 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 71 ft | 999 ft | 220 ft | ||
| KYEN | 052 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 85 ft | 1,081 ft | 310 ft | ||
| KYEN | 053 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 85 ft | 1,156 ft | 378 ft | ||
| KYEN | 054 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 85 ft | 1,197 ft | 418 ft | ||
| KYEN | 055 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 53 ft | 1,154 ft | 408 ft | ||
| KYEN | 056 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 53 ft | 1,114 ft | 384 ft | ||
| KYEN | 057 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 85 ft | 1,056 ft | 301 ft | ||
| KYEN | 058 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 68 ft | 985 ft | 256 ft | ||
| KYEN | 059 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 67 ft | 976 ft | 319 ft | ||
| KYEN | 060 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 68 ft | 922 ft | 222 ft | ||
| KYEN | 061 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 67 ft | 909 ft | 277 ft | ||
| KYEN | 062 | standard nonelectric | 91 ft | 831 ft | 179 ft | |||
| KYEN | 063 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 84 ft | 795 ft | 259 ft | ||
| KYEN | 064 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 84 ft | 723 ft | 217 ft | ||
| KYEN | 065 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 167 ft | 638 ft | 375 ft | ||
| KYEN | 066 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 99 ft | 657 ft | 125 ft | ||
| KYEN | 067 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 92 ft | 736 ft | 124 ft | ||
| KYEN | 068 | standard nonelectric | 25 ft | 95 ft | 755 ft | 33 ft | ||
| KYEN | 069 | rv electric | 20 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 76 ft | 777 ft | 271 ft | |
| KYEN | 070 | rv electric | 20 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 76 ft | 779 ft | 195 ft | |
| KYEN | 071 | rv electric | 20 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 103 ft | 677 ft | 229 ft | |
| KYEN | 072 | rv electric | 20 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 122 ft | 672 ft | 248 ft | |
| KYEN | 074 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 83 ft | 377 ft | 251 ft | ||
| KYEN | 075 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 52 ft | 324 ft | 313 ft | ||
| KYEN | 076 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 68 ft | 328 ft | 274 ft | ||
| KYEN | 077 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 68 ft | 268 ft | 339 ft | ||
| KYEN | 078 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 161 ft | 322 ft | 322 ft | ||
| KYEN | 080 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 80 ft | 331 ft | 349 ft | ||
| KYEN | 081 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 80 ft | 293 ft | 331 ft | ||
| KYEN | 083 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 73 ft | 301 ft | 231 ft | ||
| KYEN | 084 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 66 ft | 305 ft | 169 ft | ||
| KYEN | 085 | standard nonelectric | 20 ft | 66 ft | 303 ft | 119 ft | ||
| KYEN | 086 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 52 ft | 341 ft | 264 ft | ||
| KYEN | 087 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 74 ft | 404 ft | 200 ft | ||
| KYEN | 088 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 69 ft | 328 ft | 162 ft | ||
| KYEN | 089 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 74 ft | 341 ft | 108 ft | ||
| KYEN | 090 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 48 ft | 397 ft | 113 ft | ||
| KYEN | 091 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 71 ft | 316 ft | 120 ft | ||
| KYEN | 092 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | yes | 48 ft | 415 ft | 65 ft | |
| KYEN | 093 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 42 ft | 336 ft | 141 ft | ||
| KYEN | 094 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 42 ft | 337 ft | 172 ft | ||
| KYEN | 095 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | yes | 55 ft | 374 ft | 184 ft | |
| KYEN | 096 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 59 ft | 335 ft | 239 ft | ||
| KYEN | 097 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 53 ft | 287 ft | 220 ft | ||
| KYEN | 101 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 79 ft | 391 ft | 339 ft | ||
| KYEN | 102 | standard nonelectric | 28 ft | 79 ft | 313 ft | 350 ft | ||
| Management | 028 | type not stated | 25 ft | 554 ft | 88 ft | |||
| Mangement | 029 | type not stated | 25 ft | 542 ft | 133 ft | |||
| OAK GROVE | OAK GROVE DAY-USE GROUP PICNIC SHELTER | day use | yes | 323 ft | 126 ft |
The agency files 1 more record here that isn’t a site for the night. It files it as day use. It’s in the table above, marked for what it is, and it isn’t counted as a site.
25 of 102 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
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Pine Mountain LookoutMendocino National Forest · 12 miFrom the South (San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Ukiah): Follow Highway 101 North towards Ukiah. Approximately 5 miles north of Ukiah, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
From the North (Eureka, Willits, Fort Bragg): Follow Highway 101 South. Approximately 15 miles south of Willits, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
From the East (Sacramento): From the city of Williams, take Highway 20 West. Continue on Highway 20 for approximately 2 hours or 80 miles traveling past Clearlake and Blue Lakes. Approximately 3 miles after the Potter Valley turn-off, turn left onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Calpella, CA
Typical weather
Typical October night 46°F, day 77°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 36°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area is in California’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Jared Huffman (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →