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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Mendocino National Forest

Here, 27% take walk-ups.

45Campgrounds
12Take walk-ups
5Free to camp
$5–$16A night, across 16
138Sites, from 19
270–6,280 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 45 of these 45 campgrounds

Where they are

45 of 45 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

45 campgrounds
In 1 places, folded
Mendocino National Forest45 campgrounds
Letts Lake CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $645 sites4,540 fttoiletsSycamore Grove (Red Bluff) CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $1613 pull-through sites1 group site31 sitesrigs to 44 ft270 fthookupsdrinking waterDixie Glade CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $510 sites3,020 ftPenny Pines CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $61 pull-through site10 sites4,060 ftDeer Valley CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $67 sites4,060 fttoiletsDavis FlatReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,570 ftFoutsReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,650 ftLittle StonyReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,460 ftMill Creek - Mendocino National ForestReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,630 ftMill Valley CampgroundReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites4,080 ftNorth Fork - Mendocino National ForestReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,510 ftSouth Fork Campground - Mendocino National ForestReservableMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $54 sites1,570 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Watch
Roadless
Wilderness Contiguous3,606 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Black Butte15,461 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Thomes Creek16,616 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Snow Mountain14,457 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Grindstone26,031 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Big Butte Shinbone4,265 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Sep 30, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Springs fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here · 4 acres
Wildfire
Cooley fire · 32 mi from the nearest campground here · 1,365 acres · 80% contained
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 23, 2026

Who answers for this land

Mendocino National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 3 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Doug LaMalfa, official portrait
Doug LaMalfa (R)CA 1st · 33 campgrounds · grade F
Mike Thompson, official portrait
Mike Thompson (D)CA 4th · 9 campgrounds · grade A
Jared Huffman, official portrait
Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 3 campgrounds · grade A
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly