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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · California

Mendocino National Forest

43 federal campgrounds, 12 of them with first-come, first-served sites, and 5 free to camp.

43Campgrounds
12With first-come sites
5Free to camp
$12A night at the one priced
128Sites, from 18
270–6,280 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 43 of these 43 campgrounds

Where they are

43 of 43 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 43

43 campgrounds
Reservable
Letts Lake Campground
Mendocino National Forest · CA
45 sites4,540 ft
Reservable
Sycamore Grove (Red Bluff) Campground
Mendocino National Forest · CA
31 sites13 pull-through sites1 group siterigs to 44 ft270 ftdrinking waterhookups
Reservable
Penny Pines Campground
Mendocino National Forest · CA
10 sites1 pull-through site4,060 fthookups
Reservable
Deer Valley Campground
Mendocino National Forest · CA
7 sites4,060 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Davis Flat
Mendocino National Forest · CA
4 sites1,570 ft
Reservable
Fouts
Mendocino National Forest · CA
4 sites1,650 ft
Reservable
Little Stony
Mendocino National Forest · CA
4 sites1,460 ft
Reservable
Mill Creek - Mendocino National Forest
Mendocino National Forest · CA
4 sites1,630 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Howard Lake CampgroundMendocino National Forest1 site · 4,060 ftReservableHoward Meadows CampgroundMendocino National Forest1 site · 4,060 ftReservableLittle Doe CampgroundMendocino National Forest1 site · 4,060 ftReservableAtchison CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA4,320 ftCedar Camp CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CAFree · 4,260 ftDeer Valley CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA3,560 ftFuller Grove Group CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,890 ftFirst-comeGeneral Campgrounds & TrailheadsMendocino National Forest · CA2,720 ftFirst-comeGreen Springs CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA5,970 ftFirst-comeHoward Meadows CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA3,920 ftFirst-comeKingsley Glade CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA4,480 ftLakeview Dispersed CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA4,060 ftFirst-comeMiddle Creek CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,480 ftMill Creek CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,630 ftFirst-comeNavy Camp CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,840 ftFirst-comeNorth Fork CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,510 ftFirst-comeOak Flat CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,830 ftFirst-comeOld Mill CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CAFree · 3,640 ftPenny Pines CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA3,690 ftPlaskett Meadows CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CAfrom $12 · 6,030 ftPogie Point CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,860 ftFirst-comeSugar Spring CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA5,490 ftFirst-comeSugarfoot Glade CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA3,730 ftSunset CampgroundMendocino National Forest · CA1,850 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
developing
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 · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Diamond fire · 41 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Diamond fire · 44 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
King fire · 47 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 7, 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 (R)CA 1st · 32 campgrounds · grade F
Mike Thompson (D)CA 4th · 9 campgrounds · grade A+
Jared Huffman (D)CA 2nd · 2 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
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly