Mendocino Campgrounds
Camping in Northern California / Camp Mendo
2018 & 2019
Hit especially hard by wildfires recently. Certain campgrounds and roads are closed to the public, due to the significant fire damage.
Mendocino National Forest has an abundance of small campgrounds and 4×4 camps, many of which, due to snow & elevation, can only be accessed in summer months. Many developed campgrounds are located on dirt roads, so know the road conditions before you get out there.
NOTE: all camps 2000′ elevation or lower are OPEN ALL YEAR LONG
Red text for OHV = off road use, dirt bikes, quads, 4x4s, trailers.
campground | elev | spots | veg | toilet | water | notes |
Atchison Campground | 4300′ | 6 | mixed | yes | creek | road# 22N11 dispersed |
Bear Creek Campground | 2000′ | 16 | – | yes | creek | CLOSED |
Cedar Camp Campground | 4300′ | 5 | pines | yes | no | No trailers, June-Oct |
Davis Flat Campground | 1700′ | 28 | – | vault | no | Fouts Springs OHV |
Deer Valley Campground | 3700′ | 13 | – | yes | no | Upper Lake OHV |
Dixie Glade Campground | 3700′ | 8 | mixed | yes | no | CLOSED |
Eel River Campground | 1500′ | 16 | oaks | vault | piped | bike trails |
Fouts Campground | 1700′ | 11 | mixed | vault | piped | Fouts Springs OHV |
Georges Valley Campground | 5000′ | 3 | – | no | no | Yolla Bolly Wilderness |
Green Springs Campground | 6000′ | 4 | pines | yes | spring | Yolla Bolly Wilderness |
Hammerhorn Lake Campground | 3500′ | 9 | pines | vault | piped | 1 handicap spot |
Howard Lake Campground | 3500′ | 12 | – | vault | lake | high clearance vehicle |
Kingsley Glade Campground | 4500′ | 4 | – | vault | piped | June-Oct |
Letts Lake Campground | 4500′ | 44 | – | – | no | CLOSED |
Little Doe Campground | 3600′ | 13 | pines | vault | no | June-Oct |
Little Stony Campground | 1500′ | 8 | pines | vault | no | OHV trails |
Lower Nye Campground | 3300′ | 6 | mixed | vault | no | May-Sept |
Middle Creek Campground | 2000′ | 12 | – | yes | no | Upper Lake OHV |
Mill Creek Campground | 1700′ | 5 | – | yes | no | Fouts Springs OHV |
Mill Valley Campground | 4200′ | 16 | – | vault | piped | OHV trails |
Navy Camp Campground | 1800′ | 20 | – | vault | piped | PG&E Camp @ Lake Pillsbury |
North Fork Campground | 1700′ | 10 | oaks | yes | creek | Snow Mountain |
Oak Flat Campground | 1700′ | 12 | pines | yes | no | Lake Pillsbury |
Old Mill Campground | 3700′ | 10 | pines | yes | no | narrow road |
Plaskett Meadows Campground | 6000′ | 35 | pines | yes | piped | Plaskett Ridge |
Penny Pines Campground | 3600′ | 5 | pines | yes | piped | Upper Lake OHV |
Pogie Point Campground | 1900′ | 50 | oaks | yes | piped | Lake Pillsbury |
Soldier Ridge Campground | 6000′ | 3 | – | no | no | Yolla Bolly Wilderness |
South Fork Campground | 1700′ | 4 | – | vault | creek | Stony Creek, OHV |
Sugar Spring Campground | 5400′ | 3 | – | vault | no | Burnt Creek / Eel River |
Sugarfoot Glade Campground | 4200′ | 4 | mixed | vault | creek | May-Nov |
Sunset Campground | 1800′ | 54 | mixed | vault | creek | May-Nov |
Surveyor Camp | 3900′ | 2 | – | yes | no | OHV, Rd# 7 |
Sycamore Grove Camp | 300′ | 30 | mixed | yes | no | Red Bluff, open all yr |
Three Prong Campground | 4800′ | 6 | pine | vault | piped | June-Oct |
Wells Cabin Campground | 6300′ | 15 | pines | vault | piped | July-Oct |
Whitlock Campground | 4300′ | 4 | mixed | vault | piped | June-Oct |
OFF-ROADERS NOTE: 3 OHV camps are located in higher elevations; the rest are 2000′ or lower and open year round. Always check with National Forest for road closures and conditions.

Mendocino Ranger Stations can be found on link below
Mendocino National Forest
MENDO GROUP CAMPGROUNDS
(reservations required)
GRAY PINE GROUP CAMP @ Stonyford
MASTERSON GROUP CAMP @ Plaskett Lake