Mendocino National Forest

Discover Mendocino National Forest

Nearly 1 million acres of rugged, unique landscape from the Sacramento Valley foothills to the North Coast mountains

Road Conditions

Road conditions are dynamic, especially given the post-fire hazards and storm damage. Hazard trees, slides, rockfall, snow or ice fields may make roads impassable at any time. Forest roads are not maintained in winter. See more Road Conditions.

Today's Fire Danger

Today's Fire Danger Rating on the Mendocino National Forest is Moderate.
For daily Contractor Activity Level call (530) 934-1240 (recording)

Fire Danger
Camping & Cabins

Developed campgrounds and dispersed camping options

Camping and Cabins
Maps & Publications

Map products to help you plan your next adventure

Maps and Publications
Passes & Permits

Forest products, firewood, recreation and special use permits

Passes and Permits

Features

Chico Seed Orchard harvests cones destined for seed bank

Image showing a Forester wearing protective equipment climbing in a Ponderosa pine to collect cones

Collecting seeds is increasingly important especially for the Mendocino National Forest.

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After fires and storms, a silver lining

For Volunteer Week, the Mendocino National Forest celebrates our hard-working volunteers.

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Spotlights

Trail cleanup: an ongoing conversation with the weather

Upper Lake OHV Trail cleanup makes progress, but storms continue to impact the trail system.

California's Trail of Tears Commemorated in 100-mile Nome Cult Walk

Read a story, view photos and watch a video featuring participants of the 28th annual Nome Cult Walk as they remember their ancestors who were forcibly marched in 1863.