Camping near Mendocino, California
Camping near Mendocino, California includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. All are run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nearest, Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino, is 33 miles from Mendocino in a straight line, and none is within 15 miles.
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Camping near Mendocino at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 Army Corps of Engineers)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino: "Site: $20–$40 per night"
- Distance from Mendocino
- 33 miles (Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino) to 34 miles (Bushay Recreation Area) in a straight line; none within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 788 ft (Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino) to 826 ft (Bushay Recreation Area), 2 of 2 on record
- Season
- 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 43 across the 1 campground that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 71 ft (Bushay Recreation Area)
- Drinking water
- 1 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Mendocino's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
Things to do near Mendocino
Public land and water within 30 miles of Mendocino, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Russian Gulch State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.5 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 2.9 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Van Damme State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 3 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mendocino Headlands State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 3.4 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Caspar Headlands State Beach, a state park whose mapped point is 3.7 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve, a state park whose mapped point is 3.7 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, a state park whose mapped point is 4.4 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Navarro River Redwoods State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 10 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Greenwood State Beach, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- MacKerricher State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Mendocino; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Mendocino
Nearest emergency room
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
700 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA, 8.3 miles from Mendocino . (707) 961-1234
Next nearest: Adventist Health Ukiah Valley, 275 Hospital Dr, Ukiah, CA, 33 miles , (707) 462-3111.
In an emergency, call 911.
Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) .
- Groceries
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- Harvest Market at Mendosa's
- Corners of the Mouth Food Co-Op
- Little River Market
- Fuel
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- Chevron Gas Station
- Speedway Express
- Norcal Gasoline
- Potable water fill
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- Norcal Gasoline
- Pharmacy
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- Rite Aid
- CVS Pharmacy
- Rite Aid
- Laundromat
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- Boatyard Laundromat
- Lucy's
- Evergreen Launderland
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Mendocino: propane, RV dump station, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-10-01; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Mendocino, CA?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Mendocino. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino (33 miles) and Bushay Recreation Area (34 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov.
Where can I camp with an RV near Mendocino, CA?
1 campground near Mendocino takes RVs: Bushay Recreation Area. None has hookups on record.
Where can I camp near Mendocino with drinking water?
Chekaka Recreation Area Lake Mendocino has potable water on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Mendocino, CA?
Adventist Health Mendocino Coast, 700 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA, is 8.3 miles from Mendocino in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (707) 961-1234. In an emergency, call 911.
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