Coyote Valley Dam, Lake Mendocino
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
1160 Lake Mendocino Drive
Ukiah, CA 95482-9404
Phone: (707) 462-7581
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See the lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.
Visitor Center
Pomo Visitor Center (707) 485-8285
Directions & Lake History/Factoid
Directions: From Ukiah, 3 miles north on US 101, then east on Lake Mendocino Drive.
Factoid: Lake Mendocino is located in the midst of wine country and near the gateway to the Redwoods. It is two hours north of the Bay area in central Mendocino County, near the city of Ukiah. The lake was created by a dam in 1958.
Lake Mendocino offers many recreational opportunities including over 300 campsites, with boat-in camping and 15 miles of hiking and biking trails. Some of the trails are in the 700-acre wilderness area, where native wildlife can be viewed. There are five large day-use areas with covered picnic shelters and barbeques. For on-the-water fun, there is boating, swimming and water skiing Fishing for large and small mouth bass, strippers, crappie, blue gill and three varieties of catfish is a popular activity.
Age & Disability Discount Passes
Recreation areas 1 - 3 of 3 at Mendocino Lake
Boat-In Sites at Miti
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H
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Bu-Shay Campground Area
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E
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D
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GS
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B
H
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Che-Ka-Ka Recreation Area
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G
GS
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Corps Managed
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Managed by Others in Italics
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See Print Friendly Version for complete listing.
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| Camping |
| E | Electric Campsites |
| N | Non-electric Campsites |
| T | Pull Through Campsites |
| G | Group Camping |
| D | Dump Station |
| Picnic |
| A | Picnic Area |
| G | Group Picnic |
| GS | Group Picnic Shelter |
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| Swimming |
| BE | Beach |
| P | Swimming Pool |
| Trails |
| B | Bike Trails * |
| Q | Equestrian Trails |
| H | Hiking Trails |
| I | Hiking Trails - Interpretive |
| R | Off Road Vehicle Trails |
| M | Miscellaneous Trails |
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* Bike trails upgraded with help from International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA). Visit www.imba.com for more information. |
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