About This Park
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site.
Once on-site, you are able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
In order to utilize Scan & Pay on site, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Recreation
Whether it be a overnight camping or an extended trail ride by horseback, the Mendocino National Forest will provide you with unique experience. Overnight camping by horseback is a great way to introduce young and old alike to the pleasures of the great outdoors.
Facilities
Small, quiet campground with 7 campsites and 1 day use/picnic site available.
Facilities include tables, stoves, fire rings. Please pack out garbage. No water. Suitable for horse camping. Hitching posts and corrals are on site.
Accommodates up to 30 foot trailers.
Natural Features
Vegetation is chaparral amidst ponderosa pine, douglas fir, and oaks.
Nearby Attractions
A short trail (0.8 mile) connects to the Deafy Glade Trail providing access to the Snow Mountain Wilderness.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (530) 963-3128.
Quick Information
- Type: National Park, Overnight Parking
- Network: Federal – Other
- Price Range: $15-35
Amenities
- ✓ Electric Hookup
Contact & Location
5171 Stonyford/Elk Creek Road P.O. Box 160
Stonyford, CA 95979
Book This Park
Electric hookups are available, though water and sewer are shared — a good balance of convenience and simplicity. Set within a National Park or federal land, the scenery here is genuinely hard to beat. Cell service is likely limited out here — consider it a built-in reason to properly unplug.