Kyen Campground And Oak Grove Day Use Area

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1160 LAKE MENDOCINO DR, LAKE OFFICE, NOT A CAMPGROUND
UKIAH, CA 95482-9404

Overview

Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day-Use Area are conveniently situated on Lake Mendocino, in California's Northern Coast Range where redwood forests meet wine country. The lake is formed by the Coyote Dam on the East Fork of the Russian River and offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including boating, swimming, picnicking, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, disc golf, and horseback riding.

Recreation

The 1,822-acre lake provides abundant boating, swimming and water skiing opportunities. Anglers will find sunfish, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, white and channel catfish, bluegill and perch.


Several miles of trails wind around Lake Mendocino, including the 3-mile Shakota Trail, which begins in the Pomo Recreation Area just west of the campground and offers beautiful views of the lake.

Facilities

Kyen Campground offers 93 family sites within walking distance of the lake. The Oak Grove Day-Use Area has two group picnic shelters, one of which is reservable. Several family picnic sites with tables and grills are available on a first come, first served basis. Additional group picnic shelters and family sites are available in the nearby Pomo Recreation Area.

Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.

Natural Features

Lake Mendocino lies in the scenic rolling hills of Coyote Valley. Groves of oak mixed with manzanita and pines forest the area, offering limited shade and an excellent bird and wildlife habitat.

Nearby Attractions

The charming city of Ukiah, less than 15 minutes away, offers a variety of shopping and dining opportunities, museums and golf courses. The Ukiah Farmer's Market runs Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings throughout the summer, offering fresh produce, local wines, arts and crafts and live music.

Camp site features

Across 93 camp sites:

  • Electric hookups: 28 of 93 sites
  • Water hookups: 31 of 93 sites
  • Sewer hookups: 28 of 93 sites
  • Picnic table: all 93 sites
  • Pets allowed: 92 of 93 sites
  • ADA accessible: 3 of 93 sites
  • Longest rig: 35 ft
  • Largest party: 8 people
  • Power up to 50 amps
  • Equipment: CAR, CARAVAN/CAMPER VAN, PICKUP CAMPER, POP UP, RV, SMALL TENT, Tent, Trailer

Directions

From the South (San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Ukiah): Follow Highway 101 North towards Ukiah. Approximately 5 miles north of Ukiah, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right. From the North (Eureka, Willits, Fort Bragg): Follow Highway 101 South. Approximately 15 miles south of Willits, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right. From the East (Sacramento): From the city of Williams, take Highway 20 West. Continue on Highway 20 for approximately 2 hours or 80 miles traveling past Clearlake and Blue Lakes. Approximately 3 miles after the Potter Valley turn-off, turn left onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.

Stay Limit

Check in from 1 PM, check out by 11 AM.

Reviews

127 reviews
5 stars
57
4 stars
25
3 stars
29
2 stars
7
1 stars
9
Catery V
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Reviewed 6 days ago
I love this place! excellent for families <3
Gustavo O
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Reviewed 8 days ago
I like the place. Very relaxing and fun!
Debbie D
Loop:Kyen
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Reviewed 10 days ago
I love camping and the daytime there were great but with no supervision in the campground things ran amok at night 2 out of the three nights domestic dispute in the site next door hours long and no one called for help and the other night on the opposite side people showed up at 930 at night super loud ran their boat into the cement barrier drank and made noise all night long then proceeded to start hammering on the boat before 6 a.m. I then yelled at them and they stopped and went back to just making hella noise in their sight there needs to be supervision in the camp ground .On another note the sites are large pretty clean the bathrooms are clean and the showers are hot the roads are maintained and the price was good the only true nuisance were the bees while trying to prepare and eat food but thats nature for you all in all I had a great time
Edmund L
Loop:Kyen
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Reviewed 13 days ago
Campsites are clean and easy to find. Our campsite was very close to the lake that is also very clean and beautiful. Nice individual shower stalls. We also made fires in the pit. Kayak and SUP were available for rental via self service kiosk. No rangers on site to enforce the quiet hour rules so it was still very noisy past 11pm. Restrooms don’t have good ventilation so they were stuffy and somewhat smelly. No hand soap at the handwashing basin.
RUTH P
Loop:Kyen
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Reviewed 13 days ago
The campground in general is very well situated, easy to find, the utilities for our Rv were great. The beach area is very spacious, there is enough space for everyone who want to seat near the water, we definitely want to come back. Thanks
Jacquelene O
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Reviewed 17 days ago
The two campsite we chose were huge and clean. When we arrived, there was a group of homeless people that were not happy with our arrival and let us know that it is “their land“ not ours. We called the number that was left for the park, Rangers and of course no one answered and no one responded. We were hoping not to have to call the sheriff to come help. Other than that, we had an amazing time. We wish there was more security as the camping group next to us was obnoxiously loud playing there music until after midnight and then getting up and being obnoxiously loud at 6 AM. So honestly, the entire experience was wonderful except for there is no security or supervision at the campsites.
Availability

See the Camp Sites section below to find detailed booking availability.

Popularity: Quiet

Busiest in August, when about 20% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 4 years of reservations.

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