The Mendocino Woodlands State Park is a group camping facility located at 39350 Little Lake Road,

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, inland from the town of Mendocino. It was built as a

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by the

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. Mendocino Woodlands consists of approximately of land along the Little North Fork of the Big River and is surrounded to the north, east, and west by the Jackson Demonstration State Forest. To the south, the park abuts the Big River State Park. It was declared a

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on September 25, 1997.

History

Mendocino Woodlands was one of forty-six campgrounds (including Camp David) created by the

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and the

in the 1930s. Its rustic wood-and-stone buildings, built by the WPA are surrounded by

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redwood forest. Like the other campgrounds, Mendocino Woodlands was originally planned as a site for youth summer camps in which the participants would be introduced to the wonders of nature. However, Mendocino Woodlands is the only one of the campgrounds that has been continuously used for public camping. As originally formed, the campsite occupied a property of . However, when the campsite was conveyed to the California State Park system by Senate Bill 1063 in 1976, the size of the property was reduced to approximately , with the remaining area left in the control of the

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. In 1997, the Mendocino Woodlands Recreation Demonstration Area was designated as a

Management

The Mendocino Woodlands State Park is managed by Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association, a nonprofit

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that has operated and maintained the facilities at the park since 1949.

References

External links

California State Parks official web page for Mendocino Woodlands

Mendocino Woodlands Camp Association

Wildernet: Mendocino Woodlands State Park

Mendocino Woodlands Recreation Demonstration Area
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History

Management

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