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In Ukiah, exit U.S. 101 South at Talmage Road, then 1.5 miles east to Eastside Road. Turn right and proceed 0.3 mile to Mill Creek Road. Turn left and proceed 3 miles to Mendo Rock Road, and follow to site, about 10 miles.
It's only about 13 miles from town but it takes almost 45 minutes to get there. The road is very rough and windy to say the least. Then when you get there good luck finding a level spot to set up. There is a restroom but no water. People do drive cars up here but I wouldn't recommend it. I stayed here for two weeks but I had a jeep and off road teardrop trailer it worked for me.
My bf and I drove here during our road trip up the coast from San Diego. We input “Mayacmas Campground” into google maps and it took us to someone’s backyard that clearly had a no trespassing private property sign. This turn was to the right called “Vichy Springs”. It was night time and we drove down the road for about 2 seconds. We decided to turn around as we felt like we were trespassing and about to drive off a cliff. The road clearly has not had any traffic in a long time. We didn’t feel safe so we decided to drive an extra hour and a half and stayed in Richardson Redwood Grove park instead for $35. Please comment if there is another route to this campsite! Thanks!
Been coming here over 15 years. Yes, it is very primitive, but that's part of why I love it here. There are 6 sites, although a couple kind of blend together. Bathroom usually clean and almost always has toilet paper. Super quiet up here with few people and some occasional small wildlife. Sites are usually clean, although there are occasional bad campers who leave a little trash. Occasionally you hear gunfire from the nearby outdoor range, but usually you are hearing people too lazy to follow the rules and keep the area clean - it has improved over the years
The road up isn’t too rough. If you have a truck you will be fine even if it’s 2x4 like me. Just let air out of your tires. Nice secluded spot up in the mountain. No one but us was there. As of like June there is a fire restriction for this location but if you keep it small you probably won’t get caught. Website said there was trash cans but there isn’t any trash cans. Little trash bag in the vault toilet. It would suck if more people were here bc there was a camp sight lower than ours that ran through our sight. Overall, cool spot with no one there. Just bring everything you need bc it is primitive!
