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Camping near

Willits, California

5 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Willits in Mendocino County: 2 Forest Service, 2 BLM, 1 Army Corps.

5
federal places to camp
2 Forest Service, 2 BLM, 1 Army Corps
15.3 mi
to the nearest one
Bushay Recreation Area
826 ft
elevation
From the USGS, at the campground
44
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 71 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

Layers
Base map
Legend

Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Willits, nearest first

5 places

  1. Bushay Recreation Area Army Corps · Mendocino Lake · Mendocino County 15.3 miaway 826 ftelevation 43sites 71 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Pine Mountain Lookout cabin or lookout Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Lake County 17.7 miaway n/aelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Fuller Grove Group Campground group campground Forest Service · Mendocino National Forest · Lake County 20.4 miaway 1,890 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  4. North Cow Mountain Recreation Area camping area BLM · Lake County 22.8 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  5. South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area camping area BLM · Lake County 28.4 miaway n/aelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed