MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Mendocino National Forest staff are reopening off-highway vehicle, or OHV, trails and a campground after a closure lifts on Saturday, March 16, at midnight.

Upper Lake Ranger District OHV trails and the Deer Valley Campground had been closed due to extensive storm damage since mid-February.

Forest leadership mobilized volunteers and staff from recreation, fire, fuels and engineering to help with trail cleanup during the monthlong closure.

One campsite in the Deer Valley Campground will remain closed. A picnic table was destroyed by a fallen tree, and staff plan to restore the site when the ground is drier. Forest staff also continue to clear trails and conduct tread repair.

Forest officials caution visitors to be aware of their environment. Trees may continue to fall, and
trail riders can expect to encounter downed trees on trails.

Roads in the forest can become impassable at any time due to downed trees, rockfall or slides. In higher elevations, roads remain impassable due to snow and ice.