MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Mendocino National Forest officials announce several fee-free days for the 2018 season starting with Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

On this day, fees will be waived at Forest Service managed campgrounds and the Red Bluff Recreation Area boat launch.

The fee waiver will not apply to campsites at Lake Pillsbury that are operated under concessionaire through PG&E.
Additional fee-free days for 2018 are:

– President's Day: Feb. 19.
– National Get Outdoors Day: June 9.
– National Public Land Day: Sept. 22.
– Veteran’s Day: Nov. 10-11.

“The Mendocino National Forest offers nearly one million acres to camp, hike, bird-watch and ride off-highway vehicles, just a three-hour drive north of Sacramento and San Francisco,” said Mendocino National Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson. “We welcome families and friends to come and explore the Mendocino National Forest on these fee-free days.”

To prepare for a trip to the Mendocino, tell a friend or relative where you are going and when you are returning.

Carry emergency equipment and appropriate maps in your vehicle and remember that food, gas, and lodging are not available on the forest road network or within forest boundaries.

Also, Mendocino National Forest offices will be closed on Jan. 15 for the holiday.

For more information about the forest, please call 530-934-3316, check the Web site www.fs.usda.gov/mendocino, Facebook www.facebook.com/MendocinoNF/ or Twitter @MendocinoNF.