Recreation
FORT BRAGG, Calif. – California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) Mendocino Unit announces the establishment of camping fees for campgrounds in Jackson Demonstration State Forest (JDSF).
Assembly Bill (AB) 2351 revised the Public Resources Code authorizing Cal Fire to collect fees for certain recreational uses, including camping.
Revenue generated from these fees will be used to support the recreation program including costs associated with maintenance and improvement of campgrounds and facilities, signage, roads, trails, etc.
It is anticipated that the campgrounds will open in May, depending upon weather.
The base fee for individual campsites will be $15 per night with an additional fee of $5 for a second vehicle.
Fees will be collected at self-registration stations located in the campgrounds.
Fees will also be implemented for recreation events requiring special use permits such as organized bike and equestrian rides and races.
For additional information contact the Cal Fire JDSF Fort Bragg office located at 802 N. Main St. in Fort Bragg, telephone 707-964-5674.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Thursdays.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A sure sign of spring is the return of the yellow-headed blackbird that favors the tules along the shoreline of Clear Lake as a nesting site.
The first Saturday in April 7 at 9 a.m. Volunteer-in-Park Glenn Smith of Kelseyville will be waiting in the parking lot at the Education Pavilion to welcome hikers to Clear Lake State Park, 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville, for a three-mile roundtrip walk along the Dorn Trail.
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended on this moderate trail.
Smith’s pace is leisurely. “There’s so much to see and talk about,” he said, “it would be a mistake to hurry.”
One of the truly unique features of this trail is actually walking on top of the toe of a lava floe created about 10,000 years ago when Mt. Konocti was heaving lava bombs into the air and gushing rivers of red-hot lava toward the lake.
Smith knows the story well and looks forward to sharing it.
For more information about Clear Lake State Park and upcoming activities, including the Wildflower Brunch on April 28, visit www.clearlakestatepark.org .
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