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Eel River

[Photograph]: Eel River Campground. Highway 101 - 12 miles north of Willits, California turn right on Highway 162 to Covelo. One and one half mile north of Covelo turn right on Highway 162 East, go 11 miles to Eel River Work Center. Adjacent to Eel River Work Center with river access. Facilities: 15 tables, 15 stoves, 3 toilets, gravity water system and no trailer hookups. Elevation 1,500 feet. Pack out garbage. Open from April to December. FEE: $8.00
Lat - 39° 49' 28.9884", Long - 123° 05' 3.807599"

Hammerhorn Lake

Highway 101 - 12 miles north of Willits, California turn right on Highway 162 to Covelo. One and one half mile north of Covelo turn right on Highway 162 East, go 11 miles to Eel River Work Center. Located 18 miles north of Eel River Work Center via Road M1 (Indian Dick Road). Five acre lake for trout fishing in a mixed conifer setting. Facilities: 9 tables, fire rings, stoves, piped water, 4 vault toilets, and no trailer hookups, and fishing piers. One designated campsite and adjacent rest room is reserved for persons with disabilities. Elevation 3,500 feet. Pack out garbage. Open April to December. FEE: $8.00
Lat - 39° 56' 58.57080", Long - 122° 59' 26.7432"

Little Doe

[Photograph]: Little Doe Campground. Highway 101 - 12 miles north of Willits, California turn right on Highway 162 to Covelo. One and one half mile north of Covelo turn right on Highway 162 East, go 11 miles to Eel River Work Center. Located 12 miles north of Eel River Work Center via Road M1 (Indian Dick Road). Mixed conifer setting at 3600 feet elevation. With 13 units, tables, fire rings, stoves, and 4 vault toilets. There is no piped water and no trailer hookups. Pack out garbage. Open April to December. FEE: $6.00
Lat - 39° 53' 40.9272", Long - 122° 59' 09.9528"

Howard Lake Basin Recreation Area:

Howard Meadows
Howard Lake is a 20 acre lake. Six improved camp sites with a vault toilet. It is a popular primitive experience. The lake is accessible; however, it is recommended that vehicles with good clearance be used, such as a pickup truck, since the access road is not improved. Pack out garbage. Open April to December. FEE: $6.00
Howard Lake
Four camp sites with a vault toilet. Pack out garbage. FEE: $6.00
Lat - 39° 52' 53.5836", Long - 122° 59' 26.28959"

Dispersed

The "dispersed" camp sites available are not as developed as the regular campgrounds and will usually have a one or two primitive vault toilets, one or two picnic tables and fire rings. No traffic control such as paved loop road and parking spurs that you find in "developed" campgrounds, and no water system. Pack out garbage. Camps that fall into this dispersed category are:

Atchison Camp on Forest Highway 7, Section 24, Township 22N, Range 10W. Elevation is 3900 feet with three campsites, toilets and no water; Visitors should bring water for drinking, cleaning and cooking. Lat - 39° 45' 0.817199", Long - 122° 55' 29.906399"
Surveyor Camp is located off Forest Highway 7, seven miles east of Eel River Station. Facilities consist of three campsites, restrooms and picnic tables only. This is a dry camp, no water is available. Lat - 39° 49' 07.2408", Long - 122° 58' 29.57520"
Green Springs Camp has four campsites, picnic tables and rest rooms. Water is available from a spring. This is a trail head camp and popular jumping off spot to the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness. Lat - 39° 58' 21.08280", Long - 122° 55' 56.18640"
Rock Cabin Camp has three camp sites. This is a trail head camp and popular jumping off spot to the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness. Located approximately 30 miles northeast of Eel River Station at the north end of the Indian Dick Road (M-1). Rock Cabin is a dry camp. Lat - 40° 00' 50", Long - 123° 05' 03"
Georges Valley and Soldier Ridge Camps are located at the northeast terminus of the Indian Dick Road (M-1), both camps are at trail heads accessing the Wilderness. They offer dispersed camping and no facilities. Water is not available.

(Page Modified 7/7/09)

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