Forest Service unit 0508 · California

Trails in Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino National Forest publishes 275 named trails totalling 552 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 38 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. Trails here enter 3 wilderness areas.

Mendocino National Forest official page ↗ · Mendocino National Forest on Wilderness Atlas ↗

By use

Hiking 1 Horse and pack stock 1

The Forest Service trail layer records allowed uses for 1 of the 275 trails here and lists the rest as not available, so these counts cover only those 1.

Wilderness areas these trails enter

Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness 46 trails
Snow Mountain Wilderness 19 trails
Yuki Wilderness 1 trail

All 275 trails, longest first

Trail	Miles	Class	Allowed uses
SummitYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	17	not recorded	not recorded
Willow CreekYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	13	not recorded	not recorded
RiverYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	11.3	not recorded	not recorded
Ides Cove LoopYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	10.7	not recorded	not recorded
CottonwoodYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	10.6	not recorded	not recorded
Hell Hole CanyonYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	10.4	not recorded	not recorded
Buck RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	9.3	not recorded	not recorded
Copper Smelter	9.3	not recorded	not recorded
North Trough	8.8	not recorded	not recorded
Deer Valley	8.5	not recorded	not recorded
Windy PointYuki Wilderness	8.4	not recorded	not recorded
Travelers HomeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	7.6	not recorded	not recorded
Haynes DelightYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	7.5	not recorded	not recorded
Hotel CampYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	7	not recorded	not recorded
Love Lady	7	not recorded	not recorded
Long RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	6.8	not recorded	not recorded
Hornet Nest Grove	6.7	not recorded	not recorded
Bear WallowSnow Mountain Wilderness	6.5	not recorded	not recorded
Cold CreekSnow Mountain Wilderness	6.5	not recorded	not recorded
Fence Line	6.5	not recorded	not recorded
Wrights RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	6.5	not recorded	not recorded
Crooked Tree TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	6.2	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough	6.2	not recorded	not recorded
HenthorneYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	6.1	not recorded	not recorded
Poison Glade	6.1	not recorded	not recorded
Auk Auk/Trough	6	not recorded	not recorded
Devils Hole RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	5.9	not recorded	not recorded
Thomes Gorge	5.6	not recorded	not recorded
Lady Bug	5.5	not recorded	not recorded
Miner Ridge	5.5	not recorded	not recorded
Milk Ranch LoopSnow Mountain Wilderness	5.4	not recorded	not recorded
Streeter Ridge	5.4	not recorded	not recorded
Chicago CampYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	5.3	not recorded	not recorded
Poges Trail	5.3	not recorded	not recorded
Sullivan	5.1	not recorded	not recorded
Letts Ridge	4.8	not recorded	not recorded
Benmore	4.5	not recorded	not recorded
BoundaryYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	4.5	not recorded	not recorded
Cutfinger CreekYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
Doe RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
South Yolla BollyYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	4.2	not recorded	not recorded
Deafy GladeSnow Mountain Wilderness	4.1	not recorded	not recorded
Sled Ridge	4.1	not recorded	not recorded
BathhouseSnow Mountain Wilderness	4	not recorded	not recorded
Northridge TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	4	not recorded	not recorded
Powder House 4x4	4	not recorded	not recorded
Cracker Box	3.9	not recorded	not recorded
Potato Hill	3.9	not recorded	not recorded
Hammerhorn RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.8	not recorded	not recorded
Little Sullivan	3.8	not recorded	not recorded
Steam Donkey	3.8	not recorded	not recorded
Elk Mountain	3.7	not recorded	not recorded
Blue Slides	3.6	not recorded	not recorded
Boundary (Devils Hole)Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.5	highly developed	Hiking, Horse and pack stock
Yellow JacketYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.5	not recorded	not recorded
Bevans Creek	3.4	not recorded	not recorded
Bypass	3.4	not recorded	not recorded
Horse Hollow	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Hoxie CrossingYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Long Point	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Morrison CreekYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
Smokehouse RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.3	not recorded	not recorded
D-CampYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
Lantz Ridge	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
Wolf Glade	3.1	not recorded	not recorded
French CoveYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3	not recorded	not recorded
Lower NyeSnow Mountain Wilderness	3	not recorded	not recorded
Mill Creek Parallel	3	not recorded	not recorded
One Bee	3	not recorded	not recorded
Soldier RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	3	not recorded	not recorded
Rattlesnake 4x4	2.8	not recorded	not recorded
WaterspoutYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.8	not recorded	not recorded
Ericson Ridge 4x4	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Henthorne LakeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Overlook TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Wrights ValleyYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.7	not recorded	not recorded
Kingsley LakeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.6	not recorded	not recorded
East Peak TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	2.5	not recorded	not recorded
Letts y Trail	2.4	not recorded	not recorded
Skeleton GladeSnow Mountain Wilderness	2.4	not recorded	not recorded
Black Diamond	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Pine Flat	2.3	not recorded	not recorded
Foster GladesYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Lake Red Bluff Trail	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Mason	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Packsaddle	2.2	not recorded	not recorded
Browns Gulch	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Short Cut	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Solomon Peak CutoffYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Steam Donkey Bypass	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
West Crockett TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	2.1	not recorded	not recorded
Bloody RockSnow Mountain Wilderness	2	not recorded	not recorded
East Fork	2	not recorded	not recorded
Summit Springs TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	2	not recorded	not recorded
Trough Cutoff	2	not recorded	not recorded
Big Ridge Connector	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Four Corners RockYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Hornets Nest Ridge	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Lakeshore	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Minnie LakeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	1.9	not recorded	not recorded
Big Ridge	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Bucknell Creek	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Green Flat	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Letts Lake Loop	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Oak	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Ponderosa	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Tadpole	1.8	not recorded	not recorded
Gillmore Ridge	1.7	not recorded	not recorded
Dead Puppy RidgeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Powder House OHV	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Sled A	1.6	not recorded	not recorded
Contour	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Log Camp	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Prather West	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
South Poison Glade	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Sullivan Bridge	1.5	not recorded	not recorded
Butter Trail	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Little Sullivan Ridge	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Salt Ridge	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
White Face	1.4	not recorded	not recorded
Coyote Rock	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Elk LakeYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Refuge 4x4	1.3	not recorded	not recorded
Harlen	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Horse Hill	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Meyers	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Salamander	1.2	not recorded	not recorded
Bacon Camp	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Campers Pass	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Hammerhorn Ridge CutoffYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Lil Sled	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Little Stony Parallel	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Shasta View Trail	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
South Fork	1.1	not recorded	not recorded
Miner #1	1	not recorded	not recorded
Mole Trail	1	not recorded	not recorded
Oak Flat Access	1	not recorded	not recorded
Ole Road	1	not recorded	not recorded
Loop #2	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Progeny	0.9	not recorded	not recorded
Access	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Big Rock	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Black Butte Scenic	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Dixie Glade	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Grindstone Camp	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Ladybug Spur A	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Snake Hill	0.8	not recorded	not recorded
Burnt Camp Loop ConnectorYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Chico Grc Nature Trail	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Little Willow	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Loop #1	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
Miner #3	0.7	not recorded	not recorded
69 Connection	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Bevans Jump Access	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Copper ButteSnow Mountain Wilderness	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Horse Packer ConnectorYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
McClendon'S Loop	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Mud Hole	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Prather Access	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Prather South	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Sunset Nature	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Willow Basin Cut-OffYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	0.6	not recorded	not recorded
Bevans Creek Access	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Bypass Connector	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Corridor Connector	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Jumpers Hill	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Kill Dry	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Middle Creek Access	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Miner #2	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Rattlesnake	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur B	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
South Vis Cutoff	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Young'S Corral	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Youngs	0.5	not recorded	not recorded
Hammerhorn Lake	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Kingsley Lake ConnectorYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Letts-Pine	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Middle Creek Flat	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Millhouse	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Ponderosa Cutoff	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Shannons ChallengeSnow Mountain Wilderness	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur A	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur C	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur E	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
The Falls	0.4	not recorded	not recorded
Ants PlaceYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Black Oak Cutoff	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Four to Three	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Fuzzy Wuzzy	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Hornet Trough	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Ladybug Spur B	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Little Pinnacle	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Miner Gulch	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Penny Pines Access	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Plantation Hill	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Plaskett Fishing Trail	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Red Bluff Nature Trail	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur D	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Steam Donkey Bypass Spur A	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Tantrum Glade 1	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
West Peak Access TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	0.3	not recorded	not recorded
Beckys Bet	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Board Tree Tanker Fill	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Crackerbox Spur A	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
East Peak AccessSnow Mountain Wilderness	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Lake Red Bluff Trail East	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Letts Parallel	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Little Buck	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Miner Ridge Spur C	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
One Bee Camp	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
South Bar	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Trough Helispot	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Vis Cutoff	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Waterfall Connector TrailSnow Mountain Wilderness	0.2	not recorded	not recorded
Annas Spot	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Apothecary	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Bruces Foley	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Copper Smelter Spur A	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Crackerbox Spur B	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Crackerbox Spur C	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Crackerbox Spur D	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Discovery Garden Trail/Lrb	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Doans Place	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Goat Camp	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Hanks Hangout	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Key Spot	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Long Side	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Miner Ridge Spur B	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
North Arm	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Pond Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Rupperts Rest	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Sandys Spot	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Vista Loop	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Wilderness Border	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Blackjack Camp	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Hartans Corral	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Pine Mountain	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Ben'S Pond Access Trail	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Bobbins Spot	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
East Arm	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Short Arm	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Warren'S Wonder	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Boardtree Spring	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Bodkin Camp	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Dave'S Dilemma	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Dewell Garden	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Pecks Place	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Roudy Robert	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
South Trough Spur F	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Sullivan Spur A	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Fishhook	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Jacks Jaunt	0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Amy'S Arrived	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Big Stump Camp	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Grants Garden	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Jeruselem Spring	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Lilly Lake	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Roberts Roost	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Williams Wonder	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Barbs Spot	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Bethanys Break	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Dave and Ellen	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
North Trough Spur A	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Rock Creek	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Sam Alley	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Sunday	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Tims Treasure	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Amandas AnswerYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
End of the DayYolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Little Stony Day Use Spur	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Myrls Stop	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Rough N Ready	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Seths Stopover	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Water Tank	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded
Helens Haunt	under 0.1	not recorded	not recorded

Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.

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