Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area
Campground · California · 94 bookable sites ·
Managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers
- 94
- Bookable sites
- 35 ft
- Max rig length
- up to 50
- People per site
- 4
- Accessible sites
- 804 ft
- Elevation
Overview
Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day-Use Area are conveniently situated on Lake Mendocino, in California's Northern Coast Range where redwood forests meet wine country. The lake is formed by the Coyote Dam on the East Fork of the Russian River and offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities, including boating, swimming, picnicking, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, disc golf, and horseback riding.
Recreation
The 1,822-acre lake provides abundant boating, swimming and water skiing opportunities. Anglers will find sunfish, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, white and channel catfish, bluegill and perch.
Several miles of trails wind around Lake Mendocino, including the 3-mile Shakota Trail, which begins in the Pomo Recreation Area just west of the campground and offers beautiful views of the lake.
Facilities
Kyen Campground offers 93 family sites within walking distance of the lake. The Oak Grove Day-Use Area has two group picnic shelters, one of which is reservable. Several family picnic sites with tables and grills are available on a first come, first served basis. Additional group picnic shelters and family sites are available in the nearby Pomo Recreation Area.
Amenities include flush and vault toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.
Natural Features
Lake Mendocino lies in the scenic rolling hills of Coyote Valley. Groves of oak mixed with manzanita and pines forest the area, offering limited shade and an excellent bird and wildlife habitat.Nearby Attractions
The charming city of Ukiah, less than 15 minutes away, offers a variety of shopping and dining opportunities, museums and golf courses. The Ukiah Farmer's Market runs Saturday mornings and Tuesday evenings throughout the summer, offering fresh produce, local wines, arts and crafts and live music.The facts
- 94 bookable sites
- 102 sites in total, including non-bookable
- 1 site for day use only
- 4 accessible sites
- Vehicles up to 35 ft
- Up to 50 people per site
- Loops: CLOSED, Closed, KYEN, Kyen, Management, Mangement, OAK GROVE
Site types
- 65 Standard Nonelectric
- 28 RV Electric
- 8 Management
- 1 Group Picnic Area
Amenities
- Electric hookups
- Water hookups
- Sewer hookups
- Campfires allowed
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Shade
- Pets allowed
Not recorded upstream: grills.
102 campsites at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area
| Site | Loop | Type | Entry | Surface | Grade | Water | Max rig | People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 082 | CLOSED | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 100 | CLOSED | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 079 | Closed | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 099 | Closed | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 103 | Closed | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 001 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 002 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 003 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 004 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 005 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 006 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 007 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 008 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 009 | KYEN | Rv Electric | — | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 010 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 011 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 012 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 013 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 014 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Parallel | — | Slight | — | 15 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 015 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 016 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 017 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 018 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Pull Through | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 019 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 020 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 022 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 023 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 024 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 025 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 026 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 027 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 030 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 22 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 031 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 35 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 032 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 35 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 033 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 035 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 036 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 037 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | — | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 038 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 039 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 040 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 041 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 042 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 043 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 044 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 045 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 046 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 047 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 048 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 049 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 050 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 051 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 052 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 053 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 054 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 055 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 056 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 057 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 058 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 059 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 060 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 061 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 062 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | — | 8 | 🐾 |
| 063 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 064 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 065 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 066 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 067 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 068 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 069 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 070 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 071 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 072 | KYEN | Rv Electric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 074 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 075 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 076 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 077 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 078 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 080 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 081 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 083 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 084 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 085 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 20 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 086 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 087 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 088 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 089 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 090 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 091 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 092 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | ♿ |
| 093 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 094 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 095 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 096 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 097 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | Lakefront | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 101 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 102 | KYEN | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 28 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 021 | Kyen | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 034 | Kyen | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 30 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 028 | Management | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 029 | Mangement | Management | Back In | Gravel | — | — | 25 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| OAK GROVE DAY-USE GROUP PICNIC SHELTER | OAK GROVE | Group Picnic Area | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ♿ 🐾 |
Getting there
From the South (San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Ukiah): Follow Highway 101 North towards Ukiah. Approximately 5 miles north of Ukiah, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
From the North (Eureka, Willits, Fort Bragg): Follow Highway 101 South. Approximately 15 miles south of Willits, take Highway 20 East. Continue on Highway 20 East for approximately 2 miles. Turn right onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
From the East (Sacramento): From the city of Williams, take Highway 20 West. Continue on Highway 20 for approximately 2 hours or 80 miles traveling past Clearlake and Blue Lakes. Approximately 3 miles after the Potter Valley turn-off, turn left onto Marina Dr. Continue past the North Boat Ramp and Oak Grove Day-Use Area until you reach the campground Entrance Station on your right.
39.23667, -123.17778 · 39°14'12.0"N 123°10'40.0"W
Typical weather
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Low °F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 8.5 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 2.5 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area
- Can you reserve a site at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area?
- Yes, Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area is reservable through Recreation.gov.
- How many campsites does Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area have?
- 102 sites in total, of which 94 can be booked.
- What is the maximum RV length at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area?
- 35 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
- Are pets allowed at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area?
- Yes, pets are allowed at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area.
- Does Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area have hookups?
- Electric, Water, Sewer.
- Are campfires allowed at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area?
- Campfires are allowed at Kyen Campground and Oak Grove Day Use Area. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.
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Contact
- Phone 707-467-4200
- Book Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-04-25.
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