California Wildfire Affected Areas: Mendocino Complex

2018 Mendocino Complex Fire

Ranch Fire + River Fire =

Mendo Complex

459,123 Acres burned

280 structures destroyed

1 death


Mendocino County

Lake County

Glenn County

Colusa County

Communities evacuated for this fire: Lakeport, Kelseyville, Lucerne, Upper Lake, Nice, Saratoga Springs, Witter Springs, Potter Valley, Finley, parts of Hopland, and the tribal communities of Hopland Rancheria and Big Valley Rancheria. 

Mendocino NF 2018

Camped in Mendocino Forest for the first time in spring 2018; 

Wildfire may have wiped out this lush forested area a few months later.


Areas affected by this wildfire:

CA SR 20 (Highway 20)

Mendocino National Forest 

Snow Mountain Wilderness

Black Butte River
Anderson Creek
Clover Creek
Cold Creek
Corbin Creek
Stony Creek


Anderson Ridge
Bartlette Springs
Barkerville
Blue Slides Ridge
Elk Mountain
Gibson Ridge
Goat Mountain
Hull Mountain
Letts Lake
Pacific Ridge
Scotts Creek Road
South Cow Mountain BLM
Wolf Creek Ridge



Campgrounds affected by this wildfire:

Bear Creek Campground
Black Oak Campground
Cedar Campground
Deer Valley Campground
Digger Pine Campground
Dixie Glade Campground
Elk Mountain Campground
Fouts Campground
Green Flat Campground
Grey Pine Campground
Horse Glade Campground
Little Stony Campground
Lower Nye Campground
Mayacmas Campground
Mill Creek Campground
Mill Valley Campground
North Fork Campground
Old Mill Campground
Red Mountain Campground
South Fork Campground
Upper Nye Campground
West Crockett Campground



Picnic at Fouts Springs, April 2018





Forest Roads and Routes affected by this fire:

Upper Deer Valley Rd
Walker Ridge Road
Forest Road 308

Forest Road M1  (Elk Mountain Road)
Forest Road M3
Forest Road M5
Forest Road M6
Forest Road M10
Forest Road M12
Forest Road M61

Forest Rte #16N01
Forest Rte #16N19
Forest Rte #16N34
Forest Rte #16N35
Forest Rte #16N48

Forest Rte #17N04 (Twin Valley Rd)
Forest Rte #17N14
Forest Rte #17N16
Forest Rte #17N11
Forest Rte #17N33
Forest Rte #17N87

Forest Rte #18N02
Forest Rte #18N04
Forest Rte #18N05
Forest Rte #18N06
Forest Rte #18N16
Forest Rte #18N17
Forest Rte #18N56
Forest Rte #18N67

Forest Rte #19N04
Forest Rte #19N06
Forest Rte #19N12
Forest Rte #19N13
Forest Rte #19N13A

Forest Rte #20N01 (Ivory Mill Road)
Forest Rte #20N02
Forest Rte #20N06
Forest Rte #20N07
Forest Rte #20N41
Forest Rte #20N71

Forest Rte #24N02


Mendocino Forest Road M10


South Fork @ Fouts Overview



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendocino_Complex_Fire