Mendocino National Forest campground shuts off water for visitors

MENDOCINO Co., 8/9/21 — If you go to the Eel River Campground near Covelo for a trip, be sure to take your own water supply.

Starting Tuesday, the United States Forest Service (USFS), which manages the Mendocino National Forest, is shutting off water access to the campground to preserve the fast disappearing spring water for the nine firefighters housed at the Eel River Fire Station. The forest’s district ranger, Frank Aebly, said Eel River was one of few campgrounds in the forest that has a water supply for visitors, and this was the first time during his almost 10 years in the position that water had to be shut off at the campground.