A brown directional sign mounted on wooden posts in a forest points toward Upper Lake, Deer Valley Campground and French Ridge, with leafless trees and vegetation visible in the background.
FILE – A sign in the Mendocino National Forest points toward Upper Lake, Deer Valley Campground and French Ridge in the Upper Lake Ranger District of Mendocino National Forest in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Laura Leidner/USFS via Bay City News via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 12/21/25 – Off-highway vehicle, or OHV, routes in the Upper Lake Ranger District of the Mendocino National Forest have been closed due to wet weather, the U.S. Forest Service said Friday. 

The closure affects more than 135 miles of OHV trails in the Upper Lake Recreation Area. Three campgrounds — Middle Creek, Penny Pines and Deer Valley — are also closed. 

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