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National forest in Northern California
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Mendocino National Forest is in the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California. It covers 913,306 acres (3,696 km²). There is a variety of recreational opportunities — camping, hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, backpacking, boating, fishing, hunting, nature study, photography, and off-highway vehicle travel.
It is the only national forest in the state of California without a major paved road entering it.
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