Mendocino Running Festival
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About the race
Mendocino Running Festival is a weekend trail running event held in Mendocino Woodlands Park, a National Historic Landmark on the Mendocino coast. The festival uses a looped course through ancient redwood forest with log bridge crossings, stream crossings, mostly single track trail, and 875 feet of climb per 6 mile loop. The event offers two timed formats and two distance options.
Available race formats and services include:
- 10K
- half-marathon
Two aid stations are provided on course. The event is a cupless race with refill stations; athletes are asked to bring their own reusable hydration vessel. Nutrition and hydration support is supplied by on-site partners.
The festival operates from a private group camp and offers weekend camping and accommodation options: tent cabins (21 cabins with four cots each), limited space for campers and tow behinds, and tent or vehicle camping spots. Camping fees include two nights, parking for one vehicle, access to hot showers and wash houses, Commons and camp amenities, and complimentary yoga sessions. Weekend food passes are sold separately and include pre-race pasta dinner, breakfasts, race day lunch and post-race meals; race registrants receive one post-race lunch included with registration. VIP amenities and live evening music are part of the weekend program. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
