Mendocino Running Festival
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About the race
Mendocino Running Festival is a weekend trail running and camping event held at Mendocino Woodlands Park, a National Historic Landmark near Mendocino, California. The event offers multiple race formats on a looped trail course through ancient redwoods, with trail features that include log bridge crossings and stream crossings.
The course is a roughly 6 mile loop, mostly single track, with about 875 feet of climb and two aid stations along the route. Race options include:
- Half marathon
- 10K
- 6 hour timed event
- 12 hour timed event
The festival occupies a private group camp and offers three camping options: tent cabins (21 cabins with wooden floors, four cots and mattresses, up to four people and up to two vehicles per cabin), limited space for campers and tow behinds without electrical hookups, and tent/car/truck sites near a creek (spots for up to four people, one tent, one vehicle). A weekend accommodation fee covers two nights of camping, parking for one vehicle, access to hot showers and wash houses, and common camp amenities. Additional features across the weekend include complimentary yoga sessions, a live evening music concert, Dino Dash and Race the Rex events, evening s'mores, and a VIP tent with recovery services.
Food is provided through a Weekend Food Pass sold separately for $50 per person; race registration includes a post race lunch. Meals emphasize fresh, local ingredients with vegetarian and vegan options. The event is cupless; runners should plan to use reusable hydration vessels. Entry fees are non refundable and non transferable; outside 30 days a race fee may be deferred to the next year, within 30 days there are no refunds or deferrals. Registration closes Wed, Sep 9 at 11:59 PM PT. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
