On Lake Mendicino, a little closer to 101 than Bushay Campground where I've gone before.

Kyen is much more accessible, no three mile, 9-speed bump access road, but it's also much noisier and busier. Tonight I just want to park and crash, so it's working for me.

It's in a manzanita scrub forest that's very, very pretty. The shower has the insanely heavy flow you expect at a reservoir campground, but in an historic drought, maybe a little too much.

I again protest the arcane self-pay procedure by not doing it, and again I escape unscathed. I have a pleasant night and leave!