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Middle Fork & South Fork Eel River
Nat'l Recreation Area

Middle Fork & South Fork Eel River

United States

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Mendocino County. The Red Mountain unit is 75 miles south of Eureka, California and three miles northeast of Leggett, California. The Cahto Peak unit is 100 miles south of Eureka, California and 10 miles west of Laytonville, California. These two areas are bisected by U.S. Highway 101 and private lands.

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