Getting There: 

Google maps will get you to Mendocino Magic, 3000 Branscomb Rd, Laytonville, CA 95454.

You will drive through the town of Laytonville about ten minutes prior to arriving at Mendocino Magic. The town has gas, a grocery store, a hardware store/lumber yard, a few restaurants, and a pharmacy, so if you’re arriving at a reasonable hour you can pick up last minute stuff there. Try not to attract too much attention to our event in town.

Come on Thursday or Friday or Saturday. Or talk to us about coming early Wednesday to help setup and chill! 

Enjoy Family-Style Meals:

We start serving dinner Thursday night and brunch Friday morning through Sunday night. We serve meals family style until we run out or until service is over: noon (brunch) or 9PM (dinner). 

• Thursday September 3 • 8pm - 9pm • Pulled Pork or Vegan Sloppy Joes

• Friday September 4 • 11am – Noon • Nachosaurus, vegan cheese available. Bring a plate that won't melt when your breakfast is torched.

• Friday September 4 • 8pm - 9pm • Chicken or Tofu Thai Curry 

• Saturday September 5 • 11am – Noon • Wafflelord's Banquet, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free waffles available

• Saturday September 5 • 8pm - 9pm • Pasta Night, vegan marinara, beef bolognese, or puttanesca sauce. Gluten-free penne available.

• Sunday September 6 • 11am – Noon • Biscuits and Gravy

• Sunday September 6 • 8pm - 9pm • Chili–vegan, chicken, or beef

There's no provided meal on Monday.

Our Kitchen Krewe are volunteers– we want them to get back to partying with their friends as quickly as possible. Be nice to them.

We aim to feed 75% of everyone on site. Depending on when the majority of ticket sales happen, sometimes we feed less people–about 50%. 

• Choose either vegan/vegetarian or meat and your sides.

• If you'd like more food, get back in line for seconds.

Kitchen Krewe volunteers cannot give you both vegan and meat meals. Please don't ask, they can only say no and you'll make them sad. Feeding Dinos brings immense joy to the Kitchen Krewe. Buy tickets early so we can feed more people and be less sad. 

Dietary Allergens:

Mendocino Magic is NOT a gluten-free or nut-free facility and cannot ensure that cross contamination will never occur. We have processes in place to prevent and/or minimize these occurrences. Volunteers make and serve meals, accidents can happen.

Driving on the Property:

Do not park on or block any road at any time for any reason. Pull off from the road somewhere reasonable. It's usually easy.

5mph or it gets dusty.

No driving on the property unless you're coming or going.

No driving to the lake. We will have a Shuttle to transport heavy cargo and folks who can't make the walk. Otherwise no vehicles are allowed past the gate.

About the Property:

Mendocino Magic is 600 acres (that's almost a square mile!) of beautiful land 3 hours north of San Francisco in Laytonville, California, nestled an hour inland from the Mendocino Coast, with rolling hills, lily pad ponds, forests, and an awesome reservoir for swimming! It doubles as a wedding venue and as private camping land, and we have it to ourselves Labor Day weekend!

The Camping Sitch

There are a lot of plenty of flat, clear campsites. Most are shady, but some are not, so bring shade structures if you have them.

Some areas will be reserved for folks bringing Theme Camps. These will be the nicer areas, so if you want to camp there, start or join a Theme Camp!

Together! Or apart.

There is a main designated camping area with fairly good shade coverage. You’re welcome to join up and camp near others. There is also space for you to get a private spot not so far away.

Bathrooms

There are a number of porto-potties around and they are in good shape and serviced regularly. This is a forest, so feel free to add your water to the land, but please take your solid waste to the potties.

Showers

There are a number of propane-powered outdoor showers scattered throughout the property. Delightful!

Power

There is power at select locations around the property to recharge your rechargeables. If you absolutely need power for your medical device, art, or music, please let us know ahead of time.

Internet and Phone

There is wifi available at the Gate House, although it's slow. Don't expect Netflix or video calls to work reliably. Phone reception is spotty. Immediacy!

The Lake

Glorious natural freshwater lake! The lake is actually a reservoir supported by a dam, and has canoes and kayaks and nice swimming with a couple floating docks.

Please do not abandon or break the canoes or kayaks!

The venue wants to nurture the reservoir, so we are all asked to help it be a nice place for fish and creatures. Toward that end, please use mineral sunscreens instead of chemical.