Recreation Point

Recreation Point is in Madera County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 3,386 feet. Recreation Point is situated nearby to the village Bass Lake, as well as near the hamlet Yosemite Forks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bass Lake and The Pines Resort.

Lake

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Bass Lake, formerly known as Crane Valley Reservoir, is a man-made lake located in Madera County, California, within the Sierra National Forest, approximately 14 miles south of Yosemite National Park. Bass Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of Recreation Point.

Hotel

The Pines Resort is a lakeside hotel and resort on the north shore of Bass Lake in Madera County, California, within the Sierra National Forest. Established in 1901, it has served as a tourist destination for visitors to the Sierra Nevada and as a stopover for travelers to Yosemite National Park. The Pines Resort is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Recreation Point.

Nearby places include Bass Lake and Yosemite Forks.

Village

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Madera County is in California. The western half of the county is in the San Joaquin Valley, the eastern half extends across the Gold Country into the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Hamlet

Yosemite Forks is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 18 miles northeast of Raymond, at an elevation of 2,907 feet. The road forks at the place: one continues to Yosemite Valley, the other to Bass Lake. Yosemite Forks is situated 4 miles northwest of Recreation Point.

Oakhurst is a settlement of 2,800 people in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. It is 14 mi south of the entrance to Yosemite National Park.

Latitude

37.32828° or 37° 19′ 42″ north

Longitude

-119.57848° or 119° 34′ 43″ west

Elevation

3,386 feet (1,032 metres)

Open location code

85928CHC+8J

GeoNames ID

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