Oakhurst, California

Yosemite High School (YHS) is a secondary school in the Yosemite Unified School District in Oakhurst, California. YHS occupies 100 acres (0.40 km2) of rolling, wooded hills and is located within the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada. Yosemite High School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2001 and 2005. The school opened in September 1976 and enrollment in 2020-2021 was 537 students.

Glacier High School Charter (GHS) is an American public charter high school located in Oakhurst, California. GHS shares its campus with Mountain Home School Charter.

Yosemite Forks is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Raymond, at an elevation of 2907 feet (886 m). The road forks at the place: one continues to Yosemite Valley, the other to Bass Lake.

The Forks Resort is a family-owned vacation facility nestled on Bass Lake within the Sierra National Forest, 14 miles from Yosemite National Park's southern entrance and 8 miles from the Golden Chain Highway's southern end. Operating under a U.S. Forest Service special use permit, it has been managed by the same family for four generations. The resort's signature Forks Burger was highlighted by food critic Helen Rosner in The New Yorker as one of the best things she's eaten in the past decade.The resort operates seasonally, from early spring through early fall.

Bass Lake is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m). The population was 575 at the 2020 census.Bass Lake is situated in the Sierra National Forest approximately 14 mi (23 km) from the south entrance of Yosemite National Park. Established in 1895 as "Bass Lake Village", the community grew up around the newly created Bass Lake reservoir that supplied the first hydroelectric generating project in Central California. Much of the community and the reservoir is devoted to the tourism industry. The original post office at Bass Lake opened in 1912.The ZIP Codes for Bass Lake are 93604 and 93669, and it is in the 559 area code.

Coarsegold is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. The population was 4,144 at the 2020 census, up from 1,840 in 2010. The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a federally recognized tribe, is headquartered in Coarsegold.

Ahwahnee is a census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States. It is located 5.25 miles (8.4 km) west of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 2,326 feet (709 m). The population was 2,296 at the 2020 census.Ahwahnee is hilly and located in the Sierra Nevada. The ZIP Code is 93601. The community is inside area code 559. It is part of the Madera–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Wassama Round House State Historic Park is in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Madera County of central California.

KLLE (107.9 FM) is located in the North Fork, California, area and broadcasts in the Fresno area known as "Zona Mx". It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until 2024, and broadcasts a regional Mexican format. Prior to its current format, it broadcast a Spanish adult contemporary format and before that, a format known as "Raggaeton", an Hispanic form of reggae, along with a mix of hip hop under the same call sign of KLLE. On September 28, 2014, the former station branding "La Kalle" was changed to "Latino Mix". On May 2, 2016, KLLE changed its format to regional Mexican, branded as "Zona MX 107.9".

Located on Bass Lake within the Sierra National Forest, The Pines Resort is the only lakeside resort in the Yosemite area. This resort is on the North Shore of Bass Lake, 17 miles (27 km) miles from the Southern entrance of Yosemite National Park and an hour's drive north from Fresno. Accommodations range from fully equipped cabins to hotel suites. The Pines Resort operates a full-service marina that offers boat rentals and hosts two restaurants on-site. Additionally, the resort sits within the Pines Village, a community hub that includes a grocery market, a bar, and an array of other shops. Founded in 1901 by actors William Day and William Haskell, The Pines Resort was designed as an artists' retreat, and opened the same year as Bass Lake dam's construction. Despite undergoing extensive reconstruction after a severe fire in 1962, the resort sustained its popularity, offering respite from San Joaquin Valley heat and serving as a key stopover for Yosemite-bound tourists.

Ducey's Bass Lake Lodge, originally known as Freeman's Bass Lake Lodge, is a historic establishment situated on the northern shore of Bass Lake. Constructed by Buddy Freeman in 1941, the lodge, which initially consisted of a bar, restaurant, and rental cabins, was sold several times before its incorporation into The Pines Resort in 1975. Under the management of various owners, notably Maurice and Marie Ducey, the lodge saw the addition of a general store and campgrounds and an expansion of its unique collection of artifacts. The lodge gained national attention when it featured in the 1987 film The Great Outdoors. However, a devastating kitchen fire in 1988 resulted in its destruction. Despite this setback, the Pines Resort moved quickly to rebuild, and in 1991 a new lodge, designed by local architect Michael Karby, opened a mile east of the original location.

Wishon is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It has been inundated by Bass Lake. Established in 1923, Wishon served as the mountain terminus for the Minarets and Western Railroad during the 1920s, an official common carrier owned by the Sugar Pine Lumber Company. This 53-mile railroad extended from the western end of the Bass Lake Dam to Pinedale. Primarily, the railroad was used to transport logs to a large mill in Pinedale. A privately-owned standard gauge railroad also carried logs from Central Camp, across Bass Lake Dam, to Wishon, which served as a switching yard. Wishon offered brief passenger railroad service to Pinedale in the 1930s.Wishon was named after A. Emory Wishon, an influential figure in the early development of hydroelectric energy using Bass Lake water. He later became the executive vice president of Pacific Gas & Electric Company after it purchased the Bass Lake operation. Despite the Sugar Pine Lumber Company's dissolution after eight years, the Wishon post office endured until 1986. It was located in what is today known as Miller’s Landing, a store established by John McDougald in 1928, Wishon’s first postmaster.