Welcome to Bass Lake ...

Bass Lake is located in Madera County<1>.

Bass Lake was established in 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bass Lake: Bass Lk.

Bass Lake is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bass Lake is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bass Lake lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Bass Lake: (559)

The ZIP code for Bass Lake: 93604<3>

Communities Also Named Bass Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bass Lake - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bass Lake.

Communities near Bass Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bass Lake.

• Oakhurst
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
• Yosemite Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
  • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
• North Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
  • North Fork is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Fork <4>
• Coarsegold
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
  • Coarsegold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <4>
• Ahwahnee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <4>
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
• Fish Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Camp
  • Fish Camp is located in Mariposa County
  • Former name for Fish Camp:
  • Summerdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fish Camp <4>
• Yosemite Lakes Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
  • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
  • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
  • Yosemite Lakes
• O'Neals
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals
  • O'Neals is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neals <4>
• Wawona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawona
  • Wawona is located in Mariposa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wawona <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bass Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bass Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bass Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Bass Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bass Lake ...

Looking for more information about Bass Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bass Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bass Lake.

Adding Bass Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bass Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bass Lake was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bass Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/