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Bass Lake California Map

Explore Bass Lake, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bass Lake, California

How to Use This Bass Lake, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bass Lake, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bass Lake.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bass Lake
State	California (CA)
County	Madera County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.324666
Longitude	-119.566254
Population	575
Density	118.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93604
Area Code	760
County Seat	Madera
School District	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District

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About Bass Lake, California

Bass Lake is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 575. The population density is 118.0 people per km². Bass Lake is located at 37.3247°N, 119.5663°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93604.

Bass Lake occupies a basin of crystalline stillness, where the persistent flow of North Fork Willow Creek carves a path through the dense, timbered landscape of the Sierra National Forest. It lies 35.3 miles north-northeast of Clovis, CA (from Clovis, CA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east of Oakhurst. The light here possesses a singular, golden clarity, filtering through the needles of ponderosa pines to pool in amber patches upon the earth, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada stands as a silent sentinel against the horizon. Two miles to the west, the terrain levels into the quiet expanse of McLeod Flat, grounding the verticality of the surrounding slopes in a broad, sun-bleached reach of soil and brush. The air, thin and sharp with the scent of resin, carries the quietude of a landscape that remains indifferent to the frantic pace of the lowlands, maintaining its composure through the heat of the summer months.

Bass Lake draws its character from the legacy of timber and the enduring rhythms of the mountain economy, having evolved from early resource extraction into a place where the seasons dictate the flow of local life. Hikers often trace the Way of the Mono Trail, a path that echoes with the footsteps of those who traversed these ridges long before the current infrastructure took hold. While the massive, artificial impoundments like Mammoth Pool Reservoir sit thirteen miles distant, the proximity to the Backbone Creek Research Natural Area ensures that the surrounding environment remains a subject of careful study and preservation. The economy persists in a delicate balance between the service of seasonal visitors and the quiet, rugged pursuits of those who live among the pines, all held together by the persistent, cold pulse of the local watershed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 091° E · 1.3M acres
Willow Creek Trail (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 336° NW
Lakeside Day Use Area Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 132° SE
Bass Lake Vista (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 355° N
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 4.4 mi, 288° W
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 274° W
Community Center Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 273° W
Big Ed (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 352° N
Whites Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 114° SE
Bull Buck Tree (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 355° N
Sierra-Mono Indian Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 153° SE
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 334° NW
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 334° NW
Lewis Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 338° N
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 11.6 mi, 357° N · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.7 mi, 355° N · 704k acres
Exact Center of California (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 150° SE
Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 124° SE
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.1 mi, 359° N · 10k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.0 mi, 025° NE · 232k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 17.0 mi, 150° SE
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 185° S
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 312° NW
786 Squadron Memorial (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 102° E
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 198° S
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 24.5 mi, 297° NW
Chetwood Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 041° NE
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 26.7 mi, 337° NW · 901k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 40.9 mi, 099° E · 459k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 41.4 mi, 141° SE · 353k acres

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