Bass Lake, this spot offers beaches, rental boats and even an evening cruise on the Bass Lake Queen. Water toys are also available to rent for family fun and adventure.

Bass Lake is its own small community with shops, lodges, camp sites, and excellent restaurants. Activities include, but are not limited to: May - Keystone Bass Lake Fishing Derby, Annual Smokey Bear 10k & Fun Run, and Annual Antique & Classic Boat Show; June - Annual Arts & Crafts Fair; August - Sierra Mono Indian Fair Days & Pow Wow in North Fork.

Bass Lake, key to central California's first hydroelectric generating project, has developed into a major resort and water sports facility.  The reservoir was created in 1895, flooding an area originally known as Crane Valley because the lush meadows attracted flocks of Sand Hill cranes                   

Popular for power boaters and fishermen, the lake and the U.S. Forest Service Recreation Area surrounding it offers a wealth of camping and picnicking opportunities. Resorts on both sides of the lake feature a wide range of dining and lodging facilities.               

The counties only fireworks display is featured every fourth of July.  Each spring, a fishing derby offers thousands of dollars in prizes.

The Pines Village, the community center for the area, recreates the look and feel of an alpine village.  The Village features lodging, dining, shopping, post office, market, all the necessities of life.

The are is a popular place for production of movies and video commercials. Two of the movies filmed in the area are, "The Great Outdoors" and more recently, "Mouse Hunt."

Real estate in the area ranges from small vacation cabins to larger lakefront estates, as well as a popular retirement community which is  located conveniently close to the Pines Village