<=North Fork, once the home to a large timber mill, is known for its beautiful Scenic Byway which spans the horizons with spring flowers and autumn's gold. The Sierra Mono Indian Museum, operated by generations of native American Indians, has many fine examples of our local Indian history such as beadwork, baskets and grinding stones. The Loggers Jamboree, held during the July 4th holidays, brings some of the toughest logging events you'll ever see! Other fun events include a myriad of 10k races. Want to stand in the EXACT CENTER of California? North Fork is the spot, now marked through geographical positioning systems.

North Fork, located on the North Fork of Willow Creek, is a town which pulls itself up by its boot straps. It's a 134 year old mill town, whose people depended for decades on the timber industry and refused to lie down and die with the closure of its lumber mill. Today its people have united, through the efforts of the North Fork Community Development Council, Inc., the town's umbrella organization, to put the old mill site to work for the town's economy. It's re-use project is a model for other such communities in the State. The spirit of the mill is preserved in the North Fork Boosters' traditional Fourth of July loggers' Jamboree.

North Fork is the headquarters of the Mariposa/Minarets Ranger Districts of the U.S. Forest Service. It is also the traditional home of the Mono people who have lived in this area for centuries. The Sierra Mono Museum displays the traditions of the Mono people and their crafts. Also headquartered in North Fork is the Coarsegold Resource Conservation District, whose main current project is creation of fuel breaks in our forested area.

Do you remember the old western TV show "The Rifleman," starring Chuck Conners? It was portrayed in the town of North Fork, just a shorts day's ride from Coarsegold.