Yosemite Lakes has welcomed campers since the 1920s. They are located only 5 miles from the West Gate of Yosemite National Park. If you are visiting or living in the Bay Area or in Sacramento, you can reach them easily in about three hours. They are open year-round; however, they have limited services September through April.
The south fork of the Tuolumne River running through the preserve is ideal for swimming, fishing and panning for gold.
Directions:
From Sacramento:
Hwy. 99S to J-7. J-7E to Hwy. 120, E 7 miles past Buck Meadows. Look for signs on the right.
From Fresno:
Hwy. 99 N to Merced. Hwy. J-59 north to La Grange, Hwy. 132 E to Coulterville. J-2013 miles east to Hwy. 120, turn right, go 13 miles to signs on right.
