Things To Do

GREAT THINGS TO DO IN EASTERN MADERA COUNTY

Here is a list of 65 to get you started. You may even come up with a few of your own. Make the most of your visit, better yet, plan on coming back and checking out more activities on the list. We experience all four seasons and each of them is just as beautiful and mild as the season before.

1. Play at Bass Lake
2. Pack a Picnic at Falls Beach
3. Hike along beautiful Lewis Creek
4. Visit the Giant Sequoias in Nelder Grove
5. Fishing on one of the many lakes or streams
6. Spend the day on the Madera Vintner Wine Trails
7. Learn Candle Making at Fresno Flats Museum
8. Enjoy hiking many of the Beautiful Trails of the Sierras
9. Be a cowboy for an afternoon or the day, experience the Sierras on horseback. Go Horseback Riding
10. Go Kayaking on the Lake.
11. Enjoy a winter sport; try snowmobiling on heated snowmobiles
12. Spring time is one of the most beautiful times in the Sierras. Take a drive and you will enjoy your own Wild Flower Tour
13. Take an Art Tour of our famous Art Galleries in Oakhurst
14. Picnic in the Oakhurst Community Park
15. Listen to Jazz on the Lake every Friday night at the Pines Resort in Bass Lake
16. Try your luck, go Gold Panning
17. Kick up some dirt – Go Dirt Biking on Miami Trails
18. Take a step back in time by learning more about clothing at the Kings Vintage Museum.
19. Visit Gabby, the giant gold miner at the Broken Bit
20. Step back in time - Drive a Model T into Yosemite or the Sierras
21. Let someone else do the driving for you. View the Sierras and Yosemite in a luxury coach, a rugged jeep or a stretch limo!
22. Family Fun awaits you at Sierra Lanes - Bowling and Arcades
23. Don’t miss the latest releases while you’re on vacation, you can still “Go to the Movies”
24. Art Gallery – Gallery Row, North Fork Community
25. Take in a good old fashioned melodrama at the Golden Chain Theatre
26. Watch talented young people perform at the Squirrel Cage Theatre
27. Are you a golfer? We have 2 great golf courses to play. Nine hole – Rivercreek and  18 hole – Sierra Meadows Ranch Golf Resort
28. Feeling lucky? Go play at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold
29. You will find lots of Antique Shops, Collectibles, and Thrift Stores to find those secret treasures you have been looking for.
30. Shooting Range
31. Take a Sleigh Ride
32. Go Ice Skating
33. Dine at a 5 Star Restaurant – Erna’s Elderberry House
34. Take a stroll along the Riverwalk
35. Visit the Talking Bear. He teaches you more about the area.
36. We are very found of Wooden carved Bears here. Can you “Find the Bears”?
37. Go Skateboarding at the Harry Baker Boys and Girls Club Skate Park
38. Travel 100 miles to see some of the most breath taking views of the Southern Sierras on the Scenic Byway.
39. Try the world famous Hamburgers at The Forks Restaurant in Bass Lake
40. Jet Skiing at Bass Lake
41. Water Skiing at Bass Lake
42. Visit an Alpaca Farm
43. Pick your own berries at Sweetberry Farms
44. Go Ghost Hunting at the Historic (and Haunted) Sierra Sky Ranch
45. Visit a Park Station
46. Take a Motorcycle Ride on Historic Highway 49.
47. Go Rock Climbing – Southern Yosemite Rock Climbing
48. Too much too soon? Try the Rock Climbing Wall at Tenaya Lodge
49. Participate in an authentic American Indian Drumming Circle
50. Try something new - Pashana – North Fork
51. Try the skill of Fly Fishing on one of our many trout streams
52. If you are a hunter, look no further. There are several different hunting seasons in the Sierra’s.
53. Shopping – Coarsegold Historic Village, Bass Lake Village
54. Go Bird Watching – Eagles nest in Bass Lake!
55. Play Bingo – Coarsegold Senior Center
56. Karaoke – Alfonso’s, Best Western, & the Jade Gazebo
57. Pick your own apples at Echo Apple Farm
58. The Southern Sierra’s are full of history. Take a cultural and heritage tour through some of museums.
59. See some of the best American Indian Basket Weaving in the country at the Mono Museum in North Fork.
60. Treat yourself to trip to the Spa – We have many to choose from
61. Take a ride on an original steam engine train. Ride the Logger
62. Take the kids to a museum just for them – The Children’s Museum of the Sierra
63. Take a drive down Road 600 in Ahwahnee to see what pioneers saw when they took the stagecoach.
64. Visit historic Raymond. Visit the Museum, the saloon, the old mercantile, and other historic buildings.
65. Looking for a unique gift, table, or counter top? Stop in the Raymond granite quarry store.