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Wishon Bass Lake
3 mi southeast of Bass Lake, CA · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G
About Wishon Bass Lake
Wishon Campground is located across the street from Bass Lake. The camp is shady, due to dense stands of manzanita, oak, cedar and pine, and thick undergrowth provides ample privacy. Some sites at Wishon offer lake views. Bass Lake offers a beach and boat ramp. Popular activities include swimming, motorized boating, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, sailing and fishing for bass, trout, bluegill and catfish. Nearby hiking trails include Willow Creek (2.7 miles), Goat Mountain (2.6 miles), Spring Cove (2.6 miles) and Way-of-the-Mono Interpretive Trail (1 mile). A variety of educational programs are offered on weekends during the summer. Each campsite has a picnic table, stone fire pit and a pedestal grill. Drinking water and flush toilets are provided. Parking spurs are dirt but may be bumpy and difficult to access because of the interior roads. Services are available at the adjacent…
- Managed by: Sierra National Forest, FS
- Where: 3 mi southeast of Bass Lake, CA · 37.29746, -119.53461
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Jun & Sep–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Cove Fire | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Doctor | ATV road | 0.4 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Spring Cove | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 1.2 mi |
| 22E007 | Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 2.1 mi |
| 22E007A | Dirt bike | 1.1 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Goat Mountain | Hiking | 1.2 mi | 2.6 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.
Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.2 mi
Water fill-up: 17.9 mi
Propane: 6.9 mi
Camps nearby
- Wishon Point Campground 0 mi
- PSEA Camp Wishon Cove 0.2 mi
- Spring Cove 0.5 mi
- Skylake Yosemite Camp 0.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff 1.1 mi
- Lupine 1.1 mi