Paddling near Oakhurst, CA
Oakhurst sits in Madera County at the edge of the Sierra Nevada, about 16 miles from Yosemite's south entrance. The area's marquee paddling destination is Bass Lake, a warm Sierra reservoir at 3,400 feet with Forest Service beaches just 4 miles east of town. Tenaya Lake inside Yosemite and the Wild and Scenic Merced River at Briceburg round out the regional options for kayakers, canoeists, and SUP paddlers.
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