Bass Lake?

rickf · 08-14-2007, 12:24 PM

Yes, I searched.

Does anyone have anything around the Bass Lake area?

Thanks

Countdown · 08-14-2007, 04:32 PM

Ask over on the D37 message board, the Orange County dualies or Larry Langley used to put on the Hi Sierra 25 there. Also the SMTS passes through (see GPSXchange) also the Pacific Crest Quest (search AdvRider) passes through there. The forest may have a map of the Miame trail system north of Oakhurst.

rickf · 08-14-2007, 05:38 PM

Thanks!

ghostbuster2 · 08-14-2007, 10:07 PM

Don't have any tracks but we used to camp at Gaggs Camp and ride in the woods from there.

bilmunson · 08-15-2007, 09:25 AM

from one of the earlier rides
http://www.mojavedualsport.com/yosemite/pic10.htm

we passed thru miami OHV and i believe there is camping there.

rickf · 08-15-2007, 10:31 AM

Nev er been there before and we are staying with friends at their home on the lake.
Don't want to hang out on a deck all the time.
I assume it's all 'street-legal' only up there?

Thanks for all the input. Any maps you guys recommend?

Thanks again.

youngster · 08-15-2007, 11:48 AM

I just used the AAA maps when I go up there with the Dualies.

Twohondas · 08-15-2007, 12:22 PM

Went thru the area on my VFR on the way out of Yosemite. South of Bass Lake the road gets rougher. Wish I had a Uly!

Coolest road was the climb out of Powerhouse One.

ghostbuster2 · 08-15-2007, 01:11 PM

Miami OHV area is green sticker and street legal. There are some trails there that can get you, especially if you are riding a big bike. Gaggs camp is also green sticker and street legal. I would go to the NF website to get a map of the legal green sticker routes to avoid a ticket.

MookieBlaylock · 08-15-2007, 04:39 PM

this might have to be filtered down to 500 points depending on the gps. Real nice area
i cant remember what the deal is with fuel but it could be a cluster@#@#. Somewhere in there there is a place with a 1920s style pump that may or may not be open

ISDTBower · 08-17-2007, 12:48 PM

I guess it does show only 120 miles.
I doubt there is any approved gas above Oakhurst.

TRAILDUDE · 08-18-2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bilmunson

from one of the earlier rides
http://www.mojavedualsport.com/yosemite/pic10.htm

we passed thru miami OHV and i believe there is camping there.

Thanks for the track...Been wanting to ride there for a while now!!! I think I will do this track next month

Any recommendations for hotels close by ?

bilmunson · 08-18-2007, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRAILDUDE

Thanks for the track...Been wanting to ride there for a while now!!! I think I will do this track next month

Any recommendations for hotels close by ?

we stayed in Oakhurst (10 miles south of the start), Days Inn ($140) and everything else is expensive because of prximity to Yosemite. i don't know the name of the samll old style place that the Dualies used for ride headquarters and their BBQUE, but it was right at the start of the dirt and had RV parking.

youngster · 08-20-2007, 09:48 AM

Jone's store is where we gassed up for the bass lake ride. It is one of the really old pumps where they hand pump it into the glass at the top and then gravity feed it in to your tank. Really cool. Good food there too!

MCassle · 08-25-2007, 04:38 PM

Sierra Sky Ranch is the name of the place where Larry staged the (now privite) BassLake250 dual sport rides.

Recently tried to stage at a forest service road off of Bass Lake road, that has been used on BL250 routes in the past, and now it is posted as a 'non-motorized zone' by the FS

Would recommend a street legal dirt bike to make decent loops in the area, as you will have to travel over pavement at times.

This is an awesome area, but I know of no clubs or anyone involved in the inventory process with the FS ... so kiss this area goodbye in another decade or so. Ride it while you can ...

08-14-2007, 12:24 PM	#1
rickf ^OP oldfatguyMAN Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Oddometer: 1,693	Bass Lake? Yes, I searched. Does anyone have anything around the Bass Lake area? Thanks __________________ 2005 KTM 525EXC, 2006 Triumph Sprint ST, etc., etc. "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." Originally Posted by rickf Oh no, Robby's still a pendejo, but he's OUR pendejo!

08-14-2007, 04:32 PM	#2
Countdown Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Carson City/Ridgecrest Oddometer: 4,100	Ask over on the D37 message board, the Orange County dualies or Larry Langley used to put on the Hi Sierra 25 there. Also the SMTS passes through (see GPSXchange) also the Pacific Crest Quest (search AdvRider) passes through there. The forest may have a map of the Miame trail system north of Oakhurst. __________________ Jerry Counts

08-14-2007, 05:38 PM	#3
rickf ^OP oldfatguyMAN Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Oddometer: 1,693	Thanks! __________________ 2005 KTM 525EXC, 2006 Triumph Sprint ST, etc., etc. "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." Originally Posted by rickf Oh no, Robby's still a pendejo, but he's OUR pendejo!

08-15-2007, 10:31 AM	#6
rickf ^OP oldfatguyMAN Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Temecula, CA Oddometer: 1,693	Nev er been there before and we are staying with friends at their home on the lake. Don't want to hang out on a deck all the time. I assume it's all 'street-legal' only up there? Thanks for all the input. Any maps you guys recommend? Thanks again. __________________ 2005 KTM 525EXC, 2006 Triumph Sprint ST, etc., etc. "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." Originally Posted by rickf Oh no, Robby's still a pendejo, but he's OUR pendejo!

08-25-2007, 04:38 PM	#15
MCassle Eager for Beaver Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Mexifornia Oddometer: 12	Sierra Sky Ranch is the name of the place where Larry staged the (now privite) BassLake250 dual sport rides. Recently tried to stage at a forest service road off of Bass Lake road, that has been used on BL250 routes in the past, and now it is posted as a 'non-motorized zone' by the FS Would recommend a street legal dirt bike to make decent loops in the area, as you will have to travel over pavement at times. This is an awesome area, but I know of no clubs or anyone involved in the inventory process with the FS ... so kiss this area goodbye in another decade or so. Ride it while you can ... __________________ 03' 450EXC

08-14-2007, 10:07 PM	#4
ghostbuster2 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Fremont, CA Oddometer: 178	Don't have any tracks but we used to camp at Gaggs Camp and ride in the woods from there.

08-15-2007, 11:48 AM	#7
youngster Traction Boy Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Aurora, Colorado Oddometer: 55	I just used the AAA maps when I go up there with the Dualies.

08-15-2007, 12:22 PM	#8
Twohondas Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego Oddometer: 1,100	Went thru the area on my VFR on the way out of Yosemite. South of Bass Lake the road gets rougher. Wish I had a Uly! Coolest road was the climb out of Powerhouse One.

08-15-2007, 01:11 PM	#9
ghostbuster2 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Fremont, CA Oddometer: 178	Miami OHV area is green sticker and street legal. There are some trails there that can get you, especially if you are riding a big bike. Gaggs camp is also green sticker and street legal. I would go to the NF website to get a map of the legal green sticker routes to avoid a ticket.

08-17-2007, 12:48 PM	#11
ISDTBower Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Oddometer: 212	I guess it does show only 120 miles. I doubt there is any approved gas above Oakhurst.

08-20-2007, 09:48 AM	#14
youngster Traction Boy Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Aurora, Colorado Oddometer: 55	Jone's store is where we gassed up for the bass lake ride. It is one of the really old pumps where they hand pump it into the glass at the top and then gravity feed it in to your tank. Really cool. Good food there too!

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