Pincushion Mountain Peak is a 2.8 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Friant, California that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from March until October. Out and back hiking trail of moderate difficulty leading to the lakeshore popular with birders.

Pincushion Mountain Trail

This historic landmark located at Millerton Lake Recreation Area was Fresno County's first courthouse. This courthouse was used from the years 1866 to 1874. The views are breathtaking and make for a great photo spot overlooking the water.

Millerton Lake Courthouse

Millerton Lake State Recreation Area is a California State Park located in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Millerton Lake is a reservoir on the San Joaquin River, occurring between Fresno and Madera counties, in the town of Friant. The park is ten minutes from Fresno. Millerton Lake is a federal water storage facility, which was formed by the construction of the Friant Dam in 1944, and given to the National Park Service to manage. In the mid-1950’s, the California Division of Beaches and Parks assumed management of the recreation at Millerton Lake.

Millerton Lake

The Ruth McKenzie Table Mountain Preserve (2960 acres) is located between Friant and Prather, on the north side of Auberry Road. The McKenzie Preserve is primarily grassland and oak woodland that slopes upward toward the basalt lava table lands that give the preserve its name. Most hikes on the preserve include a climb to the top of the table formation, where visitors can enjoy spectacular views of the San Joaquin River drainage and the Sierra Nevada mountains.

McKenzie Table Mountain Preserve

Fresh Cherries and U-pick available (strawberries too!). Check out their Facebook page @Mountain Brook Ranch for updated U-pick events and current produce at their ranch.

Mountain Brook Ranch

We are open daily 12:00 - 5:00pm for wine tasting and relaxing. Child friendly and dog friendly for friendly dogs. We offer a seated tasting experience with flights that change monthly. Reservations are preferred and recommended throughout the week and the weekends require them. We will accept walk-in customers provided we have the space. We do offer tables and chairs for socializing with the opportunity to enjoy a bottle or glass of wine. We can accommodate parties up to 10 guests for wine tasting. Large groups can make arrangements to relax and enjoy wine, however wine tasting cannot be provided. Please contact the tasting room for accommodations. We are partnered with the San Joaquin River Parkway Conservation Trust who owns the 76 acres of riverfront property. Hiking, Bicycling, Bird Watching and Fishing are highly encouraged and are open to the public. Property gate closes at 4:45pm.

Solitary Cellars Wine Company

Our vineyard and winery are located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of eastern Madera County near Bass Lake and the southern entrance to Yosemite, about 40 minutes from Fresno or Madera.

Westbrook Wine Farm

Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am to 3pm, Basilwood Farm is a family-owned and -operated goat farm with a fully-stocked shop of skin nourishing products made from goat's milk. Best known for the gorgeous selection of sensationally-scented bars of soap, the shop features a mecca of products ranging from face cream to lip balm. Visit the shop and enjoy visiting with the goats on the farm. Also enjoy the scenic drive through the foothills.

Basilwood Farm

A unique (and free!) family outing nearby Fresno and Clovis. Observe the beautiful natural surroundings while exploring the Hidden Homes Nature Trail located at the River Center. Discover larger-than-life animal homes along the stroller-friendly half-mile trail. The River Center conveniently offers picnic tables, benches and conveniently accessible restroom.

Hidden Homes Nature Trail - River Center

Reserve the beautiful grounds or ranch house at the River Center for your own special occasion. The spacious ranch style setting offers several venues perfect for your event of up to 200 people.

River Center

Central Sierra Nevada foothill reservoir in Fresno and Madera counties, with over 40 miles of shoreline for watersports, swimming, fishing and boating.

Visitors to Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (SRA) can experience a wide range of outdoor activities at this central Sierra Nevada foothill reservoir. The park lies in Fresno and Madera counties, bifurcated by the San Joaquin River channel, traversing its historical route from the Sierra Crest to the California Delta. Millerton Lake SRA is host to a multiuse trail system and to over forty miles of shoreline. The several thousand square acres of water surface area is popular with boaters and fishermen. Locals and out-of-town visitors enjoy the temperate climate, with warm to hot summers and cool winters. The region is the traditional and ceremonial homeland of the Dumna and Kechaye, a Yokuts Native American group of Central California. Their involvement in the park and impact on the landscape is appreciated by visitors daily.

Millerton Lake

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