Madera & Mariposa County, California
Real estate & life in the Yosemite-Sierra foothills
From Indian Lakes Estates and Coarsegold to Oakhurst, Bass Lake, and the mountain towns on the road to Yosemite's south gate.
Indian Lakes Estates sits in the oak-and-granite foothills of Madera County, California, a few miles southeast of Coarsegold on the Highway 41 route to Yosemite. This is an independent guide to living, buying, and exploring across the Yosemite-Sierra foothills - the towns, the market, the recreation, and the people who know it best.
Indian Lakes Estates
The community this site is named for - history, lots, and living on the edge of Chukchansi country.
Foothill communities
Town-by-town guides from Coarsegold and Oakhurst to Bass Lake, North Fork, and Mariposa.
Real estate
Homes, lots & land, and a plain-English guide to buying rural foothill property.
The Highway 41 foothill towns
Each community has its own character - gold-country history, lakeside recreation, ranch land, and Yosemite gateways. Start with any of them:
CoarsegoldGold-Rush foothill town & Chukchansi country on Highway 41
OakhurstThe area's commercial hub & Yosemite's south-gate basecamp
Bass LakePine-rimmed reservoir for boating, fishing & lakefront cabins
AhwahneeHistoric stagecoach country & Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park
Yosemite Lakes ParkGated POA community with lakes, golf & an equestrian center
North ForkThe geographic center of California & Mono heritage
O'NealsQuiet ranch-and-oak country toward the San Joaquin River
RaymondHistoric 'Sierra White' granite-quarry town
Sierra MeadowsGolf-course living between Oakhurst & Ahwahnee
Fish CampTall-timber hamlet two miles from Yosemite's south gate
WawonaHistoric settlement inside Yosemite - hotel, history & big trees
MariposaHistoric county seat & the Highway 140 route to Yosemite
Why people move to the foothills
Yosemite at the doorstep
More than a million visitors a year reach Yosemite's south gate up Highway 41 - most pass right through these towns. The Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias is minutes from Fish Camp.
Bass Lake & the Sierra National Forest
Boating, fishing, and pine-shaded campgrounds sit just up the hill, with hundreds of thousands of acres of national forest beyond.
Room to breathe
One-acre lots, oak woodland, and granite outcrops are the norm - space, dark skies, and four gentle foothill seasons.
Deep local history
Gold-Rush roots, the Chukchansi and Mono peoples, granite quarries, and stagecoach roads to Wawona all run through this country.
See what's for sale in the foothills
Current listings across Indian Lakes Estates, Coarsegold, Oakhurst, Bass Lake and the surrounding Highway 41 communities.
Browse homes for saleFind a local agent
Buying or selling in the foothills is a local sport. Our directory points you to reputable, licensed agents who work these ZIP codes every day.