Visit a mini Tahoe south of Yosemite
Some think of Bass Lake, the pine-trimmed reservoir about a half-hour’s drive south of Yosemite National Park’s south entrance, as a smaller version of Lake Tahoe. But the little lake with the big alpine feel has an appealing difference from its high-country cousin: Bass Lake’s elevation is only 3,400 feet/1,036 meters, so its surface waters become blissfully warm in summer, hovering around 75°F/24°C.