Bass Lake is a census-designated place[4] in Madera County, California, United States.

[2] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Yosemite Forks,[5] at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m).

Established in 1895 as "Bass Lake Village", the community grew up around the newly created Bass Lake reservoir that supplied the first hydroelectric generating project in Central California.

The original post office at Bass Lake opened in 1912.

The racial makeup of Bass Lake was 503 (95.4%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 10 (1.9%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 2 (0.4%) from other races, and 10 (1.9%) from two or more races.