Beasore Trail

The Beasore Trail is a short, little-known hiking path in the Sierra National Forest just outside Fish Camp, tucked into the high country south of Yosemite's Wawona entrance. Officially listed by the Forest Service as the Beasore Stock Drive Trail, it runs about 1.5 miles between two forest roads, 5S88 and 5S01, through mixed conifer forest.

A Working Trail, Not a Tourist Draw

This isn't built for crowds or postcard views — it's a historic stock driveway, the kind of route ranchers once used to move cattle and sheep between mountain meadows before Beasore Road existed as a drivable route. Today it's maintained as a day-hiking trail by the Bass Lake Ranger District, and you'll likely have it to yourself. Expect forest single-track connecting two dirt roads rather than a loop or a big-payoff overlook — a good pick if you want a short, quiet stretch of legs rather than a marquee hike.

Getting There

Beasore Road, the long unpaved forest route that climbs out of the Bass Lake area toward Beasore Meadows, provides access. It's a seasonal road — typically open from around Memorial Day until the first heavy snowfall each fall — so this trail is really only reachable in the warmer months. Check current road conditions with the Bass Lake Ranger District before heading up, since surface conditions and closures shift from year to year.