Pinecrest Lake

We are accepting applications for summer positions. Including: cooks, waitstaff, cashiers, office clerks, dockhands. Do not apply via Facebook. Application available on www.pinecrestlakeresort.com, please submit. No housing available.

Great news! We’re opening early! Welcome back! We missed you!

Let’s talk about our 1 hour ride! This trail ride will take you meandering behind Kerrick Meadow, to the lookout on the Ridge Trail that looks out over Bell Mea...dows and all the way to Haystack Peak and then winds back to the pack station. You will be guided the whole ride and have a gentle horse to carry you through the mountains! Riders must be 7 or older to go on any trail ride. A one hour ride is $30 per person and leave at 10am, 11:30, 1, 2:30 and 4pm daily. It’s best to make a reservation before hand (209) 965-3402 for reservations. #adventures #aspenmeadowadventures #horsebackrides #themountainsarecalling See more

Registration opens tomorrow for the 45th annual Pinecrest Run! We're happy to be planning for this years in person event. Join us in the great outdoors on August 22, 2021. Online registration is preferred. https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=85662

The Steam Donkey is hiring cooks for the summer season, get your application in today!

The marina is open daily 8:00am-6:00pm for motorboat rentals. Paddleboats and kayaks will be available when the water warms up a bit. The snack bar is currently open for ice cream and snacks 11:00-5:00pm, on Saturdays and Sundays. The Steam Donkey Restaurant and Bar is open 11:00am-4:00pm this weekend for lunch. Dine in or to go.

We are hiring for summer and year round positions. Cooks, dishwashers and servers. Please download an application via www.pinecrestlakeresort.com or email a resume to: [email protected]. Sorry, no employee housing is available.

Everyone is shopping, why not shop to give?

Still need a tree? Make a donation to help our local school and get a beautiful tree!

You can still preorder trees this week! Email, [email protected] to arrange to hold a tree.

The marina will be open October 16-18, 2020. for a final weekend, with kayak rentals only. If you still have your boat in your rented dock space, please remove it ASAP. The water level is dropping and ramp access is becoming limited. The snack bar will also be open for ice cream October 17-18, 2020.

One more day to buy shirts to help support our new, local school. Every dollar helps.

Order some official Pinecrest Expedition Academy merchandise and help our school! With Charlie Hard and Laurie Cashman.

We will be serving dinner on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, October 25, 26 and 27 during the power outage. Reservations are strongly encouraged, call 209-965-3117.

We've launched a t-shirt campaign to help raise some money for the school. The shirts ship directly to the address of your choice and our organization receives funds. It's a win, win! Here's the link, order today!: https://www.bonfire.com/pinecrest-expedition-shirts/

We’re excited for our new local private school. Their existence is essential to our area’s infrastructure. They’d love your support, send them a book or financial support; it will be put to good use!

Good news! The marina will be open October 23, 24 and 25th for Kayak rentals only. The snack bar will also be open on October 24 and 25 for ice cream, drinks and snacks. Lodging is available by calling 209-965-3411.

Pinecrest is open. The marina, beaches, hiking trails, restaurant, snack bar and lodging will be open this weekend. The fire danger is EXTREMELY HIGH. The forest has prohibited any open flames or ignition devices on forest land (all of Pinecrest campgrounds and cabins included) this includes: campfires, cook stoves, barbecues, smoking, lighters, etc.. Please abide by the orders so everyone can continue to safely enjoy public land. For campground availability questions please contact them directly.

Pinecrest is reopening tomorrow at 8:00am. Lodging, marina and snack bar will be reopening. If you’d like to make lodging reservations please call 209-965-3411. We do not operate the campground and cannot assist with their reservations.

The regional forester has extended the closure order for all public access and fire restrictions through Sept. 21. You can view the extended fire restrictions and forest closure orders at www.fs.usda.gov/R5. Conditions are still very smoky across the forest.

The forest closure has been extended to 9/21/20 by Regional Order. The closure does leave room for re-evaluation on a day to day basis. We will continue to provide updates as they become available. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Int/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd804574.pdf

The forest, including all access to Pinecrest Lake remain closed, due to extreme fire danger. Please know that there is no immediate threat to Pinecrest at this time, all facilities and staff remain safe. The current order extends until 9/14/2020. Let’s hope for decreased fire conditions and improvement on containment lines on existing fires. Our hearts and thoughts go out to everyone currently impacted by wildfire, please be safe and take evacuation warnings seriously. We will continue to keep this page updated and circumstances change.

WEDNESDAY 9/9 10:00AM - CREEK FIRE UPDATE The Creek Fire has grown to over 163,000 acres and is burning approximately 25 miles southwest of Mammoth Lakes. There... have been NO EVACUATION WARNINGS ISSUED FOR MAMMOTH LAKES OR MONO COUNTY. With that said, it is certainly a good idea to have a personal evacuation plan in place. Please visit https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildf/get-set/ to develop a plan. You can also subscribe to Mono County's Code Red Alert System to receive alerts regarding evacuation orders, wildfires and other emergencies. Registration can be completed here: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/09531DC35832. Lastly, we've been getting a lot of callers who are concerned about friends and family who are out in the back country. If you believe someone you know may be unaccounted for, please call the Madera County Sheriff Office at (559) 658-2555. See more

Recreation Need to Know! Randy Moore, Regional Forester, speaks to public and firefighter safety as the Forest Service temporarily closes Southern and Sierra Nevada National Forests in California, also adding prohibitions. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/news-events/audiovisual/