Pine Mountain Lake

We love Pine Mountain Lake. We originally rented a home here for the weekend after a neighbor recommended it and have been back several times since. The lake, even in the midst of a severe drought, was beautiful and clean. The water was relatively warm and comfortable. The beach was great and the kids really enjoyed digging in the sand, floating in the water and swimming out to the diving platform. Holiday weekends do get busy, but there were still plenty of places to set up camp on the beach. They also have a large lawn area in the marina with picnic tables and BBQs.
We saw the bald eagle flying around and over Labor Day weekend, they had an air show, which you could see from the marina beach.
Cell and Internet seems to be spotty, but it was kind of nice to be able to turn it all off and enjoy the time at the lake with the kids.
We also spent a day in Yosemite and visited Tenaya Lake, Tuolumne Grove and Tuolumne Meadows. It was an easy drive from Pine Mountain Lake. I highly recommend staying here and it is a nice choice as a home base for Yosemite.

Been coming here for over 20 years. The place is a great get away from the bay area. The people in town are amazing. Every shop, every eatery, nice helpful people. The lake is beautiful and serene early in the morning. The beach is amazing for kids and families with so much to do. You can rent water craft (kayaks, sail boats, paddle boats, paddle boards etc), play volleyball, swim out to the dock or water weenie (this year with the drought it wasn’t there however). Good times and a beautiful place to destress!

My experience was not a good one. We were unable to use the beach on the weekend because we were renting we were not even able to drop people off or pick them up because we were not property owners we had to walk almost a mile from a isolated parking. In order to get in the water one has to face knee deep in mud! The staff was very friendly to renters $ 2000 for the weekend not a good deal!

This place is a gem! The lake is super clean and has a ton of amenities (pool, Snack bar, awesome restaurant, etc) and reasonably priced! The town of groveland is fun with friendly locals (and California’s first saloon.) A great getaway for Bay Area residents, we will be returning.

Nice sort of dated vacation community where you get a mix of retirees, summer renters, and owners that come to visit for a few days.
It is a large gated community with… you guessed it a lake in it, a golf course, some great beaches, and community centers. Fishing is pretty good: Plenty of big mouth bass… limit 5 can be done rather quickly 2 – 3 hours. I did not play golf but the course looked nice.
What is really great about Pine Mountain Lake is that is so close to great hiking, Skiing, and day trips. Yosemite is about an hour away. Hetch Hetchy is 45 minutes.
Plus it is 3 – 3:30 hours, when there is regular traffic, from the San Francisco bay area.
If you are renting do a thorough vetting process because some of the homes could be out of a Hillbilly deliverance kinda thing. Squeal like a pig… whooo aaahhh.
Great place for several families to rent a large place and party down.

Ate Mahi Mahi tacos today cost 12 bucks came with choice of one side fries soup or salad I chose cole slaw the tacos where very tasty but the portions where small other people at my table had burgers 9 dollars looked very good and more food for yer buck then the tacos

Great golf course in pristine condition. It’s 18 holes of well maintained course. It’s open to the public, but it’s in great shape. No jeans, and you have to wear a collared shirt, but it’s worth it.

The country club has a restaurant with free wifi, open daily for lunch but only thurs-​sunday for dinners I believe. Great happy hour specials in the bar. Though Pine Mountain Lake is a private HOA, the golf course and restaurant are open to the public! Tee price is slightly higher for non-​members but is still very reasonable and its a great course with spectacular views!

A great resort course that is challenging yet fun to play, and with a gorgeous back drop of oak and pine trees, and the mountains. Located at 2,800 feet above sea level, the ball does go a bit further on this 6,400 yard course, from the Championship tees.
This course is located inside a gated community, so either you need to be a homeowner or guest of a homeowner to play here. You can also play here if you rent one of the homes in the community. There is a practice range to warm up, and a pretty decent clubhouse to have a drink after your round of golf. This is a great place to stay if you want to spend a day in Yosemite (about 1.5 hours to the valley floor), yet don’t want to stay there. Pine Mountain Lake also offers fishing, boating and water sports.