The Forks Resort
| The Forks Resort | |
|---|---|
 The Forks Resort | |
  The Forks Resort Location within California  The Forks Resort Location within the United States | |
General information | |
| Location | Bass Lake, California |
| Coordinates | 37°18′50″N 119°34′19″W / 37.3139°N 119.5719°W |
| Owner | Ron and Leslie Cox |
| Operator | Ron and Leslie Cox |
| Other information | |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| theforksresort.com | |
The Forks Resort is a seasonal resort and restaurant on Bass Lake in Madera County, California. It was built in 1926 or 1927 by Fred Spenhoff. Robert "Bob" Miller purchased it in 1941; the facilities then included four cabins and a general store. After a fire in September 1950, the resort reopened the following year. Ownership later passed to Miller's daughter Pat and her husband Frank Hopkins, and subsequently to Leslie Cox (Bob Miller's granddaughter) and her husband Ron. Helen Rosner wrote about the Forks Resort Restaurant in The New Yorker, listing its burger as among the most memorable foods she had eaten in the 2010s. The feature was reported by SFGATE.
References
- 1 2 Hussain, Judi (September 8, 2021). "At the Forks Resort, You're Family". Sierra News Online. Retrieved August 29, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Bass Lake — Madera County Playland — Lures Vacationists By Thousands. Resorts and Camp Sites Are Popular". Madera Tribune. Vol. 59, no. 145. September 19, 1950. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- 1 2 "Meet Leslie Cox of The Forks Resort in Bass Lake - SDVoyager - San Diego". SDVoyager - San Diego. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ "The Forks Will Open Saturday in New Building at Bass Lake". Madera Tribune. Vol. 17, no. 227. March 30, 1950. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ Hussain, Judi (September 8, 2021). "At the Forks Resort, You're Family". Sierra News Online. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ↑ Rosner, Helen (December 31, 2019). "The Best Things I've Eaten This Decade". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved September 16, 2026.
- ↑ Martichoux, Alix (January 6, 2020). "Food writer calls burger at rustic lodge near Yosemite 'the perfect hamburger'". SFGATE. Retrieved June 17, 2023.