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| settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]
| image_skyline = Silver Tip Lodge, Fish Camp, California (76432)-camp-silver-tip.jpg
| image_caption = Silver Top Lodge, Fish Camp, 1940s
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| image_map = File:Mariposa County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fish Camp Highlighted 0624218.svg
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===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Fish Camp has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=83840&cityname=Fish+Camp%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Fish Camp, California]</ref> Fish Camp, located around a mile above sea level, is renowned for its seasonal snowfall, frequently indicating the region's snow line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19390107.2.27&srpos=13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22------- |title=Eight inches solid snow at fish camp |newspaper=Madera Tribune |volume=LXXIII |number=55 |date=1939-01-07 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> Nearby, the Goat Meadow Snowplay Area in the [[Sierra National Forest]], just north of Fish Camp, attracts visitors for sledding and cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/snow-fun-here%E2%80%99s-where-to-snow-play-in-and-around-yosemite |title=Goat Meadow Snowplay Area |publisher=Southern Yosemite Visitors Bureau |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
 
{{Weather box
Fish Camp, located around a mile above sea level, is renowned for its seasonal snowfall, frequently indicating the region's snow line.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19390107.2.27&srpos=13&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22------- |title=Eight inches solid snow at fish camp |newspaper=Madera Tribune |volume=LXXIII |number=55 |date=1939-01-07 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> Nearby, the Goat Meadow Snowplay Area in the [[Sierra National Forest]], just north of Fish Camp, attracts visitors for sledding and cross-country skiing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/snow-fun-here%E2%80%99s-where-to-snow-play-in-and-around-yosemite |title=Goat Meadow Snowplay Area |publisher=Southern Yosemite Visitors Bureau |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
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| location = South Entrance Yosemite National Park, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present)
| Jan record high F = 73
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 78
| Apr record high F = 83
| May record high F = 89
| Jun record high F = 98
| Jul record high F = 101
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 80
| Dec record high F = 78
| year record high F = 102
| Jan high F = 46.1
| Feb high F = 46.8
| Mar high F = 49.6
| Apr high F = 55.9
| May high F = 64.2
| Jun high F = 73.8
| Jul high F = 81.2
| Aug high F = 80.8
| Sep high F = 75.6
| Oct high F = 64.2
| Nov high F = 52.6
| Dec high F = 45.1
| year high F =
| Jan mean F = 36.8
| Feb mean F = 37.2
| Mar mean F = 39.5
| Apr mean F = 43.8
| May mean F = 51.3
| Jun mean F = 59.5
| Jul mean F = 66.4
| Aug mean F = 65.6
| Sep mean F = 60.7
| Oct mean F = 51.6
| Nov mean F = 42.5
| Dec mean F = 36.1
| year mean F =
| Jan low F = 27.6
| Feb low F = 27.6
| Mar low F = 29.3
| Apr low F = 31.6
| May low F = 38.4
| Jun low F = 45.2
| Jul low F = 51.6
| Aug low F = 50.4
| Sep low F = 45.8
| Oct low F = 38.0
| Nov low F = 31.4
| Dec low F = 26.1
| year low F =
| Jan record low F = -3
| Feb record low F = 1
| Mar record low F = 1
| Apr record low F = 12
| May record low F = 15
| Jun record low F = 24
| Jul record low F = 31
| Aug record low F = 30
| Sep record low F = 23
| Oct record low F = 14
| Nov record low F = 7
| Dec record low F = -5
| year record low F = -5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 7.97
| Feb precipitation inch = 7.08
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.48
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.32
| May precipitation inch = 1.82
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.53
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.20
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.11
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.47
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.22
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.29
| Dec precipitation inch = 6.84
| year precipitation inch =
| Jan snow inch = 20.8
| Feb snow inch = 23.6
| Mar snow inch = 25.9
| Apr snow inch = 12.4
| May snow inch = 1.3
| Jun snow inch = 0.1
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.3
| Nov snow inch = 6.1
| Dec snow inch = 17.4
| year snow inch =
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 9.4
| Feb precipitation days = 8.4
| Mar precipitation days = 9.5
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2
| May precipitation days = 5.4
| Jun precipitation days = 1.2
| Jul precipitation days = 0.8
| Aug precipitation days = 0.8
| Sep precipitation days = 1.6
| Oct precipitation days = 3.9
| Nov precipitation days = 6.1
| Dec precipitation days = 8.7
| year precipitation days = 62.0
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=hnx
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
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|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}
 
===Ecology===
{{Weather box|location = Fish Camp, California
[[File:The Railroad Fire extended north to Yosemite Trails Horseback Adventures in Fish Camp, which was preserved through fire protection efforts.jpg|thumb|The forest is recovering from the 2017 [[Railroad Fire]], which burned up to Fish Camp's southern border.]]
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Fish Camp is home to several protected species designated by their Federal Special Status (FSS). These include avian species such as the [[Spotted owl|California Spotted Owl]] (''Strix occidentalis occidentalis''), the [[Great grey owl|Great Gray Owl]] (''Strix nebulosa''), and the [[American goshawk|Northern Goshawk]] (''Accipiter gentilis''). The area also supports nocturnal mammals like the [[Pallid bat|Pallid Bat]] (''Antrozous pallidus''), [[Townsend's big-eared bat|Townsend’s Big-Eared Bat]] (''Corynorhinus townsendii''), and the [[Western Red Bat]] (''Lasiurus blossevillii''). Additionally, terrestrial mammals such as the [[Sierra Nevada red fox|Sierra Nevada Red Fox]] (''Vulpes vulpes necator''), [[American Marten]] (''Martes americana''), and the [[Fisher (animal)|Pacific Fisher]] (''Martes pennanti pacifica'') are present.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo36690/pdf/GOVPUB-A13-PURL-gpo36690.pdf | title = Fish Camp Project Final Environmental Impact Statement, Madera & Mariposa Counties, California; Sierra National Forest; Bass Lake Ranger District | publisher = USDA Forest Service | access-date = 2024-02-15}}</ref>
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 78
|Apr record high F = 83
|May record high F = 89
|Jun record high F = 98
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 78
|Jan high F = 46.3
|Feb high F = 47.9
|Mar high F = 50.4
|Apr high F = 56.3
|May high F = 65.1
|Jun high F = 73.9
|Jul high F = 82
|Aug high F = 81.3
|Sep high F = 76
|Oct high F = 65.9
|Nov high F = 54.4
|Dec high F = 47.9
|year high F = 62.3
|Jan low F = 25.7
|Feb low F = 26.5
|Mar low F = 27.8
|Apr low F = 31.1
|May low F = 37.3
|Jun low F = 43.7
|Jul low F = 49.4
|Aug low F = 48.5
|Sep low F = 44.4
|Oct low F = 37.2
|Nov low F = 30.3
|Dec low F = 26.4
|year low F = 35.7
|Jan record low F = -3
|Feb record low F = 1
|Mar record low F = 3
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 24
|Jul record low F = 31
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 23
|Oct record low F = 14
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = -5
|year record low F = -5
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation inch = 7.74
|Feb precipitation inch = 7.81
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.90
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.12
|May precipitation inch = 1.78
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.54
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.06
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.13
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.70
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.55
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.56
|Dec precipitation inch = 6.36
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan precipitation days = 9
|Feb precipitation days = 8
|Mar precipitation days = 9
|Apr precipitation days = 7
|May precipitation days = 5
|Jun precipitation days = 2
|Jul precipitation days = 1
|Aug precipitation days = 1
|Sep precipitation days = 2
|Oct precipitation days = 4
|Nov precipitation days = 7
|Dec precipitation days = 8
|year precipitation days = 63
 
|Jan snow inch = 20.7
|Feb snow inch = 20.3
|Mar snow inch = 22.5
|Apr snow inch = 11.1
|May snow inch = 1.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.1
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 6.5
|Dec snow inch = 16.7
|year snow inch = 99.5
 
|source 1 = U.S. Climate Data<ref name = "U.S. Climate Data">
{{cite web
|url = https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/fish-camp/california/united-states/usca2222
|publisher = US Climate Data
|title = Climate Fish Camp-California
|access-date = May 21, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}
 
== History ==
In the latter half of the 19th century, Fish Camp, located near Yosemite Valley, developed significantly due to various economic activities. The town's growth was driven by the logging industry and later, tourists bound for Yosemite.
 
=== Stagecoach Era ===
TheFish developmentCamp's history begins with the opening of the Wawona [[stagecoach]] road to [[Yosemite Valley]] played a crucial role in Fish Camp's history1875. ThisIt led to the creation ofbecame a majorvital route passing throughtraveler's Fish Campstop, establishing it asand a keytarget stopoverfor forstage travelersrobbers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Camping Trip Of 1880 Gives Colorful Picture Of Oldtime Yosemite Area |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19670926.2.150&srpos=4&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22+%22stage+coach%22------- |work=Madera Tribune |volume=76 |number=94 |date=26 September 1967 |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Carter |first=Debby |title=History Mystery #94: The Case of the Missing Maps |url=https://sierranewsonline.com/history-mystery-94-the-case-of-the-missing-maps/ |website=Sierra News Online |date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stage Robbers Arrested |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MCS18850530.2.28&srpos=4&e=------188-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22------- |work=Merced County Sun |volume=XV |issue=40 |date=May 30, 1885 |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>
 
=== Logging Industry ===
The first permanent settlements in Fish Camp were in support of the logging industry.
 
The [[Madera_Sugar_Pine_CompanyMadera Sugar Pine Company|Madera Sugar Pine Logging Company]] heavily exploited the surrounding forests to meet the growing construction demands for lumber in late 19th century California.<ref>{{cite news |title=Start New Camp At Sugar Pine |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19160327.2.43&srpos=9&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22+%22logging%22------- |work=Madera Tribune |volume=XXIV |number=125 |date=27 March 1916 |accessdate= }}</ref> The logging activities not only transformed the local landscape but also created pastures that were later used by sheepherders.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fish Camp: Yosemite National Park's Southern Gateway |url=https://www.yosemite.com/yosemite-mariposa-county-region/central-mariposa-county/fish-camp/ |website=Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref> During this period, Fish Camp was also known as “Happy Camp,” a nickname derived from a red-light district located to the south of the current town center, catering to loggers and mill workers from the [[Sugar_PineSugar Pine,_California California|Sugar Pine]] mill.<ref name="Johnston 1968">{{Cite book |last=Johnston |first=Hank |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/239958 |title=Thunder in the Mountains: The Life and Times of Madera Sugar Pine |publisher=Stauffer Publishing |year=1968 |isbn=0-87046-017-X |edition=Second Edition (Revised) |location=Costa Mesa, Calif. |oclc=239958}}</ref>{{rp|76–79}}
 
Bootleggers ran booze out of Fish Camp during the [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition years]] to meet demand from the loggers and mill workers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fish Camp is Clean Says Owner |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MM19250808.2.4&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22------- |work=Madera Mercury |number=106 |date=8 August 1925 |accessdate= }}</ref>
 
=== Lodging and Hospitality ===
For over a century, Fish Camp has been a hub of hospitality, welcoming those bound for Yosemite and offering a mountain getaway.
 
[[File:Fish-Camp-Lodge-1904-1918.jpg|thumb|Construction of Fish Camp Lodge, 1904.]][[File:Fish-camp-beerys.jpg|thumb|Beery's Fish Camp Lodge.]][[File:Silver Tip Lodge, Fish Camp, California (76432).jpg|thumb|Silver Top Lodge postcard.]]
In 1883, Albert Phillip, a notable figure in Fish Camp's history, built a two-story hotel with 12 bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and parlor. Besides his hospitality venture, Phillip managed a freight service that operated between Raymond and Yosemite Valley, and he also transported ore from the Star Mine at Mt. Raymond to North Fork using teams of ten animals.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Eastern Madera County Area |url=https://townsquarepublications.com/about-the-eastern-madera-county-area/ |publisher=Town Square Publications |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Preservation in Fish Camp Area |url=https://www.mariposacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/5664/FC-Appendix?bidId= |publisher=Mariposa County |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref>
 
Fish Camp has served as a mountain stopover for travelers heading to Yosemite for more than a century.
 
In 1883, Albert Phillip, a prominent local entrepreneur, established a two-story hotel featuring 12 bedrooms, along with a kitchen, dining room, and parlor. In addition to his hotel, Phillip ran a freight service connecting Raymond and Yosemite Valley and transported ore from the nearby Star Mine at Mt. Raymond to [[North Fork, California|North Fork]] using teams of ten animals.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Eastern Madera County Area |url=https://townsquarepublications.com/about-the-eastern-madera-county-area/ |publisher=Town Square Publications |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Preservation in Fish Camp Area |url=https://www.mariposacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/5664/FC-Appendix?bidId= |publisher=Mariposa County |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref> By 1925, Charles Beery had taken over the property in Fish Camp, developing it into a resort.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mariposacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/5664/FC-Appendix?bidId= |title=Historical Preservation in Fish Camp Area |publisher=Mariposa County |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> However, Beery's Paradise Lodge was plagued by several fires, the last of which occurred in 1942. Following this, the property was sold to the H.J. Baker Real Estate Company in 1943.
 
InThe 1925,new Charlesowners Beeryconstructed acquiredThe propertySilver Tip Lodge, which remained in Fishoperation Campfor and35 years transformeduntil it intowas adestroyed resortby arson in 19251981.<ref>{{cite webnews |url=https://wwwcdnc.mariposacountyucr.orgedu/DocumentCenter/View/5664/FC-Appendix?bidIda=d&d=MT19460429.2.55&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22silver+tip+lodge%22------- |title=HistoricalBanquet PreservationOpens inSilver FishTip CampLodge Area|newspaper=Madera Tribune |publishervolume=MariposaLIV County|number=51 |date=1946-04-29 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite Unfortunately,web Beery's|url=https://adminfinance.fresnostate.edu/documents/psoe_2018_posters/Fire%20and%20Ice.pdf Paradise|title=Fire Lodgeand sufferedIce: multipleThe fires,Story withof the lastHistory oneand occurringPrehistory inof 1942.Fish InCamp the|publisher=Fresno aftermath,State the|access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> BeeryThe familylodge soldwas thefamous propertyfor toits H.J.community Bakerevents, Realincluding Estatean Companyannual in[[turkey 1943. Baker oversaw the construction of a new lodge between 1944shoot]] and 1945.barbecues Thefeaturing Silvertiplocally Lodge, which opened in 1946,sourced bear.<ref>{{cite news |title=ANNUAL TURKEY SHOOT SET AT FISHCAMP SUNDAY |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19460429MT19501108.2.5563&srpos=18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22+%22silver+tip+lodge%22------- |title=Banquet Opens Silver Tip Lodge |newspaper=Madera Tribune |volume=LIV59 |number=51188 |date=1946-04-29November 8, 1950 |access-date=January 27, 2024-01-21}}</ref> also met a tragic end, destroyed by an arson fire in 1981.<ref>{{cite webnews |title=Hamill to Play Barbecue Host |url=https://adminfinancecdnc.fresnostateucr.edu/documents/psoe_2018_posters/Fire?a=d&d=MT19491110.2.80&srpos=20&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%20and22fish+camp%20Ice.pdf22+%22silver+tip%22------- |titlenewspaper=FireMadera andTribune Ice:|volume=17 The Story of the History and Prehistory of Fish Camp|number=110 |publisherdate=FresnoNovember State10, 1949 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
 
In 1990, the [[Marriott International|Marriott Corporation]] opened the Tenaya Lodge, a 242-room luxury resort, enhancing the region's hospitality offerings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SRPD19900421.1.40&srpos=1&e=------199-en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22tenaya+lodge%22+fish+camp----1990--- |title=Marriott to open near Yosemite |newspaper=Press Democrat |volume=133 |number=182 |date=1990-04-21 |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> ItCurrently, it is nowoperated ownedby and[[Delaware managedNorth]], bya Yosemitecompany concessionairespecializing Delawarein Northpark services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://media.delawarenorth.com/tenaya-lodge-at-yosemite-fact-sheet/ |title=Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite Fact Sheet |date=2017-03-16 |publisher=Delaware North |access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref>
 
==Demographics==
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=== Yosemite Sugar Pine Railroad ===
The [[Yosemite_Mountain_Sugar_Pine_Railroad|Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad]] is a historic narrow gauge railroad near Fish Camp. Operating since 1967, it features steam locomotives and operates as a tourist attraction along the former route of the [[Madera_Sugar_Pine_CompanyMadera Sugar Pine Company|Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Old Steam Locomotive Begins Journey |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19661129.2.10&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22+%22logging%22+------- |work=Madera Tribune |volume=75 |number=139 |date=29 November 1966 |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Real Train Surprises Fish Camp Visitors |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19670926.2.169&srpos=6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22fish+camp%22+%22logging%22+------- |work=Madera Tribune |volume=76 |number=94 |date=26 September 1967 |accessdate=January 27, 2024}}}</ref>
 
== External links ==
*[http://www.ymsprr.com/ Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad]
*[https://yosemitetrails.com/ Yosemite Trails Horseback Adventures]
*[https://www.visittenaya.com/ Tenaya Lodge]
 
==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Mariposa County, California]]
[[Category:Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (United States)]]
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