census-designated place in Madera County, California, United States
Coarsegold is a city in Madera County in the Sierra Nevada region of California.
Get in
editBy car
editBy car, the best access to Coarsegold is taking California State Route 41 north from Fresno.
By bus
edit- Yosemite Area Regional Transit System (YARTS). May 14 to September 14, seven days a week. The YARTS shuttle travels on Highway 41 between Fresno and Wawona and Yosemite Valley, with stops in Coarsegold at Coarsegold Market and Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. Ticket prices include park entry, and can be purchased from the shuttle driver.
- Madera County Connection's Eastern Madera County route provides limited service from Madera Monday–Friday.
Get around
editSee
editDo
edit- 1 Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, 711 Lucky Ln, toll-free: +1-866-794-6946. A resort casino run by the Chukchansi Native American nation. $129 and up.
- Tarantula Festival, ☏ +1 559 658 1422. Annually in late October. Coarsegold is full of tarantulas once a year during their mating season, and this festival celebrates the spiders with tarantula races, displays, costumes, and food.
Buy
editEat
edit- 1 Alfonso's Hideaway Mexican, 35364 Highway 41, ☏ +1 559 642-6656.
- Coarsegold Cafe, 35297 Highway 41, ☏ +1 559 683-5022.
Drink
editSleep
edit- 1 Ravensbrook Bed & Breakfast, 37621 Ravensbrook Way (SR 41, north of Corsegold, turn right on Road 240), ☏ +1 559 683-4792, fax: +1 559 683-5991, innkeeper@ravensbrook-yosemite.com. A two-room bed and breakfast. $100-$290 (varies seasonally).