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Building A Home In Oakhurst, CA

Oakhurst, CA

Set in the Sierra Nevada foothills just south of Yosemite National Park, Oakhurst offers a mountain-town lifestyle shaped by forested ridgelines, granite scenery, and easy access to Bass Lake. Known as a southern gateway to Yosemite, Oakhurst blends year-round recreation, small-town services, and a welcoming local community. Its location near Highway 41, Sierra National Forest, and the Yosemite South Entrance makes it an appealing setting for custom primary residences, vacation homes, and long-term retreat properties.

Why People Are Building In Oakhurst, CA

Mosscreek, the Right Designer

Building a MossCreek designed home creates the perfect way to live in harmony with your surroundings. Every home is designed to fit carefully within its natural setting while offering the best in contemporary living. See “Custom Design” in our menu above to learn more about us and how we can help you realize a MossCreek designed home.

Finding a Builder

MossCreek has a network of builders that we regularly work with and would be glad to introduce you to them. We are also happy to work with the builder of your choice.

Build Here for Scenic Beauty and More

People are building homes in Oakhurst for its access to Yosemite, Bass Lake, and the broader Sierra foothills lifestyle. The area attracts families, retirees, remote workers, and second-home buyers who value mountain views, privacy, recreation, and proximity to one of California’s most iconic national parks. With established neighborhoods, wooded acreage, lake-area homesites, and nearby rural communities, Oakhurst offers diverse settings for custom homes designed around outdoor living and natural scenery.

Nearby Natural Gems:

Fishing

Oakhurst is a convenient base for fishing in the Sierra foothills, with nearby lake, creek, and river opportunities ranging from family-friendly shoreline fishing to mountain-water outings.

Top-rated fishing outfitters and guides:

Popular fishing locations:

Museums and Galleries

Oakhurst and the surrounding Yosemite gateway communities offer local history, performing arts, and cultural stops tied to Sierra heritage.

Highlights include:

Hiking

With quick access to Sierra National Forest, Bass Lake, and Yosemite’s south side, Oakhurst offers excellent hiking opportunities across waterfalls, forest trails, lake paths, and giant sequoia groves.

Popular hiking trails:

Shopping

Oakhurst offers practical mountain-town shopping, local boutiques, art stops, outdoor supplies, and Yosemite-oriented visitor services.

Top shopping destinations:

Restaurants

Oakhurst’s dining scene serves Yosemite travelers and local residents with casual comfort food, mountain-town breweries, refined dining, and lake-area favorites.

Standout restaurants:

Where People Are Building In Oakhurst, CA

Where People Build in the Oakhurst Area

Located in the Sierra foothills near Yosemite’s South Entrance, Oakhurst offers a compelling mix of mountain scenery, recreation access, and everyday convenience. Known for its proximity to Bass Lake, Sierra National Forest, and Yosemite National Park, Oakhurst attracts homeowners seeking quiet wooded settings, vacation-home potential, and a strong connection to the outdoors. Whether you’re drawn to lake days, hiking trails, nearby sequoias, or the practical services of town, this area provides an ideal backdrop for building a custom home in a scenic mountain gateway community.

Developments in and Around Oakhurst

New Developments
Growing Neighborhoods
Other New Construction Opportunities

Choosing A Location

  • For Yosemite access:  Consider north Oakhurst or Highway 41 corridors toward Fish Camp and Wawona.
  • For lake recreation:  Look near Bass Lake, North Fork Road, or lake-adjacent communities.
  • For convenience:  Central Oakhurst offers easy access to restaurants, shopping, schools, and services.
  • For privacy and views:  Wooded acreage and hillside properties around Oakhurst, Ahwahnee, and Coarsegold provide room to spread out.

Where People Build in Surrounding Areas

Madera County and the surrounding Sierra foothills offer additional opportunities for custom homes, vacation retreats, and rural properties near Yosemite.

Communities and towns to consider include:

Both private acreage and refined homesites are available throughout the region for estate-style or retreat living.

MossCreek, Your Natural Choice for Home Design

By Amanda Griffin

Over warm coffee and Zoom, I had a chance to sit down with Allen Halcomb, president of MossCreek, to discuss why so many people choose MossCreek to design their mountain or lake home getaway.

“Every two days, somewhere in the United States and Canada, someone moves into their new MossCreek home.” says Allen Halcomb. “That is extremely rewarding, but building a new home from concept through construction is a complex journey. It’s a process with lots of moving parts involving multiple phases, players, and pieces.”

“At Moss Creek, we believe the journey should be exciting and fulfilling for our clients, not stressful. Our experienced team understands this process, inside and out, and we’re dedicated to creating an experience that is as enjoyable and stress-free as possible. We are intensely proud of the fact that we’re small enough to focus carefully on every project, while still delivering world-class results.”

An Unparalleled Standard of Unique and Recognizable Design

During our conversation, it became apparent that a dream home doesn’t need to have style limitations that are dictated by where you live. The designers at MossCreek have knowledge and experience in understanding the regional influences on architectural style, and how to blend those styles to design a home tailored to each homeowner’s aesthetic preferences, lifestyle, and vision.

“No doubt MossCreek homes have a unique and identifiable style. We’re best known for our innovative Rustic home designs, and now we are blending them into Mountain Contemporary home styles as well” says Allen Halcomb. “We believe in blurring the lines between traditional living and contemporary living, and our cutting-edge designs showcase that.”

Two Great Ways to Work with MossCreek

Ready to Purchase Home Plans

Living in a MossCreek home has been made easy with their broad collection of quick, affordable, and easy to modify house plans. These home plans are a great way to obtain a genuine MossCreek home in a streamlined process. You can browse the full collection to find just the right plan for your new home, or to discover new ideas to use in a custom designed home.

Custom Design

Crafting a detailed and intricate work of art such as a custom designed home takes time and personal attention. MossCreek’s custom design services let you realize your dream home as a one-of-a-kind work of art. Through this process, your custom home is carefully designed and tailored to meet your needs and desires. Custom home design by MossCreek is available in two levels of service: Traditional and Comprehensive. See “Custom Design” in our menu above to learn more about the differences. Regardless of which option you choose, you can be confident that your home design is world-class. Don’t just take their word for it, their homes have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Log & Timber Magazine, and Mountain Living. “At Moss Creek, we believe that ‘happiness’ is in the details” says Allen Halcomb.

MossCreek is Committed to ADA Accessibility

Even though no website is 100% ADA-Compliant, MossCreek is committed to continually working towards that goal.  We have currently reached 90% as per the IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker and we are continuing to make our site even more accessible. 

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