China Peak (closing after 2026 season)
Lakeshore (Sierra National Forest, near Huntington Lake) · near Shaver Lake / Fresno · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Mountain Biking · Skiing & Snowboarding
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- Lift-served downhill park · Check status — bike operations closing after 2026
- Elevation
- Base ~7,000ft · Lift-served vertical
- Best season
- Summer only — but confirm operations: China Peak announced it will shut down bike park operations after the 2026 season
- Pass
- independent
- Vertical
- 1679
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Season
- December–April (snow-dependent; has had late openings/closures) · Confirm status before planning
What is here
- Best for
- Central Valley Access · Uncrowded · Local Character · Value
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- bike-park · downhill · flow
- Signature trails
- Lift-served downhill trails
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- Lift-served; confirm the park is operating before planning.
- Intl tip
- China Peak is near Huntington Lake and Shaver Lake in the Sierra National Forest — beautiful high-country lakes for swimming and paddling. Even if the bike park has closed, the surrounding forest and lakes make the area worth a summer visit.
Skiing & Snowboarding detail
- Nickname
- Central California's Secret
- Summit
- 8709
- Lifts
- 11
- Avg snowfall
- 300+ inches
- Night skiing
- No
- Terrain park
- Yes
- Ski school
- Yes
- On mountain lodging
- Yes
- Signature runs
- The varied 1,200 acres
- Intl tip
- China Peak is near Huntington Lake and Shaver Lake in the Sierra National Forest — summer swimming, paddling, and (nearby) the Mono Hot Springs (swimming guide). It's the Central Valley's home mountain. Confirm the resort's operating status before planning, as its season has been variable in recent years.
The guide
China Peak, outside Fresno near Huntington Lake, has been the closest lift-served bike park to California's Central Valley — a …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to China Peak (closing after 2026 season) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.236, -119.156