Vermilion Valley Resort™ at Edison Lake Opens June 1st

Kaiser Pass Road to VVR will open to the public June 1st 2020

Sierra Rec Magazine – May 2020 – Feeling safe to get out in explore in 2020? Does beautiful high country scenery, record brown trout fishing, pine trees and camping sound like your jam for the summer? Vermilion Valley resort located at the shores of Lake Thomas A Edison Located North East of Fresno and Lake Shaver in the Sierra has announced the road to the lake and camp will open on June 1st.

Nestled in the beautiful Sierra Nevada back country, just a mile off the Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trail, Vermilion Valley Resort™ at Lake Thomas A. Edison is the type of rustic paradise that John Muir would have truly treasured!
Vermilion Valley Resort

*Photo Credit David Husted. Google Local guide 2017*

Beautiful High Country scenery, acres of pine trees, and an alpine lake with 13 miles of shoreline and stocked with some of the biggest fish to be had (the state record brown trout was caught here in 1972) combine to make Vermilion Valley Resort one of the most beautiful wilderness resorts in the high Sierras.

Whether vacationing with the family, fishing with your buddies, getting away by yourself for a spell, or using our Hiker’s Water Taxi to get your Resupply Package while on the PCT/JMT, the staff will make your visit a most memorable one.

At VVR we’re committed to providing superior services tailored to the needs of day-hikers, overnight and long-term backpackers, and PCT/JMT through-hikers . Since we began serving the hiking community in 1994, we’ve worked to upgrade our array of hiker-specific services and we continue planning for future additions based upon our hiker’s input.

Camping and Accomindations:

Campgrounds around Mono and Edison Lake are open for campers once Kaiser Pass Road opens for the season. Spaces are available on a first come first serve basis with limited services (camp host, water etc.) until early June when the reservation system kicks in and camp hosts arrive. If you need water you can go to either Mono Hot Springs Resort or the Vermilion Valley Resort on Lake Edison. To make campsite reservations call Reserve USA at (877) 444-6777 or online at ReserveUSA.com

The resort offers RV Camping, Cabins and yurt facilities as well, plus they have become known as a hiker haven for PCT and JMT hikers, and provide hikers two night free tent camping. The resort also offers a ferry service across the lake and onsite restaurant (Which will have Covid 19 restrictions this year) and a general supply store. Also shower and laundry services are available. For more information on accommodations review their website at http://www.edisonlake.com/

Vermilion Valley Resort For Sale

Operating on the final two years of their current forest service lease the family at Vermilion Valley Resort are looking for the next owners of the the facilities and all recreations supplies.

Developed on seven and one-half acres at an elevation of 7,700 feet, the resort is operated under a Special Use Permit issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service. The current 20-year permit was originally issued to the existing owner in 2002. Note: The seller is selling the personal property and all the business holdings which are located on U.S.F.S. land, This includes all buildings, boats, trucks, autos, equipment, inventory and other assets and improvements. Any buyer must be approved by the U.S.F.S. in order to obtain a new 20-year permit. It is recommended that any expansion plan be incorporated into this new permit.

The typical season is May through October, depending on snow conditions and weather. Winter and early season Green Sticker Snowmobile and Quad/ATV fishing trips, accessing the region while the road is closed to the general automobile driving public, was approved in 2004. Winter Snowmobile trips start in January and early season ATV fishing trips typically start in mid-April.