North Fork is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 22 miles east of Raymond, 9.89 miles south east of Bass Lake and 14 miles from Oakhurst.North Fork is also home of the Sierra Mono Museum and the starting point of the Sierra Scenic Byway. The town boasts one grocery store, three restaurants and two gas stations.North Fork is the birthplace of Jeff King, four-time champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.The Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California maintains their tribal headquarters in North Fork. The Sierra Mono Museum is also located here.North Fork is also the home of the US Forest Service Crane Valley Hotshots, an elite crew of wildland firefighters.