Long Barn is a census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, in the central Sierra Nevada. With a population of about 160, it is a small mountain community situated at an elevation of roughly 5,000 feet, about four miles northeast of Mi-Wuk Village and roughly 19 miles east of Sonora along State Route 108. The community's name and its position along the historic Sonora Pass route give it a long association with mountain travel and the logging and recreation economies of the central Sierra. The community sits within reach of the Stanislaus National Forest, which surrounds the area with dense pine and fir forest, and it functions as a quiet residential outpost and waypoint for travelers heading toward Sonora Pass and the high country. Its elevation brings deep snow in winter, making it part of the central Sierra's snow-play and ski corridor. Winter brings snow play, cross-country skiing and access to the region's downhill ski areas, while summer opens forest trails, lakes and streams, with cooler temperatures than the foothills below. Life in Long Barn is small and seasonal, oriented toward the outdoors — hiking, fishing, snow sports and forest recreation — rather than a dense commercial core. Residents are few, and services, schools and shopping are found down the mountain in communities such as Mi-Wuk Village, Twain Harte and Sonora. Housing consists largely of mountain cabins and modest homes set among the trees. Despite its small size, the community has a distinct identity as a mountain waypoint, and its residents are drawn by the solitude and natural beauty of the high Sierra. For those seeking a secluded Sierra setting with direct access to the national forest and Sonora Pass, Long Barn offers a quiet, high-elevation home base in Tuolumne County's mountain country, removed from the pace of the foothills and valley below.