Kern County
Top Adventures in Kern County
Hike the Mill Creek Trail to Breckenridge Road
7.5 mi
/ 3000 ft gain
Starting at about 2000 elevation this hike is very gentle and nice for the first 2 miles. On the third mile it is a steep climb with short lengths of level ground the rest of the way. The junction at Breckenridge Road is at about 5500 elevation. I...
Camp at the Oak Flat Lookout
4.0
/ 80 ft gain
Spend a few nights under the stars in a unique piece of outdoor history. The Oak Flat Lookout, constructed in 1934, was once staffed by rangers providing critical wild life management services on watch for wildfires in the surrounding Sequoia Nati...
Hike the Pacific Crest Trail from Horse Trail to Bear Campground
11.63 mi
/ 2396 ft gain
This is part of the Pacific Crest Trail. If you're through-hiking or sectional hiking, you'll have to hit it eventually. Try and avoid it in the late summer or early fall because of heat, and gnats. Find a way to check the bug report, we got marau...
Hike the Remington Ridge Trail
4 mi
/ 800 ft gain
To get to the trailhead, take Highway 178 and turn onto Borel Road, then turn onto Kern Canyon Road and follow the road. It might be easiest to put the Hot Springs into Google Maps and use that to navigate you to the parking lot. Park in the lot a...
Kern County camping, hotels, and more
Lancaster, California
Joshua Tree Ranch Los Angeles
This is 2.5 acres of protected Joshua Tree lands in the Antelope Valley north of LA, between the snowy Tehachapi Mountains, and the rolli...
From $25/night
Kern Canyon Road
Sandy Flat
Overview
Sandy Flat Campground is set back from the Lower Kern River at an altitude of 2,300 feet near the town of Lake Isabella. Campsit...
Lake Isabella, California
Pioneer Point
Overview
Reservations not being accepted. Pioneer Point is a high-desert campground near Lake Isabella in the Sequoia National Forest. Th...
Lake Isabella, California
Paradise Cove
Overview
Paradise Cove Campground sits near Lake Isabella in the beautiful Sequoia National Forest. The 11,000-acre lake marks the divisi...