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Millerton Lake State Recreation Area: Many Kern County residents enjoy watersports and camping at Millerton Lake on the San Joaquin River near Fresno. With more than 40 miles of shoreline, the park offers fishing, boating, access to the...

Los Padres National Forest: This national forest stretches 220 miles from the Carmel Valley to the mountains near Frazier Park. In the Mount Pinos Ranger District, southwest of Bakersfield from Frazier Park to Highway 33, there are...

Kern River Parkway: Truxtun Avenue and Commercial Way. 9 holes, 2,584-foot course length, first tee is north of the volleyball courts near the bike path. Riverview Park: 401 Willow Drive, east of Oildale Drive. 18 holes, 2,188-foot...

Where to ride Kern River Parkway Bike Path: Mostly parallels the Kern River from Enos Lane west of Cal State Bakersfield to China Grade Loop just north of Gordon's Ferry, where it connects with Alfred Harrell Highway. Rides for...

Audubon California's Kern River Preserve: Off Highway 178 in Weldon in the Kern River Valley. Offers an easy, flat-terrain walking trail through restored riverside habitat that features an abundance of birds, plants, butterflies and...

Check out the city of Bakersfield's interactive map of parks & recreation.  You can search by address or map. You can even search for trees! Another map by Btownmaps.com is in beta form, but it is a easier to use!

If you happen to be a bird watcher — or you’ve always wanted to be — then next time you visit the Central Coast, take your binoculars and bird book to the Heron Rookery Natural Preserve at Fairbank Point in Morro Bay,...

Tule Elk State Reserve: California was once home to vast herds of tule elk. Their population neared extinction by the 1880s due to hunting and loss of habitat. Cattleman Henry Miller began an effort to save them in 1874. In 1932, 950...

Bakersfield Bass Club: Tournaments and monthly meetings. Registration forms can be found at Lakeport Bait and Tackle, 391-8159. Golden Empire Bass Club: Tournaments and monthly meetings at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at...

Licenses All anglers 16 years and older must possess a valid California fishing license. Cost for an annual California resident license is $38.85. One-day and two-day licenses are available for $12.60 and $19.45, respectively. There are...

Lake Isabella Fishing Derby: Held each spring. Call the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce at 760-379-5236. Lake Isabella Kids Fishing Derby: A free event held each summer for children ages 4-15 with lunch and drinks provided, as...

A variety of camping options are available in Kern County. Bureau of Land Management: Office is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 391-6000. • Keyesville: From Highway 178, take Highway 155; area is west of Kernville....

The Archery Shop: 2332 Chester Ave., Suite C, 631-9040. Bow hunting, indoor lanes, target archery, Junior Olympic Archery Development youth programs, group and private lessons. Kern River Archers Club: Uses outdoor range in Lake...

Bakersfield offers wonderful bike paths and has beautiful city streets perfect for an afternoon ride. Click on the links below to view the safest and most scenic areas to enjoy. Bakersfield Metro Bicycling Map Courtesy of the...

The Park at Riverwalk is a 32 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Kern River. The property was rescued from urban development some years ago and what was once an inaccessible piece of land located at Buena Vista Road and Stockdale...