15 public launches
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Isabella Lake · Lake Isabella, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service · 760-376-1815
Directions: From Bakersfield, California, take Highway 178 east to the town of Lake Isabella. Turn onto Highway 155 north, following the western edge of the lake, for approximately 3 miles to the campground.
Isabella Lake · Lake Isabella, Kern County
Isabella Lake · Lake Isabella, Kern County
Isabella Lake · Wofford Heights, Kern County
Kern River · Lamont, Kern County
Isabella Lake · Lake Isabella, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service
Isabella Lake · Lake Isabella, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service
Isabella Lake · Wofford Heights, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service
Wofford Heights, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service · 760-376-3781
Directions: From the south, take Highway 99 to Bakersfield. Take the Highway 178 exit and travel east toward the Kern River Canyon. Follow Highway 178 for approximately 40 miles to the town of Lake Isabella. From Lake Isabella, take Highway 155. Continue past the town of Wofford Heights to Kernville. At the stop sign in Kernville, turn right onto Sierra Way. Proceed 4 miles. Camp 9 is on the right side of the
Kern River · Bodfish, Kern County
Kern River · Bodfish, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service
Wofford Heights, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service · 760-376-1815
Directions: From Bakersfield, California, take Highway 178 east to the town of Lake Isabella. From Lake Isabella take Highway 155 north, traveling 6 miles to the entry station of Tillie Creek Campground.
Wofford Heights, Kern County
Managed by USDA Forest Service
Bakersfield, Kern County
Bear Valley Springs, Kern County