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The San Emigdio mountain range sits directly on the San Andreas fault line. This nice forested photo is of the toxic smog layers below in the California Central Valley, as seen from the hills above Bakersfield (or shall we say "Bako", as the locals like to call it). From this 4x4 ridge line, on very rare occasions, you can clearly see the Sierra Nevada & Mount Whitney, 150 miles away. Kinda wonder what the 'great valley' looked like before we started polluting it.
elevation: 408' population: 295,536 zip code: 93301

Country

terrain:
agricultural city in large flat valley, with oil nearby

location:
Kern County
near Sequoia National Forest
Hwy 99 @ jct. Hwy 178 & 58

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recreation:

  • Backpacking
  • Back Roads Exploration
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Rafting
  • Biking
  • Kayaking
  • Museums
  • parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Sequoia National Forest
  • Kern River
  • Carrizo Plain National Monument
  • Los Padres National Forest
  • Bitter Creek Wildlife Refuge
  • Kern River Parkway - Bike Path
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    Campgrounds campground reservations
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    Boulder Gulch - Lk Isabella
    Camp 3 Campground - Kern River
    Fairview Kern River Campground
    Hobo Campground - Lower Kern
    Fort Tejon Camping - Grapevine
    McGill Campground - Mt Pinos

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    description:
    nickname: Bako or B-town
    The southern gateway to the Central San Joaquin Valley, where a good percentage of our food is grown in the U.S. Driving northbound on Interstate 5, Tejon Ranch welcomes you to Kern County & then Bako is off in the distance, via Hwy 99.

    nearby towns:
    Pine Mountain
    Kernville
    Wofford Heights
    Frazier Park
    Tehachapi
    Alta Sierra
    Lake Isabella
    Taft
    California Hot Springs
    Maricopa
    local links:

    Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
    1725 Eye St. Bakersfield, CA 93301
    661-327-4421
    http://www.bakersfieldchamber.org

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