town.bakersfield

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elevation: 408'

population: 295,536

zip code: 93301

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

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

= BFD

recreation:

Backpacking

Back Roads Exploration

Camping

Fishing

Rafting

Biking

Kayaking

Museums

Kern River Parkway Bike Trail

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

Kern County Museum

CALM: California Living Museum

bakersfield campgrounds

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

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

Lassen's Natural Foods
NPR: KVPR FM 89.1
Grimmway Organic Arvin
Cal Organic Farms
Second Amendment Sports
Bob's Bait Bucket
Real Kern County
Valley Air & Pollution
Rec Solar
High Speed Rail

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