recreation:

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

description:
The 2 block strip of brick buildings is downtown Maricopa, with a gas station & a motel nearby. A small diner, Jolly Kone & steak house are your choices for restaurants. Carrizo Plain National Monument is closeby with an awesome display of wildflowers.

nearby towns:

Taft

Pine Mountain

New Cuyama

Ventucopa

Bakersfield

Taft Chamber of Commerce
314 4th Street, Taft, CA 93268
661-765-2165
https://www.taftchamber.com/

Los Padres Forest Watch
West Kern Oil Museum
The Historic Taft Fort
Los Padres Forest Association
Cuyama River Valley
Los Padres National Forest Map
Sespe Wilderness Map
Dick Smith Wilderness Map