The Best Hiking in Kern County

TMTA Lehigh Trail Loop is a loop trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Tehachapi, California.

PCT: CA Section F - Tehachapi Pass to Walker Pass is a point-to-point trail where you may see wildflowers located near Mojave, California.

Starting at about 2000 elevation this hike is very gentle and nice for the first 2 miles. On the third mile it is a steep climb with short lengths of level ground the rest of the way. The junction at Breckenridge Road is at about 5500 elevation. If you hit the trail in the winter, there are some ...

Spend a few nights under the stars in a unique piece of outdoor history. The Oak Flat Lookout, constructed in 1934, was once staffed by rangers providing critical wild life management services on watch for wildfires in the surrounding Sequoia National Forest through the 1980s. The Oak Flat lookou...

Hart Park Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Bakersfield, California.

Hart Park Big Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Bakersfield, California.

Kern Canyon Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see beautiful wildflowers located near Caliente, California.

Kern River Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Bodfish, California.

Bakersfield Bluffs is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Bakersfield, California.

Liebre Mountain via Pacific Crest Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see wildflowers located near Lake Hughes, California.

This is part of the Pacific Crest Trail. If you're through-hiking or sectional hiking, you'll have to hit it eventually. Try and avoid it in the late summer or early fall because of heat, and gnats. Find a way to check the bug report, we got marauded by gnats 90% of the way (early October) and ap...

Horse Camp Trail is a moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Lake Hughes, California.

To get to the trailhead, take Highway 178 and turn onto Borel Road, then turn onto Kern Canyon Road and follow the road. It might be easiest to put the Hot Springs into Google Maps and use that to navigate you to the parking lot. Park in the lot and walk across the road, where you'll see a sign l...

...One thing about hot springs is that no matter where it may be, they always bring an attraction of people. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever been to a hot spring that didn't gather more then 20+ people in a single sitting. I mean, in all seriousness aside, what's not to like about a ba...

Sandberg Trail is a loop trail where you may see local wildlife located near Lake Hughes, California.

Gillette Mine Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lake Hughes, California.