Lake Isabella, CA Road Trips
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Longest Drive
275 mi
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Quickest Drive
2h 57m
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Lake Isabella, CA by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
3,654
Median Income
$26,763
Median Home Value
$112,200
Median Age
36.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Lake Isabella, CA
Kernville is a city in the southern Sierra Nevada.
Kern Valley Museum, 49 Big Blue Rd, ☏ +1 760-376-6683. Wagons and gold panning stuff are pretty likely to be seen. Nuui Cunni Native American Intertribal Cultural Center and Museum, 2600 CA-155, Lake Isabella, ☏ +1 760-549-0800. W, F-Sa 10AM-2PM. Silver City Ghost Town, 3829 Lake Isabella Blvd, Bodfish, ☏ +1 760-379-5146. W, M-F 10AM-4PM, Sa 10AM-5PM. You can step back in time and visit a former gold prospecting town here. $7.50 adults, $5 children.
Kayak and whitewater raft in the Kern River. Kern River Fish Hatchery (A mile or so north of Kernville). Friday through Monday 10AM-4PM. Free admission. Whiskey Flats Days , held in Kernsville in late February to commemorate the gold rush era of this area, includes a rodeo.
Ewings on the Kern, 125 Buena Vista Dr. Steakhouse with charming patio overlooking the Kern River. +1 760-376-2411
Kern River Brewing Co, 13415 Sierra Way. Dining and brewery. +1 760-376-2337
Sequoia Lodge, 16123 Sierra Way, ☏ +1 760-376-2535. Located along the banks of Kern River, beautiful scenery and very cozy rooms, which look more as small cabins, but still the price of a room (around $100 for holidays). It has 14 rooms with refrigerator, microwave, toaster, silverware, dishes, TV, in-room coffee, and wireless internet. It does not have stove, but it does have barbecues in the patios. Access to the river is 20 steps from your room.
KernTransit, public transportation system extending from Bakersfield to Ridgecrest with stops in Kernville and Lake Isabella. +1 800 323-2396.
Travel tips adapted from Kernville on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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