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Events Calender 2017
February:
Whiskey Flat Days
February 17-20, 2017 Held every Presidents Day weekend, Whiskey Flat Days are a leap back to the good ol' wild west days when the area was settled by gold miners, cattle ranchers and trappers. www.gotoKernville.com
March:
March TBA , 2017 Keysville Classic mountain bike races. www.facebook.com/keyesville.classic
The 28th Annual Isabella Lake Fishing Derby will be held on April 8-10, 2017. This year people who enter will have a definite chance in winning money. The prizes are for the longest trout caught (1) $5,000,(2) 4,000, (3) 3,000, (4) 2,000, (5) 1,000, (6) 900, (7) 800, (8) 700, (9) 600, & (10) 500 . This will guarantee a payout of $18,500.
For additional information call (760) 379-5236 or e-mail office@kernrivervalley.com.
April:
Annual Kern River Whitewater Festival: Riverside Park, Kernville. 10:00AM
May:
First weekend in May. Annual Sirretta Street Yard Sale! Kernville Chamber of Commerce: 760-376-2629
Memorial Day Weekend: Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair: Circle Park in Kernville. Kern River Valley Art Association 760-378-4109.
Annual Kern River Valley Classic Car Show: Kernville 9:00 am -4:00 pm. Rotary Club (760)378-3888.
June:
Whitewater Wednesday (Weather Permitting): Riverside Park, Kernville. Kernville Chamber of Commerce: 760-376-2629.
29th Annual Kids Fishing Derby: Wofford Heights Park. FREE for all kids. Info call Elaine Johnson (760)417-0950.
Havilah Days: Come check out the old mining community and celebrate the small-town rural life. More info call (661)867-2552
Annual Sequoia National Forest South Butterfly Count: Kern River Preserve. Info at bbarnes@lightspeed.net or (760)382-1260.
July
Annual Firework Extravaganza: Tuesday July 4th. Celebrate Independence Day with a beautiful display of fireworks. Starting approximately 9:00 pm over Engineers Point Isabella Lake. KRVCC (760)379-5236
Nuui Cunni Fourth of July Gathering: Nuui Cunni Native American Cultural Center and Museum, French Gulch Recreation Area. Entertainment, Indian Tacos, Farmers Market, demonstrations and museum tour. (760)549-0800.
August:
Annual Rubber Duckie Race: Bet on your own rubber duck crossing the finish line first as it heads down the Kern River. Riverside Park, Kernville. Exchange Club (760)379-7785 or (760)376-4790.
Rotary Gold Tournament Fundraiser: Kern Valley Golf Course 9:00am-2:00 pm. Rotary Club of KRV (760)417-1008.
River Rhythms: Every Friday night in August. 6:30-9:00pm. Riverside Park, Kernville. For Concert details visit: https://www.facebook.com/KRVECF
September:
Labor Day Sierra Fall Arts & Crafts Festival: Located at Circle Park in Kernville 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. KRV Art Association (760)379-2844.
Annual Pride Day: 3rd weekend in September~ A day to clean up the valley and show your pride. T-shits & BBQ sponsored by Thomas Refuse (760)379-2618
Kern River Rock n Blues Fest: Last weekend in September. Located at Frandy Campground in Kernville. Come and enjoys some great food and music. For more info call Frandy Campground (760)376-6483
Peddlers Faire: Family Life Center Gym, Wofford Heights. Call Jeanette Rogers Erickson 760-417-2555.
October:
Whiskey Flat Fall Festival: Last weekend in October. Live music, pumpkin patch, Indian Encampment, food, haunted maze, and fun. Kernville Chamber of Commerce: 760-376-2629.
Annual Kernville Rod Run: Kickin' Back in Kernville": October 13-15 Located in Riverside Park in Kernville. For more info call (909)754-5270.
Annual Kernville Fat Tire Festival:. Kernville more info call (800)861-6553.
November:
Small business Saturday Shop Hop. Kernville Chamber of Commerce: 760-376-2629.
28th Annual Jr. Pheasant Hunt: Located on Hanning Flat. Two hunts daily, 7:30 am / 12:30 pm. KRV Fish & Game Habitat Club, More info call (760) 376-3178
37th Annual Christmas Parade: Last Saturday in November, Located on Lake Isabella Blvd. 11:00 am. The theme this year is, "A Storybook Christmas." Entry forms can be printed online and mailed in by November 19th. KRVCC (760)379-5236.
December:
Christmas in Kernville. Circle Park. Starts the first weekend in December. Santa in the Park, Parade of Giving, Christmas Caroling and Live Nativity Scene. For more information call the Kernville Chamber of Commerce: 760-376-2629.
EVERY SATURDAY
9am-1pm – Lakeshore Farmers Market, 7466 Wofford Heights Blvd, at Lakeshore Lodge. Featuring locally grown produce and
organic produce from Fay Organic. Also the pickup point for the Abundant Harvest program. We will feature local,
select arts & crafts. For more info call 760.376-3268 or email: saddleahorse@yahoo.com
9am-2pm – Nuui Cunni Farmer’s Market, 2600 Hwy 155, fresh produce, eggs, herbs, crafts, & plants, 760.549.080
12 noon – Sobriety Meetings, Nuui Cunni Indian Cultural Center, 2600 Hwy 155, AA, NA & Al Anon, 760.379.4683
Fishing
Lake Isabella Fishing Derby $20,000.00 Prize Winnings
Flyfishing Troutfitters
Southern Sierra Fly Fishing Club
Rafting
Kern River Whitewater Festival – April
Kern River Corp./So Cal Rafting
11101 Kernville Road
Kernville
(888)539-6748
6602 Wofford Heights Blvd.
Wofford Heights
(800)323-4234
2712 Mayfair
Lake Isabella (760)379-4616
11113 Kernville Road
Kernville
(760)376-6553
11300 Kernville Road
Kernville
(760)376-3745
11306 Kernville Road
Kernville
(800)400-7238
Bird Watching - Nature Walks
Kern River Bird Preserve
Nature Ali-Nature Festivals/Wildflowers
Prospecting
Inner Tubing
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Fish Hatchery
Ghost Town
Silver City Ghost Town
3829 Lake Isabella Blvd.
(760) 379-5146
Hiking
Hiking Club - Kern River Valley Hiking Club-Schedule
Trail of 1000 Giants (Giant Sequoia Grove)
Kern Historical Landmark Listing
Keysville Recreation Area - Hiking, Mountain Biking (Keysville Classic - Mountain Bike Race – March)
Fishing, Off-road motorcycle/ATV trails, Raft Launch Sites, Prospecting, Horseback Riding
Areas for Day Hiking at Kern River Ranger District:
Alaska Flat Trail Albanita Trail Badger Gap Trail Bald Mtn Trail Bartolas Trail
Beach Meadow Trail Beach Ridge Trail Bear Trap Trail Beck Meadow Trail
Big Meadow Trail Bitter Creek Trail Blackrock Mountain Trail Blackrock Station Trail
Blackrock Trailhead BLM Long Valley Trail Bohna Ridge Trail Bonita Flat Trail
Boone Mdw Trail Breckenridge Campground Bright Star Trail Brown Meadow Trail
Bull Run Trail Cabin Spur Trail Campground Connector Trail Cane Meadow Trail
Cannell Meadow Trail Cedar Cyn Trail Cold Springs Trail Coso Mine Loop Trail
Dark Cyn Trail Deadwood Trail Deer Mtn. Trail Democrat (accessible) Trail
Domeland Trail Dry Meadow Trail Durrwood Creek Trail Dutch Flat Trail
Flynn Canyon Trail Forest Highway 90 Trail Granite/broder Cutoff Trail
Granite/broder Trail Grouse Trail Haiwee Trail Hobo Campground Hobo Fishing Trail
Hogeye Trail Hooker Trail Horton Trail Isabella Peak Lookout Trail Jackass Creek Trail
Jackass Peak Trail Just Outstanding Trail Kennedy Meadows Campground
Kern Canyon Trail Kern River Trail Kern River Trail to Democrat Lander's Meadow Trail
Liebel Peak Trail Lion Meadow Trail (KR) Little Cannell Trail Little Dry Meadow Trail
Little Horse Mdw Trail Lookout Trail Lost Meadow Trail Mahogany Trail
Manter Creek Trail Manter North Trail Mill Creek Trail North Meadow Trail
Oak Flat Lookout Trail Pacific Crest Trail Section 1
Pacific Crest Trail from Kennedy Meadows Trailhead Pack Station Trail Paloma Mdw Trail
Patch Corner Trail Pine Flat Trail Portuguese Trail Potato Patch Trail Powerhouse Trail
Rattlesnake Creek Trail Remington Ridge Trail River Trail Salmon Creek Trail
Schaeffer Meadow Trail Scodie Trail Sherman Pass Trail Sherman Peak Trail
Smith Meadow Trail South Manter Trail Split Mountain Trail Stark Trail Sunday Peak Trail
Telephone Ridge Trail Tobias Creek Trail True Meadow Trail Unal Interpretive Trail
Upper Dry Lake Trail Whiskey Flat Trail Willow Gulch Trail Woodpecker Trail
Woodward Peak Trail Woolstalf Meadow Trail
Marinas
North Fork Marina
Lake Isabella - Wind Speed (knots)
Museums
Kern Valley Museum
49 Big Blue Road
Thursday-Sunday, 10am-4pm
(760) 376-6683
Maturango Museum
100 E Las Flores Avenue
Ridgecrest, CA
(760) 375-6900
CALM – California Living Museum
10500 Alfred Harrell Highway
Bakersfield
(661)872-2256
Native American Cultural Center
Golfing
KERN VALLEY GOLF COURSE – (760)376-2828 / Kernville
Bowling
MT. MESA LANES – (760)379-3181 / Mt. Mesa
Mountain Biking
Southern Sierra Fat Tire Association – Area events and calendar
Theater
REEL CINEMA – (760)376-3030 / Wofford Heights
Kern River Valley Restaurants and Dining - Listed Alphabetically:
AIRPORT CAFE - 376-2852 / Kernville
B&B BBQ - 376-2525 / Kernville
BURGER KING - 379-5105 / Lake Isabella
CHATTERBOX CAFE - 376-3400 / Wofford Heights
CHARLIE'S DELI - 376-2322 / Wofford Heights
CHERYL'S DINER - 376-6131 / Kernville
CHEYENNE'S STAGE STOP RESTAURANT - 376-2902 / River Kern
THE CRACKED EGG - 376-8822 / Kernville
DAM KORNER #1 - 379-8770 / Lake Isabella
EL PORTAL MEXICAN FOOD - 379-1811 / Lake Isabella
EL PORTAL MEXICAN GRILL - 379-2279 / Mt. Mesa
EL RIO'S - 376-3246 / Kernville
EL RIO's - 379-3663 / Lake Isabella
GREENHORN GRILL - 376-8900 / Alta Sierra
JOHNNY McNALLY'S FAIRVIEW LODGE - 376-2430 / Fairview
KERN RIVER BREWING COMPANY- 376-2337 / Kernville
LOK'S GARDEN RESTAURANT - 379-2718 / Lake Isabella
LOS PALOMO'S - 379-5343 / Lake Isabella
McDONALD'S - / Lake Isabella
NELDA'S DINER - 379-8448 / Lake Isabella
OUR PLACE - 379-6333 / Lake Isabella
PARADISE COVE - 379-2719 / Paradise Cove
PIZZA BARN - 376-1856 / Kernville
PIZZA FACTORY - 379-5605 / Lake Isabella
PRIMO'S DELI - 376-2555 / Kernville
SUBWAY/LITTLE CAESARS /TACO DEL MAR - 379-4681 / Lake Isabella
SIERRA VISTA RESTAURANT - 378-2923 / Weldon
THAT'S ITALIAN - 376-6020 / Kernville
Antiques
BIG BLUE BEAR - 376-2442 / Kernville
BUZZARD GULCH TRADING POST - 376-1223 / Kernville
GHOST TOWN RELICS - 379-5146 / Lake Isabella
KEN MONDS - 376-6400 / Wofford Heights
KERNVILLE ANTIQUES & GIFTS - 376-2239 / Kernville
LAH-DE-DAH - 376-6704 / Kernville
THE MOTHER LODE - 376-3384 / Kernville
MUSTARD SEED RANCH - 376-1095 / Wofford Heights
ROBIN'S NEST - 376-2871 / Wofford Heights
SCOTT TRADING COMPANY - 376-2700 / Wofford Heights
TIMELESS TREASURES - 376-8626 / Wofford Heights
Markets/Grocery Stores
CHARLIE'S WOFFORD HEIGHTS MARKET - 376-2322 / Wofford Heights
ISABELLA SUPER MARKET - 379-8222 / Lake Isabella
SIERRA GATEWAY MARKET - 378-2207 / Southlake
SIERRA GATEWAY MARKET - 376-2424 / Kernville
VON'S - 379-4461 / Lake Isabella
Hot Springs
Remington/Miracle Hot Springs -
Driving directions: From Bakersfield, take Highway 178 east. 4 miles from Lake Isabella, take
Borel Road right to Old Canyon Road. Go 2 miles downriver to Miracle Hot Springs.
From Lake Isabella, travel 4 miles down Highway 178 and follow the above directions.
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