Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Tule River Parkway
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Eagle's Nest Resort
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Kincade Cove Wildlife Management Area
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Big Sycamore Trail
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Circle J-Norris Ranch
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Live Oak Park
Public park with BBQ pits & restrooms. This park offers a range of sports facilities, BBQ pits, restrooms, on-site parking & walking paths.
Kaweah Oaks Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust
Open space known for hiking trails. Hikers & dog walkers are drawn to this natural area with trails though open spaces & woodlands.
Mountain Home State Forest
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Balch Park
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Mooney Grove Park
Historic park with many trees & a lagoon. Large, enduring public park dotted with grand old oaks, historic buildings & a lagoon with boats.
Mill Creek Park
Park with soccer, a play area & more. City park featuring picnic tables & a BBQ, a walking path, a play area, a soccer field & more.
Cutler Park
Family-friendly park with river access. This pay-to-enter recreation area next to St. John's River is popular for swimming & picnicking.
Perry Family Park
Local park with playground & picnic area. This popular, community park features a children's playground, picnic tables & open green space.
St. Johns River Trail
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Slick Rock Recreation Area
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Trail of 100 Giants Trailheads
Start point for a hike under redwoods. Rest & parking area linking to a path through a dramatic woodland of famously tall sequoia trees.
Dry Creek Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust
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West Main Park
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Colonel Allensworth State Park Campground
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Homer Ranch Preserve - Sequoia Riverlands Trust
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Case Mountain ERMA
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Indian Head River Trailhead
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Packsaddle Trail
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Tunnel Rock
Large rock over a onetime roadway. Landmark boulder & photo spot marking a former roadway through a granite tunnel.
Unal Trail
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Moro Rock Trail
Granite dome with stairs to the top. Isolated, dome-shaped granite formation with a rock-cut stairway to the panoramic summit.
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
Car tour through prime waterfowl habitat. Home to migratory waterfowl, the refuge offers a 6-mile auto route through wetlands open year-round.
Earl F Johnson Park
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Centennial Park
City park with athletics facilities. City park with ball fields, a running track, tennis & basketball courts & a playground.
Hidden Valley Park
Kids' play areas & a charming duck pond. City park offering lawns, a duck pond, kids' play structures, picnicking & a seasonal splash pad.
Kern River Parkway Nature Center- Peacock House
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Hart Memorial Park
Scenic spot for swimming, fishing & more. Picturesque park offering swimming, fishing, picnic facilities, hiking & equestrian trails.
Okihi
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Citizens Park
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Hart Park Trails
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Kern River County Park
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Laton-Kingston Park
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Heritage Park
Picnicking, recreational sports & hiking. Park with a playground, picnic shelter & paved trail, plus tennis courts, a pond & disc golf course.
Panorama Vista Preserve
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Panorama Park
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Riverlakes Ranch Park
Play areas, a gym & a community center. 8-acre park with a community center & a gymnasium, a playground, grassy areas & picnic facilities.
View of Bakersfield
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Central Park at Mill Creek
Linear park with waterside paths. Popular park & photography area running along both sides of a canal with a covered bridge.
W. H. Shafer Park
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Kern River Parkway
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The Park at River Walk
Park with an amphitheater on the water. 32-acre park with an amphitheater surrounded by water featuring various live music performances.
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