About this campground
This is a consessionaire managed day use area. Managed by California Land Management, it is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Bakersfield along State Highway 178 adjacent to the lower Kern River. It has a paved road, picnic tables, toilets, and dumpsters. There is no potable water available. The elevation is 1,400 ft. It is open May to September.
Directions
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- PICNICKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Live Oak Picnic SiteSequoia National Forest0 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic SiteSequoia National Forest0 mi
- OAK FLAT LOOKOUTSequoia National Forest4 mi
- Democrat Raft Take-out Boating SiteSequoia National Forest5 mi
- BreckenridgeSequoia National Forest8 mi
- Delonegha River Access Boating SiteSequoia National Forest9 mi
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Lower Richbar Picnic Site doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby California campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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