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U.S. Forest Service · Wild and Scenic River · California

Kern, California Wild and Scenic River

11 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted, and 3 free to camp.

11Campgrounds
3Free to camp
252Sites, from 8
2,790–6,120 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 11 of these 11 campgrounds

Where they are

11 of 11 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 11

11 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Camp Three Campground
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
55 sites1 walk-in site2 with a bear boxrigs to 40 ft2,840 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Fairview Campground
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
55 sites11 pull-through sitesrigs to 40 ft3,560 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Headquarters
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
42 sitesrigs to 30 ft2,790 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Goldledge Campground
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
37 sites9 walk-in sitesrigs to 30 ft3,200 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Hospital Flat
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
36 sites4 walk-in sites1 group siterigs to 40 ft2,970 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
ReservableOpen
Limestone Campground
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
19 sitesrigs to 40 ft3,740 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Thunderbird Group Campground
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
3 sites3 group sitesrigs to 20 ft2,870 fttoiletshookups
Brush Creek Dispersed Camping
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA
Free3,890 fttoilets
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Chico Flat Dispersed CampingKern, California Wild and Scenic River · CAFree · 2,940 ftOpenHalfway Group CampgroundKern, California Wild and Scenic River · CA5 sites · rigs to 20 ft · 2,810 ft · hookupsReservableKennedy Meadows CampgroundKern, California Wild and Scenic River · CAFree · 6,120 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
watch
Giant Sequoia National Monumentclimate, logging · 7 mi
Roadless
Chico39,836 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
South Sierra8,008 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Rincon54,610 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Channell45,429 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Lion Ridge5,265 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Woodpecker11,936 acres · 8 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026
Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire
Auxiliary fire · 11 mi from the nearest campground here · 0 acres
Wildfire
River fire · 15 mi from the nearest campground here · 1 acres
Wildfire
Crown fire · 37 mi from the nearest campground here
Wildfire
Broom fire · 40 mi from the nearest campground here
Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Kern, California Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Vince Fong (R)CA 20th · 11 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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