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JESSE VAD: Technology demystifies city’s ‘best kept secret’

There’s a new way to explore the Kern River and it can all be done from the comfort…

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LOIS HENRY: Court to consider cutting water diversions out of Kern River

A preliminary injunction that could cut water being taken out of the Kern River if those diversions are…

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Street view of Kern River Parkway Trail

Street View of Kern River Parkway Now Available Online

We are excited to share a new way to experience the Kern River Parkway Trail.  View the new…

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A sandy riverbed is all that remains as water no longer flows through the Kern River at Beach Park in downtown Bakersfield.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

In Bakersfield, many push for bringing back the flow of the long-dry Kern River

This article by Ian James, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, was published in the Los Angeles Times December 9,…

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Hart Memorial Park Adobe House, now a State Historical Resource

Last month’s newsletter detailed the process of renovating the Hart Park Adobe House. Another step in the process…

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Lois Henry: Local Group Files Papers in Fight Over Kern River

This article by Lois Henry; CEO and editor of SJV Water, a nonprofit, independent online news publication dedicated…

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Vehicles in the Parkway

A big thank you to the City of Bakersfield’s Rapid Response Team for their quick work replacing bollards…

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Two new access points for the Parkway trail

Two new Parkway access points have been added as part of the 24th Street TRIP project, and they…

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Learn more about the Kern River Parkway Multi-Use Trail

City of Bakersfield Parks and Recreation video

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    P.O. Box 1602
    Bakersfield, CA 93302-1602

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Our mission

The purpose of the KRPF is to restore, preserve, and improve the lower Kern River through Bakersfield and to expand and maintain the river corridor system of publicly accessible river water, river trails, parks, and native flora and fauna called The Kern River Parkway for the benefit of the citizens of Bakersfield and Kern County.

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