Best Campgrounds near Kernville, CA

Drove through camp ground on way to Lone Pine... was too early in day for us to camp. Packed dirt road last 1/2 mile starting to have minor wash-boarding but still good condition. Pit toilets in weather protected buildings in good shape. Pretty little hike through ancient lava fields to dry lava falls. Minor noise from highway about 1 mile away. Used BIG flat campsite 4 to turnaround. Nice view of eastern Sierras. Will stay next time... a pleasant surprise... and cheap still at $6/night.

We spent one night in this campground and found it to be quiet and far enough away from the freeway and trains that those noise makers did not bother us at all.

It has electricity at all the sites and water at some with a dump station easily accessible.

The park is very nice with large shade trees, a playground of children, nice shelter areas, a large swimming pool, and right beside a baseball field where the Little League was playing on the day we were here.

It is one of the most reasonable places to camp we have found this year. At $25 per night it beats the State Parks by 10-15$ and if you get one of the sites with water it is even better.

Clearly defined track pops off 155. There are spots for a couple of campers. We drove to the end of the track, ends in a loop, and parked our camper van there. Beautiful views, flowers, fresh air. No other campers present so good privacy. Lots of birds, peepers, and late night owls. Quite pleasant.

We stayed near the entrance on a Sunday night because we were losing service deeper down the road. Plenty of great dispersed camping options, we stayed in our ford transit. There were a few other stacked RV’s with big campsites down the road, but you can just drive until you find a spot.

Very helpful lady at entrance. She helped us find the right spot $20 for the non electric site $10 if you have any of the National Park passes.

This is a five-star campground my friends. Paved sites, well landscaped, they even have orange and lemon trees you can pick some fruit off of. Just a delightful stop.

Rather than sleep overnight on the Flying J parking lot, I found this spot about 20 min up the road. First come, first serve spots in a clean, shaded campground. Easily accessed by any car, this spot offers pit toilets, picnic table, and grill. You’ll park next to neighbors (I could hear my neighbor snoring from inside his RV), so be prepared for friendly chatter and activity.

Loved the campground. We were here on the weekend and we're able to drive in and get a spot. There are bathrooms and showers available. There is a day use area. The lake is beautiful and you are very close to town. Park was quiet.

The Campsite is near Lake Isabella, along the Kern River. We visited on a non Holyday April week day and it was pretty empty so it was quiet and peaceful. The campsite is in a canyon surrounded by mountains and trees. There are fire rings, tables and grills and fore most spots you park next/near to your tent. There are also toilets. We really enjoyed climbing rocks along the river.

Overnight stay driving through. Easy access. Level parking areas. I stopped close to 395 & had no noise from road. Slept well with strong night winds.

My first complaint is there is absolutely no signage into this campground. If not for GPS’s insistence we would have definitely missed. The sites are average for our 43’ motorhome. It’s all sand, no grass. Small grassy dog park which was nice. Soon as we got parked and went outside the smell of sewer greeted us. While it was a beautiful day to have the door open it was just way too unpleasant. There are no picnic tables and it’s pretty basic. The girl in the office was very pleasant. I guess it was ok for a 1 night stay even tho it is a ways off of the 5 fwy.

We stay here in transit often. The park, while busy is pretty nice for an overnighter. It's big enough to comfortably walk our dogs and fairly quiet at night.

The restrooms/showers/laundry/gym combo is very clean and well lit.

The oranges are absolutely fantastic and makes you wonder why you can't get the same quality in a store.

The staff is friendly, there is a nice produce stand just down the street.

We stay here in April and September.

Translation: Cheap, very friendly welcome, simple, park dispersed, on the edge of the lake with a view of the mountains. No electricity but toilets and water. Dump station a few miles away for $20.

Pas cher, accueil tres gentils, simple, park dispersed, au bord du lac vue sur montagnes. Pas d'électricité mais WC et eau. Station de vidage à quelques miles pour 20 $.

Went in early January 2025 with the pup. Had the place to ourselves so he got to run around. it was pretty cold and windy especially at night but when the sun came out it was s perfect. Dumpsters and bathrooms were open. Short walk to the river with spots to set chairs and swim. Water was pretty calm but I'd wait till summer because damn that was cold. Must be an airforce base nearby cause they flew by quite a bit and pretty low. It was awesome. Absolutely no cell service. Download your music or be stuck with kern county country radio.

This is a nice and flat area just off the 395 freeway plenty of room for large rigs. I set up and was at the base of the old volcano. I was only there for one night got super windy around 1 AM and never stopped the entire evening other than that there are some pretty unique views.

If you like to be off the grid amidst the trees this is the place for you. We like to camp next to the creek. Fishing is plentiful and the air is great as long as there’s no fires near.

We are full time RVers and stayed here 1 night after boondocking a week and heading to our next boondocking destination. This is a perfect stop to dump, fill water, do laundry and just do an overall reset of our RV. I was able to deep clean and get rid of trash. The only thing they didn't have was propane and gas but they had everything else we needed.

Booking & Space: Was easy online. $35 for pull through site for capacity up to 42'. Sites are close together but still far enough to have all slide outs out and room to walk between.

Amenities: Big trash and recycling bins were a bonus. We did 9 loads of laundry, can only load them half way and the washing drum is a little small. 3 washers, 3 dryers. All of the units used the Payrange app except 1 dryer is quarters only. The dryer drums are pretty large so we were able to just split the 3rd load between the 2 dryers that use the Payrange app. It was easy to download the app, add funds, scan the barcode of the machine, set the settings on the machine and start. The washers recommend not to use powder detergent and half the amount of liquid detergent. No coin machine for breaking down change. Also no laundry supply stuff for purchase. Overall our stuff cleaned and dried without problems. The door does get stuck and seems locked after entering the code correctly.

Check-in was easy. Just pull into our site and hook up. Check in is after 2 PM and checkout before 2 PM.

Hookups: Water pressure was good. Electrical has a meter but there's no additional charge for it. Black/Grey water dump and water spigot at each site.

Area was very quiet. No road noise and campers were also quiet. It is very well lit all night and cameras are everywhere.

Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. 3 stalls in the women's and the 3 showers for additional no charge. Each shower had 3 hooks and a seat. There is no bench or seating outside of the showers.

We will definitely be back. Thank you for a great experience.