1
Riverside Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Kernville
Kernville, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 54% of Kernville is conserved land, roughly 4,444 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kernville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kernville outdoors
Conserved land
54%
4,444 of 8,246 acres
Trails
14 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Kernville Park Recreation Area
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Circle Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Kernville
Camp 9Fee
Frandy Park Campground
Kern River Sequoia RV ResortFee
Kern River's Edge Campground
Rivernook CampgroundHours: Mon–Thu 9 am – 8 am; Fri–Sat 9 am – 9 pm; Sun 9 am – 6 pm
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.8 miHorses 0.8 mi
- Cannell Trail2.4 mi
- Whisky Flat Trail0.4 mi
- North Frontier Trail0.2 mi
- Frontier Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
4,444 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Pickleball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kernville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 4,439 acLocal Park 4 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,433 | Open |
| Sequoia OtherNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | County | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Kern River Valley CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Kernville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernville | 53.9% | 14.3 mi | 3 |
| Wofford Heights | 9.2% | 4.8 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kernville's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.