Kern River, California
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QUICK STATS AW Class:
II-V+
Length:
37
miles
Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 36.5814 Longitude: -118.41691 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 36.1306 Longitude: -118.4375
Paddling Rivers Near Kern River, California:
Kern River, Tulare County , 13 miles away Class II-V+ - 37 miles long (Junction Meadow to Forks of Kern)
Kern River, Tulare County , 13 miles away Class III-V - 16.8 miles long (Forks of Kern to Johnsondale Bridge)
Dry Meadow Creek, Kern County , 20 miles away Class V - 1.5 miles long (to North Fork Kern)
Kern River - South Fork, Tulare County , 21 miles away Class V - 17 miles long (Monache Meadows to Kennedy Meadows)
Brush Creek, tulare County , 22 miles away Class V - 1.5 miles long (Rincon Camp to Kern River)
Kern River, Tulare/ Kern County , 22 miles away Class III-V - 17 miles long (Johnsondale Bridge to Powerhouse #3)
Kaweah River - Middle Fork, Tulare County , 25 miles away Class V - 4.8 miles long (Hospital Rock)
Kern River - South Fork, Tulare County , 28 miles away Class III-V+ - 22 miles long (Kennedy Meadows to Long Valley)
Kaweah River, Tulare County , 29 miles away Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Above Gateway Bridge to Dinley Bridge)
Hotels near Kern River, California:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
Campgrounds near Kern River, California:
Willow Meadows Campground, Tulare County , 7 miles away
Cottonwood Pass Trail - Rocky Basin Lake, Lone Pine , 9 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 760.5 - Rock Creek, Lone Pine , 10 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 760.0, Lone Pine , 10 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 766.3 - Crabtree Meadow, Independence , 12 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 767.0, Independence , 13 miles away
Pacific Crest Trail Trailcamp 767.1 - Crabtree Ranger, Independence , 13 miles away
Trails near Kern River, California:
Sawtooth Pass Trail, Tulare , 11 miles away 20.4 hiking miles, 4737 feet elevation difference
Mount Whitney Trail, Inyo , 16 miles away 13.2 hiking miles, 6687 feet elevation difference
Hockett Meadows Trail, Tulare , 17 miles away 20.2 hiking miles, 1421 feet elevation difference
Atwell Hockett Trail, Tulare , 17 miles away 17.2 hiking miles, 3021 feet elevation difference
Public Lands Near Kern River, California:
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, Three Rivers - CA , 32 miles away
Sequoia National Forest, California , 16 miles away
Lakes Near Kern River, California:
Tamarack Lake, Tulare , 16 miles away
Moose Lake, Tulare , 20 miles away
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