Great expansive park with plenty of grassy areas to roam with the kids the dog - on a leash of…read morecourse. There's even a paved walkway all the way around the park which is great for walking. You'll find full sized basketball courts, four smaller baseball diamonds + one larger and a splash pad. We've also always see a ranger closing up towards the evening - which is nice to see. This is a great park for the community.

Decent local park with sports park areas. Attached to the school. It's a good place to walk the…read moredogs or to take a walk- especially when the weather is nice. Kids at night load up the park- I wouldn't recommend going after dark.

I love this park, been coming here for many years as a teen playing football with my friends. Love…read moreto see how well maintained the lawn and the play area is for kids.

We've been living in The Oaks for thirteen years. Raised our children here. Leo B Hart Elementary…read moreSchool in walking distance. The Oaks is a fantastic neighborhood. Beautiful homes, mature trees and the most friendly neighbors! PIN OAK PARK IS, AT THE HEART OF BAKERSFIELD'S BEST NEIGHBORHOOD! Made our best memories there! Playground, catching baby toads in the summer, flying kites, picnics, frisbee games... AND MOST IMPORTANT, MEETING OUR WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS ON OUR WALKS WITH THE DOGGIES!

Considering parks aren't supposed to be occupied after dark. What the park is after hours would be…read moreirrelevant. Nice shade trees, a water feature for the kids. The area is well kept. We enjoyed the visit even brief it was 102 degrees.

Nice area has water park and nice shade area and also a basketball court peaceful communityread more

So pretty! We went early morning around 8 and weather was perfect ! trail is good for beginner but…read moreI would wear appropriate footwear so you don't slip near the water

Great trail for a quick hike…read more If you're able to survive the first 14 miles of the Kern River Canyon with your lunch in your stomach, you're almost there. Exit the 178 at Kern Canyon Rd and go for approximately 2.5 miles to find the trailhead. The trail is maintained by Kern Back Country Horsemen of California. Judging by the tracks in the mud, mountain bikes, horses, and cows all use the trail, but on this particular day I just saw people and their dogs. Although the trail is 7 miles in length, we only did 3.5 miles. We started off at an elevation of 2400' and made our way up to 4200'. We encountered four streaks that were easy to cross by jumping on rocks. The trail itself was all uphill and for the most part had wonderful scenery.

Great place to take the kids, lots room running space and different activities to do!!read more

What a great park to have a birthday party at! This party area can be reserved or first come, first…read moreserve. This specific area was next to the kid toys. There are lots of trees around to hang a pinata. I especially loved the kitchen area with a working sink! Again, it's a great park to have a birthday party at!

North Rosedale Park is a rich green 14.4 acre oasis perfect for outdoor activities smack in the…read moremiddle of dry brown Bakersfield, and until today I never even knew it was here. My friend, Joan, likes to bring her dogs here to play and get exercise, but I'd never joined her so I was missing out on all the other opportunities there are here for good clean outdoor fun in the sun. There's quite a bit of equipment for children of all ages to clamber about and plenty of bark below to help soften a fall. There are public restrooms, though I did notice that there were also port-a-potties out front - not sure what was up with that. There is a large covered area with long picnic tables and adjacent barbecue grills perfect for large groups to picnic. You can reserve this picnic shelter, which has a capacity of 80 people, for your own group by contacting the NOR Parks & Recreation District at 392-2010 and filling out an application which can be downloaded here http://norfun.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FR-100-Use-of-Facility-Online-Packet.pdf If you're into outdoorsy sports, there are four lighted sofball diamonds complete with bleachers. There is also a full sized tennis court, a full sized basketball court, and two basketball half courts. There were people practicing or playing on two of the baseball diamonds and on the tennis courts and random people picnicking with families the day of our visit. There is plenty of grass for kids or dogs to play on (please clean up after both groups) and picnic tables scattered randomly about the park. I think I may join my friend and her dogs for their next outing here.

It isn't the most glamorous parks but it gets the job done with the huge fields, the basketball…read morecourt and the playground. My kids love it right after school so it is one of our major places to attend.

Coming up from Los Angeles on a day trip, we came up here with very little expectations of…read moreBakersfield disc golf. We just wanted to play a new course that was challenging...well, we got what we were asking for. The thing that brought us in was the length of the course...lots of par 4s that stretched 500-600ft. As the name suggests, it's very flat and if you don't throw very far, you may want to kill yourself. As a course it's not that difficult. There's some technical shots to be made, but at the end of the day if you can stay low, controlled, and fly far, you'll do alright. The trickiest parts of the course are placed around the creek that runs through the course. I almost lost a disc on hole one cause I ran my upshot too far. You'll encounter the Kern River on later holes and it gives you some of the best views in the park. While we came on a cold winter day, the park felt like a picturesque fall day with brown leaves all over the place and barren trees. This course is definitely worth a road trip if you wanna experience something a little different and challenging.

Suicide Flats DGC is located in Hart Memorial Park on the extreme northeastern section of…read moreBakersfield. It is one of two courses located in the park (the other course being Shark Tooth Mountain). Suicide Flats is an 18 hole course laid out on mostly flat grassy land dotted with big and small trees that form variable obstacles. The course also does include some holes with water hazards. It's an extremely long course booking in between 7,000 and 8,000 feet with a few par 4 holes and the rest being par 3. Made it out on an early Sunday morning around 7 AM. With only one group in front of us (I had my old man along from the round), it was relatively quiet and laid back. The main downside to this early morning round was the extremely wet grass. According to some locals we talked to after the round, it's wet in the morning all year long...leaving me to believe that getting a dry round in only happens mid afternoon or during the hot months. But who wants to play here when it's 90 plus degrees? Navigating the course was a bit tough as I forgot to print out a map (used my phone to bring up a picture of the map) and some tee signs were missing. Tee pads were all concrete and with the wet grass made for slippery drives. Here's a few other things I noticed during my round : - If you have a good roller throw, it can come in handy here on some of the longer and more wooded holes. Although on mornings with the grass being so wet, I'm not sure rollers are that good of an option. - I was beyond done by the end of the round, being how the course is extremely long. If you decide to tackle both Suicide Flats and Shark Tooth Mountain in one day, be ready for a workout. Especially since I hear Shark Tooth is more a hike than a stroll in the park. There is camping nearby, so I would suggest maybe playing one course a day or at the very least spread out your rounds throughout the day. - For some odd reason, there are a lot of Farrel cats and peacocks wondering around in this park. - Water hazard holes could lead you to lose discs. Water on some (in particular Hole 6) are quite deep and murky. Lost a yellow blizzard Katana that was floating on the surface not too far from land...did not chance getting anywhere near the water since it looked scummy. In all, Suicide Flats is a challenging course that will force you to step up your drives and power out your throws to meet the demand of the distances on many holes. I will admit that this course wasn't too exciting to play. Very little as far as variance of elevation and layout of the course. If I didn't have my dad with me, I would have tackled Shark Tooth Mtn but for what it is, Suicide Flats is worthy of at least one round of play.

I visited Yokuts Park for a morning run since I've finally gotten bored of laps around my…read moreneighborhood. The trail wasn't very busy so I really got to take in the scenery. I headed in the direction of Beach Park. I totally forgot that these two were just a hop, skip, and a jump away from each other. I enjoyed my run and being able to just be outdoors. I would definitely recommend running down this trail as it's relatively easy. There's a couple small hills but I'd consider them beginner friendly. Just be aware when running under the bridge or through a tunnel as there may be bikers or other runners coming through the opposite direction.

The park has plenty of picnic tables with barbecue and a well-maintained playground. Overall, the…read morepark looks clean and is a common venue for company or group events. The reason for the 3 stars is that the bathroom is usually not available for use. The female bathroom, at least. I usually need to have a quick bathroom stop during my runs but the bathroom has been unavailable 2 of the 3 times I stopped by.