Very clean and well kept. full of various activities for the whole family. The family and I very…read moremuch enjoy going there every time.

Yeah a playground near the I-5! It's about 4 miles off the highway in town of Button Willow. Great…read morepit stop on trek from Bay Area to LA. Large Playground, clean bathrooms, covered picnic tables.

On a road trip and stopped here to stretch the legs and get the dogs out for a little walk. What a…read morebeautiful park! So many birds singing and the beautiful trees offering amazing shade in the heat. Clean bathrooms and fun things for kids to play with and discover here. Highly recommend this park if youre traveling through and need some fresh air and green grass to enjoy.

This park is beautiful. I wish the parks in Bakersfield looked as good and were taken care of like…read morethis. I am not saying much, I will let yhe photos speak for themselves. Even the restroom was clean.

I don't know how to even describe this park, maybe, magical... The sequoias are majestic with sugar…read morepines sprinkled all around. I was here with the Sisters Corp. to do some volunteer work. I did not want to miss the opportunity to give my time for this beautiful place. This is my first time to visit this National Park and I know now it will not be my last. My first day at the volunteer camp group site as we gathered at the table to meet each other and go over the agenda for the weekend we had the opportunity to see a black bear casually roam through our campground near the tents (one of them was mine). We were all informed prior to arriving not to leave any scented items in the tents. No one wonder the bear kept moving along, but with the help of our camp host shooing it away from the campground. This is something we learned from the rangers, is to shoo them away so they don't get in the habit of coming around. The park offers many hiking trails, I had the chance to do one of many, which was the Long Meadow Trail. Very beautiful, plenty of foliage and evidence of a bear in the area. Another part of the park I got to visit was General Sherman. There is a park ranger that will tell you the history of the General Sherman tree. You can wait in a long line to take a pic in front of the tree with a General Sherman sign. Or you can take a pic around the fenced majestic tree. I choose not to wait in line. I had the chance to shuttle to General Sherman tree from the Museum. The Shuttle is free and seems to come every 10-15 min. From General Sherman I also shuttled to the Lodgepole marketplace and visitor center. In this area are bathrooms with showers (coin operated, quarters). The Marketplace has an area to order some food and also a section where you can purchase some ice cream by the scoop. The store offers assorted ice cream bars. The visitor center offers gift items as well as the marketplace. At the front of the visitor center they had a ranger available at a booth if you had any questions. This place is quite busy! Parking lot is a madhouse. Nearby is a campground you may want to check out or ask the ranger for some info. If you can, arrive early, find parking at the Museum and shuttle to everything if you can. Warning, when I was doing volunteer work in the parking lot across from the museum we witnessed a black bear enjoying some berries in the bushes. I'm not sure if they will venture into the parking lot with a lot human activity going on but be careful what you leave in your car, anything and everything with a scent. The park has so much to see. I look forward to returning to volunteer and to take advantage of what the park has to offer.

Best national park I've ever been to and that's saying a lot…read more It's magical, and I highly recommend getting to the Sherman trailhead prior to 9:30am if you want a parking spot. Takes about an hour to get in there, up there and parked so plan accordingly. The congress trail was amazing and for a 3.5 mile hike it took about 2.5 hours with frequent stops for pictures. Highly recommend a stop at lodge pole for refreshments and merch. Incredible experience from start to finish.

This is a well maintained area with a beautiful landscape. There are clean, open bathrooms…read moreavailable. Lots of picnic style tables and grills to use. They host fun activities for community engagement. A fun playground for kids to enjoy. Basketball courts too. They stock for fishing too. Come enjoy and relax.

Today, I wanted to take my granddaughter to feed the ducks. When we pulled up, there were three elk…read moreright in front of us. We just sat in the car and looked at them for a while. This park is so beautiful, and then to have the treat of the elk right in front of us was amazing. It is so awesome how they just live among the people here in the community. Nobody bothers them, and they don't bother anyone. It's a beautiful thing. They are so majestic. I literally could've sat there for hours just watching them, but my granddaughter wanted to feed the ducks. Unfortunately, there weren't really any to feed. Another thing I wanna mention is the bathrooms here are so clean, not something you always find at a park. This is a great place to go to have a picnic and spend some family time. My granddaughter was already asking me when we can go back. 9/28/25

Mannel Park is one of the original parks in Shafter and one of the oldest parks in Kern County!…read moreIt's fully shaded with large established trees and is decently lit for evenings. The park is surrounded by a quiet residential area and the local high school to one corner. There's plenty of picnic areas and bbq's. It can get quite busy on the weekends and is recommended that you reserve a spot ahead of time online (http://www.shafter.com/DocumentCenter/View/3494) There's even a cute gazebo in the park that is the focal point of many community events.

Love this park it has the best scenery in Tulare! Love making new memories here, very quiet and…read morepeaceful, love how everyone enjoys themselves here.

This park is gorgeous. There is plenty of space to explore and have a picnic. There is also a lot…read moreof great wildlife like peacocks, ducks, and Jack rabbits. This is definitely a picturesque place to relax and enjoy nature. It started to rain the day we went, but next time I'd love to stay and enjoy the outdoors a bit longer.

A long road trip for a toddler can be tough. No toddler wants to sit in a car seat for more than a…read morecouple hours. My son is no exception. When traveling from So Cal to Nor Cal we wanted to make a few stops to allow my toddler to run around and expend some energy. Enter Paramount Park in Lost Hills. It's right off the 5 freeway, about 1 1/2 miles from the freeway. Nice park with a soccer field, basketball court, water play (for the summers), picnic tables, and playground for the kiddos. We grabbed some grub from one of the fast food joints, ate it here, and allowed my son to run around play. The park is very well maintained. The bathrooms are pretty clean too. And this is coming from someone who never uses park bathrooms. So if you have a little one or dogs that need to run around then definitely check out Paramount Park. When making a trip from So Cal to Nor Cal we will definitely be stopping by this park again.

I visited Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park on a recent drive from Northern California to…read moreSouthern Nevada. For context: Allensworth, CA was the only California town founded, financed, and governed by Black Americans. I enjoyed touring the historic state park and comparing it to similar towns I've visited such as Idlewild (Michigan), Mound Bayou (Mississippi), Tulsa's Greenwood District (Oklahoma), and Harpers Ferry (West Virginia). During my midday visit on a Monday, I had the park completely to myself. There are bathrooms and a small visitor center on site, but the other buildings were all locked. Thankfully, one of the park rangers I encountered was kind enough to give me a guided tour of one of the reconstructed homes. That was a great addition to my overall tour. According to my family in Northern California, the park hosts festive events on Juneteenth and during Black History Month when the buildings are all open to the public, food is available for purchase, and there's local entertainment on site. In my opinion, the state park is a worthwhile detour anytime!

Amazing living historical experience. Great park with or without the docents. Take the train from…read moreBakersfield for a lovely outing.

105 weather, still had a blast Came out for the kids…read more They've been in the house and car all day long. (Due to the heat) we decided to roll the dice and come out to the park for some peace. It was completely empty and the wind picked up so it wasn't as hot in the shade. After playing on the toys we went to the little lake for a relaxing walk. No bugs or annoying flies but we did see turtles, rabbits, and a family of ducks (complete with 7 little ducklings ) we had a great time and I'm excited to come back!

This is my neighborhoods closest park and I appreciate having one so close by to us considering we…read morelive borderline outskirts of Bakersfield. This park is located next the the soccer fields that was previously named the State Farm park. This park is new and a great place to walks the dogs and take kids to play. There's even a nice man-made lake you can walk laps around. HOWEVER I'm giving this park 4 stars because I've seen teenagers here bring a giant bong to the park on a school day. Sorry I'm that person that doesn't advocate illegal activities. (call me a Debbie downer) I still enjoy this park and it's maintained very nicely our community needs to figure out how to not let it get overturned with bad activity's. As a women I still wouldn't come here alone after sunset. It's new so it can be barren at times which could be the perfect opportunity for something bad to go down.

Absolutely stunning, amazing views, fresh air and super clean area. Lots of trash's located around…read more Peaceful. From entrance it's 45mins to get to the sequoia trees. Sundays don't require a fee. Definitely recommend. open 24/7 365 days a year.

I've always wanted to go to the Sequoia's. I didn't know what to expect but wanted to try and make…read morea loop so we drove up through Kernville. The Kern river was especially high and so were the temperatures. We ascended into the forest pretty quickly, following the river. There's a ton of camping along the river but not a lot of "forest". We stayed at the Durrwood Creek Lodge B&B for the night and got a fresh start early the next morning. About 10 miles up the road it finally started looking more "forest"like. But still a dry desert like California forest. As we continued driving we came across the 100 Giant Sequoia's park. We parked for $5 and walked amongst some ancient trees. The walk is paved and easily accessible for all. There were a lot of dead and fallen trees throughout the forest which was a bit sad and disheartening. The droughts, bark beetles, fires and wind storms really has taken a toll on this beautiful forest. I did learn that there is a difference between the National Forest and National Park. This is the National Forest. Land that has been set aside, in its natural habitat with minimal impact. There is primitive camping, hunting, and less maintained services. The Kings Canyon Sequoia National Park is more maintained with lodging, camping and visitor centers and requires an entrance fee. Both have giant Sequoia's. The road was maintained and an easy day drive. We made several stops to take photos and even came across several waterfalls right off the highway. We drove through a couple of small little towns. They're is a few restaurants, but no gas or cell service. I did enjoy seeing the giant Sequoia's. And if really like to rent a yurt up there! I look forward to getting through the National Park next.