Another amazing night spent at Mountain Park. Took about 9 kids for my sons party. Awesome place…read morefor the kids to play and explore. Roasting hot dogs and eating s'mores, what more could you want on a beautiful Tehachapi night? Highly recommend if you have never been here.

If you're looking for a park in the middle of nowhere, but still just outside town, where you can…read morecamp or visit on a day trip, this is your place. Granted you have to be in Tehachapi, or know where Tehachapi is, or be wanderIng around southeastern California, or have a sweet GPS. Given all the above transpiring, if you find yourself in the lucky position of needing to do a summer XC run with your sophomore weak-of-heart running daughter, just don't tell her about the steep uphill. You do get to run back down afterward anyway. Should you be able to trick your kids into the run or perhaps a hike, magnificent views await at the overlooks partway and all the way up. We're talking Twitter-background-wallpaper-quality shots (not that I would know). Should I wind up randomly or intentionally in T-town, I'll take another hike, provided I can talk the daughter into it ("no honey this isn't the one you remember, it's an easy hike":).

My son is a scooter rider and Woodward West was like hitting the jackpot for him. We had heard so…read moremuch about this place and were excited to finally get him there. From a non-scooter parent point of view the facilities were great. Clean, kept up and much bigger in person that what you see online. The staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Customer service is vital for a good review and they had it. They offer accommodations for overnight stays but we opted for a local Airbnb for our family's needs. From a scooter (or skate) point of view Woodward really is one of the best. There are so many parks within the complex for every level of ability. You can see from my pictures the variety they offer both indoor and outdoor. If you have a rider/skater in your family, it's a must go on your list of places to visit. We look forward to coming again. PS - Our boy took second place in his division for the North America Championship.

They need better counselors, and people that actually care about the kids and not just their for…read morethemselves Carson is so rude thinks he owns the places so disrespectful to my sons and his friends the staff just party the whole time up there my kid was saying staff are vaping well riding about with him

My son never played Soccer here, but this is where we have come every year for Cub Scout Camp. We…read morehave always been in the very back field. Fields are decent, they could use a little more upkeep and water but they do the job. Driving into the area, there are lots of pot holes and hard to see speed bumps. So you need to drive slow which you should be doing anyway because kids are around. They have a kitchen area that was used to prepare the Cub Scout meals. Plenty of parking by that field also. It's nice that Tehachapi has a place for the kids to play soccer and football. Before this was built the kids would play soccer on baseball fields at west park. So it's been a nice edition to the city. Hopefully they can keep it nice for generations to come.

Does anyone know if it's dog friendly? I am going to be watching my nephew play football and was…read morewondering if I can bring my dog.

Absolutely stunning nature trail! Hagen Canyon is located right before the official entrance of the…read moreRicardo Campground in Red Rock Canyon State Park. The trail consists of a sanded path that loops through beautiful red cliffs and unique rock formations. It's a super easy trail that's only about a mile or so long. There's a trail map near the entrance that you can take a picture of to help identify some of the names of the unique rocks. Some of the rocks are shaped like animals. It was actually quite the adventure trying to identify which rocks resembled specific animals. It's crazy to think that something like this exists occurs naturally. What I really enjoyed about this trail was how colorful it was. So many beautiful red and golden hues make up this beauty. It's one of those canyons that you could literally stare at for hours and never get bored. A winter visit to the canyon is perfect because the weather isn't too warm. There's absolutely no shade, so I'm sure this place is smokin' during the summer (wouldn't attempt a long adventure here during that time of the year). There's a small parking lot right at the start of the trail. This is the perfect place to take small children as the trail is easy. I'd recommend coming here in conjunction with your visit to the rest of Red Rock Canyon State Park because there's so much more to explore here. However, visit to Hagen Canyon surely isn't to be missed either. Really enjoyed exploring this less traveled area.

Beautiful trail but do not attempt this in hot weather. We did this as a family of 6 in 99 degree…read moreweather and almost passed out from the heat. It was like that Gus Van Sant film "Gerry" bad. As mild a hike as it is, the heat was just too much. Incredible views, we felt like we were on Mars. Very limited cell reception here so load your maps onto your phones in advance. There's wifi at the visitors center in the park, where we paid $6 before realizing that the trail was behind us.

The parking lot is on the right unmarked and unpaved so don't miss it. The trail is super hard to…read morefind if you are not looking for it and the grass and shrubs are overgrown. It was pretty cool to be under the turbine windmill though! I recommend if you are going around fall, to make sure to wear gloves and a fee layers to keep you from all that wind! Keep safe and warm out there!

I've been wanting to hike the desert section of the Pacific Crest Trail ever since I was a little…read moregirl, so I was extremely enthusiastic when my cousin asked me if I wanted to hike "The PCT in Tehachapi." You betcha. We parked at the Pacific Crest Trail Desert Section trail head at the intersection of Tehachapi Willow Springs Road and Cameron Canyon Road, which is technically in Mojave, near PCT mile 558. The parking lot is not so much a formal parking lot as it is a large square of dirt on the side of the road. It was not at all crowded. During the entire course of our hike, we only saw 2-3 other people. From the trail head, you can pretty much go north or south. My cousin and I hiked south, under the wind turbines, along the Pacific Crest Trail towards Tehachapi Mountain Park. I believe we hiked miles 558-552 and back. Obviously, the first thing anyone hiking this trail would notice would be the gigantic wind turbines. From base to blade, they are about 100 meters tall. From up close on the trail, you can see that each turbine has its own road and power station. According to Google, there are at least 4700 wind turbines in the Tehachapi wind resource area, owned and operated by at least five separate wind farms. It is one of the largest wind farms in the world. Apparently, on this particular day, there was a wind advisory in Tehachapi, and apparently, my cousin had told me about it, but I had misunderstood her, thinking that she was telling me that according to hiking reviews, it was a windy trail. I was like, "Who knew it would be windy in Tehachapi?" And since I am the more experienced hiker, she took my indifference to mean that the wind advisory was nothing to worry about. We both felt like we almost got blown off the freaking mountain!!! Imagine how windy it has to be to move a 100 meter tall wind turbine in the first place. And when the turbines start moving fast, they generate their own wind, too, and the trail is right underneath them. I wouldn't recommend it, but we survived, and it was rather thrilling. I was too busy fighting the wind to even notice whether or not the 1460 foot elevation gain was strenuous. It was so windy that, even with my sunglasses tucked under my hoodie, and a sheer scarf tied over my entire face over the hoodie, I still ended up with sand in my eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and throat. Anyway, I could go on... but aside from the elemental adventure, we saw lots of Joshua trees, prickly pear shrubs, lupine, every color of quartz, animal bones, and wayyy too much horse poop. My cousin said she's seen wild horses out here before, but we didn't see any large animals on this day. We hiked just far enough to see Tehachapi Mountain Park before turning around. Next time I'm in town, I'll definitely want to check out a different section of trail. This was fun to see once, but is not anything I'd need to see over and over again.

Well outside of the residential areas of California City, this nicely managed visitor center is a…read moresimple trailer in a small parking lot that can hold 20-30 cars. Dirt road most of the way but it is clearly maintained. The foot traffic only areas are nicely designated with graded dirt paths lined on either side by rocks that show you where to walk and where not to walk. Signage is tastefully sparse but informative. There are also little kiosks along the way with pamphlets. They also have some docent guided tours. Didn't see any titles but I guess sometimes they avoid people. Anyway, it was a nice flat ground hike with desert scrub bushes, Joshua trees, insects, lizards, etc. It's not "touristy" but if you like wildlife preserves this is worth the trip. It will only cost you the drive.

Desert Tortoise Natural Area is open most of the year. It is all natural and beautiful. You may or…read moremay not see a tortoise, they are free and don't come when called. Parking is free and on some days visiting is free. You take Highway 14 (for most travelers) and keep going to California City, which is a sleepy little town. You will see the sign for the Natural Area, take that for a few miles and you will find the Tortoise Natural Area. On the weekends there are tour guides. I like the weekdays and to go on my own. It is a beautiful walk and whether you want to walk just a bit or several miles you can. The area is flat. It is never crowded and in the distance you can see the amazing Sierra Mountains. It is just lovely. It does get very hot in the daytime, it is in the middle of the Mojave Desert, so wear sun screen and bring some water with you for the walk. Have fun.

This park was designed to be a rest stop for cyclist whether you are participating in the GranFondo…read moreor just recreational cycling. It is directly across the street from Lehigh Cement Plant. The park was dedicated September 2017. This site used to be a Market, Garage and Park in the early 1900's. Some of the trees are the originals from that time period. Online it says there are picnic tables and BBQ grills. I will have to visit this park again to enjoy that. The park is decorated with giant boulders from the Quarry. You have a great view of the mountains and train enthusiasts can watch the trains go by.

Great re model for the dog park, also love the access to water includes water bottle refill. A lot…read morefor everyone of every age

One of the new activities at Meadowbrook Park is Disc Golf also known as frisbee golf. I went and…read morechecked it out and it looks fun. The park is so beautiful. I will have to write more after I experience it. Have fun!

The course is fantastic. I've heard so much good things about it and help with volunteers I think…read morefor the most part works out pretty good for our community.