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	Golfing There are 5 public 18 hole golf courses within 30 minutes of the RV Park. Each offers great golfing at very reasonable rates. Kern County Golf (661) 872-5128 Syamore Canyon Golf (661) 854-3163 North Kern Golf (661) 399-0347 Buena Vista Golf (661) 398-9720 RiverLakers Ranch (661) 587-5465 In addition there are 4 private golf courses nearby, please check with them for possible reciprocal agreements. Bakersfield Country Club (661) 871-4000 Rio Bravo Country Club (661) 871-4653 Stockdale Country Club (661) 832-0310 Seven Oaks Country Club (661) 664-6404 Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to:webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Boating, Water skiing, Fishing Close by, Lake Ming is only 15 minutes away. Lake Ming is a thrill-seeker's paradise for waterskiing and motorboat racing. Over a half-mile long and nearly a half mile wide, Lake Ming offers more than 107 surface acres of boaters paradise. Facilities include a four lane boat launching ramp and boat docks. About 45 minutes away is Lake Isabella, at an elevation of 2605 feet. The lake offers boating, fishing, water skiing, and bird watching. Three marinas and six boat ramps are located around the sparkling blue, 11,000 acre lake. During winter, skiers can enjoy downhill and cross country skiing in the area. Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation about 25 minutes South of Bakersfield has two lakes. Lake Webb has eight miles of shoreline offering waterskiing, sailing, , fishing, and swimming. Lake Evans has over two miles of waterfront and is great for fishing, sailing and swimming as it has a 5MPH limit. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Biking The Kern River bike path runs along the South side of the Kern River river bed from West of Cal State Bakersfield to Bakersfield College. That's about 8 miles for your biking pleasure. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Malls Valley Plaza Center, about 7 miles from the park, is an indoor mall with 4 anchor stores including Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, Robinsons-May and 165 speciality stores and the Oasis food court. East Hills Mall, about 3 miles from the park, is an indoor mall with about 50 speciality stores. Adjacent to the mall is Wal-Mart and Target. There is a movie theater in the mall. Stockdale Fashion Plaza, about 8 miles from the park. The Stockdale Fashion Plaza offers a wide variety of specialty shops to suit your refined taste and complete your own particular style. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Restaurants Bakersfield is known for it's Basque and Mexican food. We have many fine Basque and Mexican restaurants to choose from along with traditional American, Italian, Chinese and steak houses. We also have several fine buffet restaurants. Within about a mile of the park there's a Denny's Diner and Scotsman Restrauant, plus for fast food dining a McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Jack-In-The-Box, and Subway. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Shopping Less than a mile away is a shopping center that has a Food Maxx, Vallarta Supermarket, CVS Drug store, Payless Shoe store, 99 cents store, Radio Shack, Pep Boys Automotive, Kragens Automotive and many more. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Antique shops Stores ranging in size from several hundred square feet to 38,500 square feet offer the bargin hunter a paradise of treasures to be had. Try looking on H Street beetween California Ave and Hwy 58 and on 19th Street downtown. Antique Directory. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Museums From the old West, to art, to living, Bakersfield offers a varity of museums to chose from. Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (661) 861-2132 Lori Brock Children's Museum (661) 323-8368 Bakersfield Museum of Art (661) 323-7219 Buck Owens Crystal Palace Museum (661) 328-7560 Minter Field Air Museum (Sat-Sun only) (661) 393-0291 California Living Museum (661) 872-2256 Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Country music Bakersfield is country! Buck Owens Crystal Palace is a must if you like country. Buddy Allan (Buck's son) performs with The Buckaroos (Doyle Curtsinger, Jim Shaw, Terry Christoffersen and David Wulfekuehler) regularly. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Auto racing There are two auto race tracks in Bakersfield. Bakersfield Speedway Stock car West's Fastest 1/3 mile high banked clay oval (661) 393-3373 Famoso Raceway Budweiser Warmup in Jan, Winston Series April & June Drag strip 1/4 mile (661) 399-2210 Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Sports Bakersfield has great home town sports, from our farm team to the pro's. Baseball Bakersfield BLAZE Baseball (661) 322-1363 Hockey Bakersfield CONDORS Professional Hockey (661) 324-7825 Soccer Kern County Soccer Park (661) 872-3855 Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Theater/Sympony From melodrama to western, Bakersfield has a theater you will probably like. Melodrama Express Musical Theater (661) 393-7886 Bakersfield Community Theater (661) 831-8114 Buck Owens Crystal Palace Theater (661) 328-7560 Historical Fox Theater (661) 636-0918 Bakersfield Music Theater (661) 325-6100 Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra (661) 323-7928
	Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Tehachapi Train Loop A World-Famous Railroad Construction Achievement of the 19th Century The Techachapi Train Loop is 3,799' long, with a typical diameter of about 1210 feet. In addition to the loop, there are 18 tunnels with a total length of 8,240'. There are 8,300 degrees of rotation as the track twists and turns through and along the mountains. The total distance from Caliente to Tehachapi (summit) is about 16 miles. Today the Tehachapi Loop (operated jointly by the Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroads) is on the main artery joining the agricultural and petroleum products of the San Joaquin Valley to Arizona and east. As many as 40 freight trains a day execute the loop, making it the busiest single-track line in the United States. The Techachapi Train Loop is located about 25 minutes east of the RV Park near Keene. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.) Mourning Cloak Ranch and Botanical Gardens The Mourning Cloak Ranch and Botanical Gardens was founded over 30 years ago on the site of historical Williamsburg, the areas first settlement. Despite the difficult high altitude growing conditions, over 2600 species of plants thrive at Mourning Cloak, including about 500 species of California natives. Included are 300 varieties of Roses, 14 varieties of hardy Geraniums and 22 species of the genus Arctostaphylos or the Manzanita. Mourning Cloak Ranch and Botanical Gardens is open for public tours by appointment. The tour season extends from May through November 1st, however tours may be arranged year round by appointment. Mourning Cloak Ranch and Botanical Gardens is located 4 miles west of Tehachapi. Home | About | Facilities | Things to do | Rates | Reservations | Links Please send comments concerning this page to: webmaster@palmsrv.com ( Copyright ©1999-2009 by LL & L Ventures, Inc. Use by permission only.)