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About Fairview Campground
Number of accommodations: 53
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Picnic Table
Restrooms
Fire Pit
Site Setup and Access
- ADA Accessible
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
- Restrooms
Cooking and Fire
- Picnic Table
- BBQ
- Fire Pit
On Site Services
- Fish Cleaning Station
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Reviews (201)
What Guests Are Saying
Fairview Campground offers a beautiful setting next to the Kern River, with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts. Many campers enjoyed the spacious sites and proximity to fishing and swimming, as well as the convenience of nearby amenities like McNally's restaurant. While some noted issues with noise and wasps, overall experiences were positive, with many guests planning to return.
What Guests Are Saying
Fairview Campground offers a beautiful setting next to the Kern River, with clean facilities and friendly camp hosts. Many campers enjoyed the spacious sites and proximity to fishing and swimming, as well as the convenience of nearby amenities like McNally's restaurant. While some noted issues with noise and wasps, overall experiences were positive, with many guests planning to return.
Review Summary
Susie C
VerifiedMay 27, 2023 • Stayed at: 039, Loop: B
Came here to fish off the kern river. It was flowing to fast to fly fish unfortunately due to
Snow melt. Bad timing. Otherwise a perfect place to fly fish
Ethan B
VerifiedMay 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: A
nice clean campground, camp host was friendly and accommodating.. would definitely stay again soon
Miguel L
VerifiedMay 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 049, Loop: B
Had a great time, great place to camp. Found the best site in the camp ground. I would recommend that you bring your own toilet paper with you. 1 ply does not work well, it's rough.
Geo G
VerifiedMay 30, 2023 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: C
Very clean and well maintained. Host was present and very helpful. Patrolled during a flash flood warning late one evening. Excellent
Fernanda T
VerifiedJune 5, 2023 • Stayed at: 013, Loop: A
The river was flowing at an all time high, May 2023. While we were not able to enjoy the water we did enjoy the endless natural noise machine. The camp bathrooms are just pit toilets but fairly clean. The camp host often forgets to refill the toilet paper so be prepared to supply your own.
Guy S
VerifiedJune 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 027, Loop: C
The picnic table at 27C was a broken pile of pieces and unusable. The campground was a bit thrashed. The host seemed like a nice guy, but I've been camping there for years and was bummed out that the place was looking pretty rough.
Linda v
VerifiedJune 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: A
We have a few remarks:
- our spot, which we reserved a few months ago was occupied. The camping host made a mistake by giving the other people this spot.
- there was a guy named Aaron, who told us he was family of the host, that was very intrusive and kept invading our personal space trying to manage things with no purpose. He had no name tag or campground clothing.
- we went on a hike and took the RV with us. We left the chairs and table at our spot, like all the other guests, and after 3 hours we came back and our stuff was gone.
Nobody had seen anything..
Overall this gave us an unsafe feeling at this campground.
judy m
VerifiedJune 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: B
No thanks
Samantha S
VerifiedJune 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 012, Loop: A
Beautiful clean campground where you can easily walk to the general store for more supplies. Site 11 was great for tent camping! Very large. Site 12 for an RV was not optimal. I would not book site 12 again.
Rosa T
VerifiedJune 26, 2023 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: C
We love the place but not enough shade or trees.
Location Fairview Campground
Address:
Po Box 1640
Kernville, CA, 93238
United States
Off of Highway 99 in Bakersfield, California, take Highway 178 east to Lake Isabella.
From Lake Isabella take Highway 155 around the west side of the lake to
the town of Kernville. From Kernville go north on Sierra Way/Mountain 99 for
16 miles to the campground.
Fairview Campground is accessible via Highway 99 and Highway 178. From Highway 99 in Bakersfield, travel east on Highway 178 to reach Lake Isabella, then take Highway 155 around the lake to Kernville.
Elevation: 1086 feet
16 mi drive to downtown Kernville (about 24 min)
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Last updated: September 9, 2026
