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209 reviews
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.
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June 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.
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June 14, 2023 Stayed at: 036, Loop: B
No thanks
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June 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.
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June 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.
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June 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.
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May 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
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May 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.
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May 28, 2023 Stayed at: 013, Loop: A
nice clean campground, camp host was friendly and accommodating.. would definitely stay again soon
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May 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
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January 23, 2023 Stayed at: 019, Loop: C
Popular campground. Small trailers ok. Be aware that pavement is lined with large rocks which limits ability to maneuver large trailers.
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Po Box 1640, Kernville, CA 93238 United States
Elevation: 1,086 ft
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 mi to ...
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 mi 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.
The closest entrance is: Ash Mountain Entrance Station
Approximate drive: 52.5 mi · over 1 hr (90 min)
Last updated: November 3, 2026
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Population: 857
Nearby city: Porterville, CA
Approx. 31 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 2,661 ft
Best Season: Spring, Summer
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