Bakersfield, CA Discount Hotels

Camelot Park Family Entertainment Center

1251 Oak Street (corner of Oak and California Ave.)

661- 325-1379, 325-5453

Admission Charged.

Seven acre family park includes miniature golf, bumper boats, go-carts, batting cages and a 10,000 square foot arcade.

John's Incredible Pizza

3709 Rosedale Hwy

661- 859-1111

Experience Bakersfield's only pizza buffet.  Large arcade area complete with bumper cars, video skill & carnival games, simulator ride, and more.

Kern County Museum

3801 Chester Avenue

661- 852-5000

Experience Kern County's past in this restored Victorian Village. You will see buildings such as an 1899 general store, a one room schoolhouse and a grand Queen Anne Victorian home.

Lori Brock Children's Museum

3801 Chester Avenue

661-861-2132, 852-5000

Monday –Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sundays, 12- 5pm

Tickets for admittance to the museum are sold until 3:00 p.m. each day.

Admission Charged.

Exhibits and classes are offered year round for "hands on" teaching. Displays include art, history, humanities and science and encourage creative thought.

Kern County Fairgrounds

1142 South P Street

661- 833-4900

Admission Charged.

Home of the Great Kern County Fair, held each year in September. The fairgrounds host many annual events: car shows, gem & mineral shows, equestrian events, rodeos and much more.

Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area

1361 Iron Bark

661- 861-2063, 661-763-1526

Camping Reservations 661- 868-7050

Directions: approximately 25 miles southwest of Bakersfield, CA, off I-5 onto Highway 119, then about two miles south on Highway 43.

Admission Charged.

Activities available include waterskiing, sailing, jet skiing, fishing, swimming and picnicking. The Recreation Area has a play area for children in the shape of a giant toy soldier as well as concession buildings, covered picnic areas reserved for large groups (400 capacity) or small groups (100 capacity), numerous other picnic spots throughout the park, three boat launching sites and an RV dump station.

Lake Ming

Lake Ming Road, 10 miles northeast of Bakersfield, off the Alfred Harrell Highway on the Lake Ming Road exit.

661- 868-7000

Closures:  Approximately 20 days a year the lake is closed to the public and reserved for special, organized boating activities.  Call the Kern County Parks Department for closure information.

The national boat drag races attract thousands of visitors each year to the Bakersfield area. The lake offers boating, water skiing, sailing, windsurfing and provides a great picnic and playground area. Hills surround the lake, and the Greenhorn Mts. stretch along the eastern horizon. From a hilltop picnic ground overlooking the lake, the view is breathtaking.  Fishing is allowed between October 31 and March 31 in designated sections with a valid CA State Fishing License.

Bakersfield Museum of Art
1930 R Street (at 20th and R Streets, downtown in Central Park)
661- 323-7219

Tuesday - Friday 10am-4pm; Saturday / Sunday noon - 4pm

Admission Charged.
Three galleries showcase a wide range of international artists as well as rising local talent. Art education classes are available.

Buena Vista Natural History Museum
2018 Chester Ave

661-324-6350

Thursday-Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM, and by appointment.

Closed on most major holidays.

Admission Charged.
Millions of years ago this area was an ocean bay. Some of the sendiment has been eroded and exposed in a nearby area called Sharktooth Hill. This bonebed covers over 110 square miles, but much of it is still deep underground.

California Living Museum [CALM]
14000 Alfred Harrell Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93306-9654                                                                    
Tuesday–Sunday, 9am-5pm

Admission charged.                                                                                                             
California's Premier Native Zoo and Garden.  CALM displays and interprets native animals, plants, specimens, and artifacts to teach a respect for all living things through education, recreation, conservation, and research. Zoological and biological exhibits cover California wildlife and plants including mountain lions, desert tortoise, fox, eagles and reptile house. Summer education programs for children.