Rock Climbing / Bouldering Areas

Listed below are some of the local area′s that offer spectacular climbing. This list is not complete and the information on each page is added as it is gathered. Please help become a part of our team to add new areas and to add more information to existing areas and if nothing else help confirm the existing data. Thanks for your help and support.

Upper Kern Canyon

The Needles

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46 Ratings ( Avg. 3.10 )

Located approximately 113 miles from Bakeresfield - about 2 hour 48 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Dome Rock

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31 Ratings ( Avg. 2.45 )

Located approximately 113 miles from Bakeresfield - about 2 hour 45 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Trilogy Rock

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Elephant Nob

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Parker Bluff

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The Limestone

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50 Ratings ( Avg. 2.96 )

Located approximately 18 miles north of Kernville about 71.6 miles - about 1 hour 32 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Road Kill

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43 Ratings ( Avg. 2.97 )

Located approximately 11 miles past Kernville about 69.3 miles - about 1 hour and 22 minutes from Bakersfield.

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New Directions

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The Kern Slabs

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57 Ratings ( Avg. 3.29 )

Located approximately 5 miles past Kernville about 58.2 miles and about 1 hour 17 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Lower Kern Canyon

Kern Canyon Dome

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36 Ratings ( Avg. 3.16 )

Located 22.5 miles into the canyon and approximately 56 minutes from Bakersfield.

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The Gym

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29 Ratings ( Avg. 2.48 )

Located 10.5 miles into the canyon and approximately 45 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Garden Route

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43 Ratings ( Avg. 2.72 )

Located approximately 9 miles in to the canyon and before "The Gym" about 35 minutes from Bakersfield.

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School House Rock

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Located 4.2 miles into the canyon and approximately 33 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Roadside Crag

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47 Ratings ( Avg. 2.55 )

Located 3.3 miles into the canyon and approximately 29 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Lower Power Station

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28 Ratings ( Avg. 2.64 )

Located 1.4 miles into the canyon and approximately 27 minutes from Bakersfield.

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The Mouth

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70 Ratings ( Avg. 3.07 )

Zero Mileage at the first turnout in the Kern Canyon Hwy 178 appoximately 25 minutes from Bakersfield.

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Climbing is Dangerous! This is not intended to act as a guide these routes require skill and knowledge beyond what this info can provide you with. If you lack experience or ability please think carefully about the risk involved in climbing routes like these. This list is to act as a starting point to reach your goals and to provide a resource for knowledge of these areas not to get you to the top. This information can be incomplete and or incorrect and the resource is being updated as needed or when informed by the community. If you would like to add any info or if you have any suggestions to make this better and more helpful please feel free to contact us.

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