Bakersfield, CA is known for its stunning natural beauty and wide open spaces, making it a popular destination for outdoor adventurers. It is home to sprawling vineyards and colorful hot air balloons, making it a great spot for sightseeing. From the Kern River to Lake Ming, Bakersfield offers numerous opportunities to explore nature while providing a range of experiences from outdoor recreation to cultural attractions. Visitors also have access to some of the best Mexican food in California at restaurants like El Molcajete and La Casita Mexicana. The bustling downtown area has something for all ages with music festivals, museums, and plenty of shopping options. A visit to the Kern County Museum or the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History can give visitors an insight into both local history and culture. With its easy access to Los Angeles and San Francisco, Bakersfield provides travelers with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the best of both worlds in one place! Reviews for Bakersfield often mention its breathtaking scenery, delicious food offerings, lively nightlife scene, and welcoming locals, making it an ideal stop for anyone looking for an unforgettable adventure.
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Affordable?? - 6/4/2015
Bakersfield is still one of the few larger cities in California with semi-affordable
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What to do... - 10/10/2014
Bakersfield has few attractions. The Kern River runs through it, passing through Hart Park, but the river is usually pretty low. Too low to float down without a few bumps to your bum. Lately is smells like dead fish and is decorated with trash. The next attraction on the list is The Bluffs. The Bluffs provide some good hiking trails that lead down to a nicer area of the Kern River. This spot has mud sucker fishing and once in a while something you might want to eat. Another attraction might be college. CSUB offers a wide array of programs and degrees and sits across from River Parkway which is a bike trail that goes for miles around the dried up part of the Kern
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comments - 3/27/2014
real property, housing and taxation lower in cost than other CA cities while services and infrastructure are
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like any city, there are good and bad areas - 3/14/2014
I've lived in Bakersfield for 45 years and I don't think its a bad city. Contrary to some opnions, we are NOT all uneducated hicks. Like any city , there are some bad areas , however I challenge you to on find a city that does not have some bad areas. Our city is growing and with that comes the good and bad. The city for the most part is well maintained and there is a lot of expansion and construction happening especially in the Rosedale area where I live. I think Rosedale is a very nice place to live. There are areas in Bakersfield id rather not go but I think thats the same with any city. So I differ in opnions with most of the other people who have given opnions on this site. I will say Bakersfield for the most part is a nice place to live. I agree we do have our negative areas but so does ever other city.
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Not Everyone's the Same - 9/7/2013
What's wrong with country every once in a while. Nobody is perfect everyone does things wrong ,no one is perfect. Everyone is different in a way, but that doesn't mean every place we go is bad. There maybe better places in the world, but the reason they turn bad is because we don't try to make them better. So what there bad who says in the future this place can't get better. There is not need to judge, not everyone is smart but you can be. You have to just keep trying and challenging
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Bakersfield - 7/20/2013
I agree with the negative comments re Bakersfield. Lived there for 18 years (strange, seemed longer). A rough town with a lot of uneducated, rude people. City/county budget is hopelessly inadequate. If you like rednecks, country/western music and poverty, this is the place for
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Judge for yourself - 3/13/2013
Hot, 90+ from June thru September. Questionable air quality. University town with economy driven by Agriculture and Energy. Two hours to the coast. Closer to the Sierra Nevada's on the east.
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It is what it is. - 3/9/2013
Just a short comment about Bakersfield. I was born and raised in Bakersfield. Like most towns in the Central Valley, as the years have gone by, the crime rate has risen and gangs are prevalent. Bakersfield is not alone in this. Salinas, Stockton, Fresno (and the list goes on) all have this same problem in common. If you want a beautiful place to live in California, the State has many wonderful towns and cities that are crime free with clean air, but be prepared to pay for it. They are expensive. Bakersfield, is hot in the Summer, with bad air. Pockets of Bakersfield are barrio or ghetto. The town has some wonderful neighborhoods too. Close to the beach and to the mountains. Bakersfield is not very expensive as far as the cost of living, comparatively speaking. Good shopping, nice restaurants. The town does have pros and cons.....look for the good and you will find it!
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No free thinking allowed - 12/23/2012
When I taught in Bakersfield I was negatively impressed by the uniformity of thought; many fearful people, tyrants, chauvinists, criminals, anti this's and anti that's. Little truth telling because little was allowed. The aim seemed to be for an apple pie culture, without any of the good will required to make anything authentic. Stifling, and I left - valuing even more the freedom I found
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