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Welcome to the Kern River Valley, California’s best kept secret. With many activities, including fishing, hiking, camping, windsurfing, skiing, or just relaxing, the lake itself has much to offer. The area is in the southern end of the Sierra Nevada range and the lake itself is located in low mountains at an elevation of approximately 2,500 feet. Home of the Isabella Lake Fishing Derby, one of the
nations largest trout derby https://www.facebook.com/lakeisabellafishingderby/ . With the “wild & scenic” Kern River flowing into and out of Isabella Lake, there are amazing sights and great times to be had by all. Don’t miss one of California’s largest wild west celebrations, Whiskey Flat Days, four days of fun for the entire family.
09/27/2024
From Member Kern Village Assisted Living:
Free Training Event for Kern Valley Caregivers provided by Bristol Hospice!
When: Saturday Oct 5th 1-2pm
Where: 13 Sycamore Drive Wofford Heights, CA 93285
All caregivers in the valley, including IHSS, and all in home caregivers, are invited to attend this event. Also invited are all health care workers and other members of the community interested in learning best practices for body mechanics when helping loved ones. Free lunch provided!
Call or Text with any questions to Caty at 760-527-8825
09/22/2024
Your hard work and perseverance have paid off, Kaden Preston, and Preston family. Congratulations! The grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony of Play Your Game was a roaring success. A Recreation Center is a great addition for our community. Visit https://www.thesquare.today/play-your-game for information about the rec center. Don't forget, both chambers are here for you.
09/18/2024
Reminder: Nominations for the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year and Organization of the Year awards are open until Friday, September 20th at noon.
Kern River Rustic Renovation
AYSO
Fairview McNally's
Sequoia Mountain Apothecary
Kern River Valley - Toys for Tots
Clean Getaways
Kern River Ceviche
Whitewater Voyages
America's Job Center
SOS Dog Rescue
Westamerica Bank
Mt. Mesa Automotive
Reichenbach’s Auto Body
Riverstone Welllness
Kern River Valley Art Association
Kern River Conservancy
Kern Valley Exchange Club
09/16/2024
09/13/2024
Share your favorite McNally's memory! Comment below. Also see comments for additional pics. Thank you McNally's, for your continued support and membership in the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce. Restaurant. Lodging. Outpost. Burger Stand. General Store. Pay them a visit: https://www.johnnymcnallys.com/
09/10/2024
Congratulations and a hearty "thank you" to Mr. Allen Moffat & family for allowing us to participate in the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of Kern River Floors, located at 5412 Lake Isabella Blvd. The event was in partnership with our friends from the Kernville Chamber of Commerce. 30+ persons showed up to express their support. Fred Clark, chamber president, summed up the mood best by thanking Allen Moffat for his partnership and wishing Kern River Floors many years of business success.
09/09/2024
The Kern River Valley has seen its share of challenges this year, yet it has not only withstood them, but demonstrated that in the spirit of community, it can truly overcome them. "KRV Strong" - That is the theme of the KRV's 2024 Christmas parade. What does it mean to you? Show us through your entry. https://www.kernrivervalley.com/christmas-parade
(Note: there will be a small fee to enter the parade this year. If that poses a challenge, we know you can overcome it ;) Or let us know and we'll figure it out, together.)
Nominations for the Kern River Valley Chamber's Business of the Year Award & Organization of the Year Award are open until September 20th. For more info and nomination forms, please visit: https://www.kernrivervalley.com/businessandorganizationawards
09/09/2024
Happening Today! (9/9) 5:30pm, all are welcome. Come out & show your support of Mr. Allen Moffatt, in the new location of Kern River Floors (at the former site of Isabella Flooring.) Details below.
09/05/2024
Join us! In celebrating Mr. Allen Moffat's opening of his new location - Kern River Floors! Monday, September 9th. Details below.
How old were you (or what year was it) when you first started visiting Golden State Surplus? Comment Below! Thank you Golden State Surplus for your continued membership with and support of the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Visit their page for the latest news https://www.facebook.com/goldenstatesurplus
PS - Golden State Surplus was our chamber's 2018 Business of the Year! Nominations for the 2024 Business of the Year and Organization of the Year are currently open. For more info, please go to: https://www.kernrivervalley.com/businessandorganizationawards
08/27/2024
HELP, This past weekend the Kern Valley Exchange Club had our fund raiser. During the event we LOST 13 of our Rubber Ducks in the river. If you find any of them, return them for a $10 reward for each one. Please turn them into the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce & I will pay you myself!!!
08/24/2024
Happening Thursday September 12th@ the Senior Center. If you live in a community affected by the fire, please consider attending.
Two notices from our newest member, Sequoia Mountain Apothecary. A Paint Night & a Young Entrepreneurs events.
08/21/2024
From the Kern Valley Hospital Foundation. 🦀 All of the sponsors listed on the flyer are also members of the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce!
08/16/2024
Please join us in celebrating our newest member - Sequoia Mountain Apothecary, owned by Stephanie Blankenship. We look forward to working together to improve our valley. Check out her website (sequoiamountainapothecary.com) and social media page (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086843484762.) Or stop by for a visit at the Apothecary in Lake Isabella!
08/16/2024
Thank you, Lodge at Painted Rock, and owner Levi, for your continued membership and support. Check out the Lodge's website for spectacular photos and videos: https://www.lodgeatpaintedrock.com/
08/15/2024
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08/12/2024
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08/07/2024
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Fishing derby headquarters 2024 at the Eagles inountain Mesa
Small Town Beauty Grand Opening
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A trip to the Kern River Valley is like stepping back in time with working cattle ranches, endless vistas of farmland, livestock grazing, and the evening cool and quiet that can leave you breathless. The night sky lights up with more stars than one can imagine as you leave city life behind. Whatever it is you're looking for in a vacation, the Kern River Valley has it. If spending time on the water is your choice, put Isabella Lake and the Kern River right on top of your list. Our valley offers whitewater rafting, fishing, sailing, tubing, swimming, kayaking, windsurfing, water skiing, or just viewing the large variety of wildlife species that call the valley and river home. The surrounding area offers much to the land-based visitor with bird watching, horseback riding, shopping, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain climbing, biking, gold panning, wildflower viewing, camping, and photographic possibilities.
The Kern River Valley's most striking attributes are the clear blue skies and clean country air. When you come to visit, it’s like another world, and you will leave feeling refreshed and relaxed. The Kern River Valley is just three hours from Los Angeles and one hour from Bakersfield and Ridgecrest. The two main ways to enter into the valley are, from the west, via Bakersfield on Highway 178, through the scenic Kern River Canyon, or from Highway 14 to Highway 178, and then over the historic Walker Pass, from the east.
A little history of the valley: The town of Lake Isabella was called just Isabella before the dam and was named in honor of Queen Isabella of Spain by Sven Barton back in 1893. At one time there were only two communities making up the valley, there was no dam, roads were dirt and stop signs were not needed. Kernville and Isabella (the two communities) were relocated in preparation of the Isabella Dam beginning in 1948. They now sit under the lake in quiet memory. The lake was created in 1953 by the U.S. Corps of Engineers when the dams were put into place.
The Valley has eleven small communities that surround Isabella Lake and the Kern River: Bodfish, Lake Isabella (formerly Isabella), Wofford Heights, Kernville (new), Riverkern, Canebrake, Onyx, Weldon, Mtn. Mesa, Squirrel Valley, and Southlake. There is an adventure waiting in any of these small towns and the country side that abounds! In fact it is one of the largest bodies of water in Southern California and is packed full of activities for the whole family.
