Hart Memorial Park

 park  Add category

Hart Memorial Park is located eight miles northeast of Bakersfield on the Alfred Harrell Highway.

Hours: 5:00 am - 10:00 pm, all year

Hart Park Field Office:
Phone: (661) 872-3179
Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

Concession stand with canoe and paddleboat rentals, individual and group picnic spots, playgrounds for children, and restrooms.

Hart Park is one of Kern County's oldest parks. The park was dedicated in l929 as the Kern River Park, and renamed in 1947 for Kern County Supervisor John O. Hart.

The 370 acres of Hart Park along the Kern River now constitute the centerpiece of the 1,012 acre recreational complex called Kern River County Park, which also includes the:
• Group Picnic Reservation Areas
• Nearby California Living Museum
• Lake Ming
• Camp Okihi