Contacts


Questions / Car-pool info / reserve a tube / last minute info:
Steve:
323-223-2497 
(cell: 213-361-1793)
email
Cut-Foot line:
310-288-3668



Get your fire permit on line

Get Fire Permit

or here:
Kern River Ranger District - Lake Isabella Office

4875 Ponderosa Drive
P.O. Box 3810
Lake Isabella, CA 93240
760-379-5646
Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

or

Greenhorn Ranger District / Bakersfield Visitor Center 
3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308 
805-391-6088

One permit is good for the whole group for 1 year, its free. You are required to have a shovel and pail.
You may also pick up a permit from any ranger in the field.
(Don't worry about it unless you're by yourself)



Get your Ming Lake alcohol permit here:
Kern County Parks and Recreation Department
1110 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 9330l
661-868-7000  (see map below) Kern Parks Website

Hours Monday thru Friday 8 am to 5 pm (closed weekends)
(Get there by 4:30 on Friday)
The permit costs $5 and is good for 5 people for 48 hours.
You can purchase a premit up to 30 days in advance.

Local web sites:

Bakersfield Californian Newspaper
Click here
 

Sequoia 
National Forest, 
US Forest Service
Click here
 

Lake Isabella information
Click here
 

Kern County Sheriff
Click here
 

Local radio 
The Fox 98.5
Click here

 


 

Kern County Parks and Recreation Department HQ
If you drive up on Friday before 5 pm, you can pick up an alcohol permit for Ming Lake
after you exit the 5 onto the 178.