On a two-day expedition down one of California’s most spectacular—and thrilling—waterways, David Amsden and his family try ...

Labor Day at Kern River Campgrounds. Manuel Padilla and his family celebrating a day at the river. Kern River Campground offers various activities like hiking and relaxing. The Kern River is ...

Several counties have banned recreation on rivers that flow from the Sierra Nevada because of swift currents and fatalities. Rafters floating down the Kern River near Kernville, Calif.Credit..

I can't even estimate how many loads of dirt I will have to bring in," said Beverly Demetriff, manager and part owner of Frandy Campground, which borders the Kern River in Kernville. By late ...