Kernvillee is a census-designated place in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Kern County, California. Kernville is located 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2,667 feet (813 m). The population was 1,395 at the 2010 census, down from 1,736 at the 2000 census.

Situated along the banks of the Kern River, at Kern River's Edge Campground Retreat, you will enjoy immediate river access for fishing, wading or whitewater rafting. It also offers on-site horseshoes, shuffleboard, and volleyball or can just relax in the shady Grove after a great day of adventures on the Kern River.

At 3,000 foot elevation along the North Fork of the Kern River, Hospital Flat Campground offers 40 individual family units, and 1 accessible group unit with ramp. Maximum 30 foot RV and trailer length. Paved access roads. Bathrooms and water available.

Rivernook Campground is the largest privately owned campground along a beautiful stretch of the Kern River, with creeks running through the park. It offers full hook up RV sites, partial hookup (electric & water) RV sites, tent sites with water & electric, and dry tent camping sites. It has full service newly remodeled restrooms for the guests at no charge, free showers and WIFI.

Sequoia National Forest offers 52 developed campgrounds, hiking on more than 1,147 miles of trails including 47 miles of the PCT, over 314,448 acres of wilderness, 222 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers, 2,617 rivers and streams, world-class whitewater rapids, 158 ponds and lakes, boating, fishing, biking, horseback riding and more.