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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Gold Ledge Campground is one of a string of Forest Service campgrounds set along the Kern River above Lake Isabella.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Campers are asked to self pay at the entry station.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
The campground has sites on hard packed dirt along a gravel road.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
The mountainous desert environment can get hot as there is very little shade coverage.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Narrow gravel road through Gold Ledge Campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
There are several water spigots throughout the campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
The campground is alongside a swimming hole with small sandy beach on the Kern River.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Gold Ledge Campground in Sequoia National Forest.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Gold Ledge Campground.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
The swimming hole gets visitors aside from those staying at the campground for its jumping boulders.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
09/17/2022
Vault toilets at Gold Ledge Campground.