Now offering SUP and kayak rentals
New for 2020 Brand new for this summer are inflatable SUP and kayak rentals for Lake Isabella. Our location is just three minutes away from…
Kern River Jump Rocks
We never guarantee them but if the river flows are right and we’re ahead of schedule, we’ll squeeze in a stop at a jump rock….
We built a campground availability tool
Click here to go directly to the Kern River camping availability tool. Despite there being tons of camping options, finding a campground on the Kern River can…
Kern River elevation
One of the most common questions we get is regarding the elevation of various points along the Kern River. These are listed below as well…
What makes March Miracle a Miracle?
1991 Revisited At the end of February, you could categorize the 1991 California winter as abysmal. There was practically no snow. Ski resorts featured the…
Let’s get vertical: The biggest drops on the Kern River
Another guide trapped in our guidehouse, Patrick O’Connell takes to the keyboard to gush about his favorite drops during quarantine What makes a whitewater rapid…
Are the days of 5,000 CFS over on the Lower Kern?
Something amazing happened in 2017. Our California winter, which had practically abandoned us the past five years, roared to life. It wasn’t a comeback in…
Quarantine Movie Review – From the guidehouse
This is part two of Dillon Cole’s guidehouse quarantine series Here’s a question for you: When you’re checking movie reviews online, which weighs heaviest? Do you scope…
Quarantine Book Escape – From the guidehouse
With most of us currently doing our part by sheltering in place, the one thing we all suddenly find having on our hands is time….
What did my guide just say?
It’s not code, but it sort of is Your first english teacher may have told you that Eskimos have 50 different words for snow. And…