San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge

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2714 Dairy Rd
Vernalis, CA 95385

The Kern National Wildlife Refuge, located in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California, serves as a vital conservation area, focusing on the restoration and maintenance of diverse native habitats. Each year, it attracts approximately 8,200 visitors who engage in a variety of programs including wildlife viewing and waterfowl hunting.

With a year-round 6-mile auto route that meanders through wetlands, the refuge provides invaluable opportunities for outdoor recreation while ensuring the protection of endangered species and the preservation of the historic valley uplands. The refuge also offers free environmental education programs that aim to enhance the understanding and appreciation of local wildlife and ecosystems.

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Steph C.
10/4/2024

Beautiful place to walk around and explore with the naked eye or with binoculars. The wildlife is plentiful, although I only saw bugs and birds, I saw evidence (ie. scat) that proves other larger...

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Laci C.
11/5/2024

Great place to go for a nice wild nature walk we seen coyotes mice rabbits & many birds!

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Lily R.
1/20/2024

great spot to walk around & take my younger cousin to get of the phone lmao. lots of nature, not many animals to be worried about, and a couple benches here and there. i will say they could use a...

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Lindsey Z.
5/5/2019

This place is great!! Such a beautiful place to take a hike, explore nature, watch the birds and dragon flies surround you. We even saw a couple Egrot's (birds) which was pretty cool. The rangers...

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Arlene S.
5/27/2019

Absolutely easy and beautiful nature trail. We brought our kids who are 7 and 9. There were lots of bunnies and quail, the occasional hummingbirds and blue birds. It's peaceful and there were...

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