10 Kern River destinations to please anglers and others

Kennedy Meadows

The south fork of the Kern River runs through Kennedy Meadows.

The murky brown water that rushes past this 6,100-foot-elevation campground along the south fork of the Kern is so cold that ice spears cling to the reeds and branches that reach into the current.

Word has it the fishing is good here because the California Department of Fish and Game dumps buckets of rainbow and brown trout in these pools from March through November.