Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...

With a healthy snowpack in the Sierras, the Kern River above Isabella Lake is running full and local businesses can take you for as much or as little adventure as you can handle. "Forty-five ...

Local rafting guide Nathaniel Simms says most fatalities share one thing in common... “What they don't tell you is that about 95% or more of everybody who's died in the Kern River was not wearing a ...

If you’re looking for a way to keep cool during these upcoming triple-digit temperatures, you may consider taking a trip to the Kern River, but it is important to do so safely. “You have to ...

To call 2023 an unusual water year in the Kern River Basin would be a serious understatement. But then in August it got even more unusual. Just as the whitewater rafting season was beginning to ...

Whitewater rafting is back on in the Kern River Valley. “I think it’s great. I just think people who come up here need to pack in and pack out. Respect the river,” said Paul Abraham, ...

KCFD emphasizes the importance of wearing a US Coast Guard approved life jacket, not swimming at night (or at all), and if rafting or enjoying other water activities, to go with a reputable ...

Rapids — and rafting — roar back to life as Sierra Nevada snowpack melts As California's massive winter snowpack melts, ... YEAGER: That's Matt Volpert, who runs Kern River Outfitters here.

Six rafting enthusiasts held a grueling protest Sunday to draw awareness to what they say are inadequate flows in a 16-mile stretch of the Kern River because of Southern California Edison’s diversions ...

(Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) If you haven’t been to the Kern River, you may not know that it’s a stunner. Make the harrowing drive up Highway ...

A variety of river rafting experiences are available on the Kern River with local businesses in Kernville, including leisurely trip for kids as young as 6. Alexander Hawn, Sierra South Mountain Sports ...

Across the state, whitewater rafting is roaring back to life after years of debilitating drought. Search Query Show Search. News. ... YEAGER: That's Matt Volpert, who runs Kern River Outfitters here.