Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 0.0 407 ft. |
Junction: Bakersfield, CA |
Junction State Highway #58/99, in Bakersfield, California, 11th largest city in California, located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. This is where California State Highway #178 starts its easterly run. State Highway #178 has two section, Section No.1 runs from Bakersfield, CA to near Trona, CA, and the Section No.2 runs from a point where the former boundary of Death Valley National Park was marked, to the California/Nevada Stateline. |
| 1.4 2.3 407 ft. |
Chester Avenue |
Chester Avenue, Bakersfield City Hall, Rabobank Arena Theater Convention Center, Beale Memorial Library, San Joaquin Community Hospital, Kern County Museum, Metropolitan Recreation Center, Sam Lynn Ballpark, located in Bakersfield, California, is the oldest ballpark of the 10 team, Class-A Advanced, California League. Community of Oildale, California, Chester Loop Shopping Center, Meadows Field, the primary airport of Bakersfield, California, also called Kern County Airport #1. |
| 1.9 3.1 410 ft. |
Intersection |
Intersection State Highway #204, Golden State Avenue, Kern County Fairgrounds, Casa Loma County Park, Bakersfield Municipal Airport, a public airport, south of Bakersfield, California. State Route #204 meets State Route #9/58 and terminates on the northwest. Good Samaritan Hospital, |
| 4.0 6.5 558 ft. |
Haley Street |
Haley Street, East Bakersfield, California, a large community in Kern County, California, lies to the east and south of the city of Bakersfield, California, Kern Medical Center, Virginia Avenue County Park, Kern Medical Center, College Shopping Center, Sagebrush Medical Plaza, Bakersfield College, Memorial Stadium, Bakersfield College, a public community college, main Campus is located northeast in the City of Bakersfield, California, |
| 5.3 8.6 679 ft. |
Oswell Street |
Oswell Street, East Hills Mall Shopping Center, East Hills Village Shopping Center, Bakersfield Country Club, Hillcrest Shopping Center, |
| 5.8 9.3 745 ft. |
Oswell Street/Columbia Street |
Oswell Street, Columbia Street, Northeast Bakersfield Library, Great Beginnings Christian, University Park, |
| 6.7 10.8 827 ft. |
Fairfax Road |
Fairfax Road, connects with Alfred Harrell Highway that runs along the Kern River on the north, Eastridge Estates, located along State Highway #178, |
| 7.6 12.2 883 ft. |
Morning Drive |
Morning Drive, Community of Morning Star, California, |
| 9.5 15.3 741 ft. |
Junction |
Junction State Route #184/Kern Canyon Road, Kern River Raceway, a high banked half mile racetrack in Bakersfield, California, Community of Mountain Meadows, California. Masterson Street, Community of City in the Hills, California, Community of Panorama Heights, California, |
| 10.9 17.5 784 ft. |
Alfred-Haller Highway |
Alfred-Haller Highway, Kern River State Park, Kern River Golf Course, Lake Ming, Kern River County Park Campground, nearby lies Community of Cattle King Estates, California, |
| 11.8 19.0 856 ft. |
Miramonte Drive |
Miramonte Drive, Rio Bravo Ranch Golf Tennis CI, located off State Route #178, |
| 15.2 24.4 797 ft. |
Access: Kern River |
Access, Kern River, A Waterfall is located on the Canyon above Kern River, near Kern River Power House, |
| 23.1 37.2 1545 ft. |
Mountain Road |
Mountain Road, straying on the canyons along the Kern River, |
| 27.3 43.9 2303 ft. |
Access Road |
Access Road to, Democrat Dam spillway, down river, on Kern River along the State Route #178. |
| 28.1 45.2 2234 ft. |
Road : China Garden |
A Dirt Road from the State Route #178 towards the Democrat Dam on Kern River leads to China Garden, |
| 28.1 45.3 2215 ft. |
Democrat Road |
Democrat Road, A Mountain Road winds through the mountains and canyons along State Route #178, |
| 29.6 47.7 2300 ft. |
Kern Canyon Road |
Kern Canyon Road, runs along Mill Creek |
| 31.3 50.4 2093 ft. |
A Loop on Kern River |
A Loop on Kern River, A Rest Area/Parking Area located between State Route #178 and Kern River, |
| 38.8 62.4 2441 ft. |
Borel Road |
Borel Road, Kern Canyon Road / Cort-214, Sandy Flats, Hobo Campground, located on Kern River along Kern Canyon Road, |
| 41.0 66.0 2431 ft. |
Exit 42 / Elizabeth Norris Road |
Exit 42 / Elizabeth Norris Road, Bodfish, California, Isabella Dam, an embankment dam near Lake Isabella. This dam is used for agricultural, hydroelectric, and flood control purposes. |
| 41.6 67.0 2454 ft. |
Exit 42 / Elizabeth Norris Road |
Exit 42 / Elizabeth Norris Road, Lake Isabella Park, Cerro Coso Community College, Bodfish, California. Located near Lake Isabella is Isabella Dam, an embankment dam, which serves agricultural, hydroelectric, and flood control purposes. |
| 42.3 68.1 2667 ft. |
Exit 43 / Kernville Road |
Exit 43 / Kernville Road, Lake Isabella, California, a community in Kern County, California, located near Lake Isabella, along State Highway #178, |
| 42.8 68.9 2664 ft. |
Exit 43 / Wofford Heights Boulevard |
Exit 43 / Wofford Heights Boulevard, State Route #155, Native American Cultural Center, Isabella Main Dam, Wofford Heights, California, a community in Kern County, California, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Isabella, east of Greenhorn Mountain County Park. Lake Isabella, California, a community in Kern County, California, located near Lake Isabella. |
| 43.9 70.7 2651 ft. |
Lake Isabella Boulevard |
Lake Isabella Boulevard, Isabella Auxiliary Dam, Barlow Dam, Isabella Main Dam, Base of US Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Isabella, a man-made earthen reservoir in Kern County, California formed by Isabella Dam. It is one of the largest reservoirs in California, |
| 46.0 74.1 2635 ft. |
Access: Recreation Site |
Access to; South Fork Recreation Site on Lake Isabella, just off State Route #178, |
| 48.7 78.4 2638 ft. |
McCray Road |
McCray Road, Mountain Mesa, California, a comunity in Kern County, California, Mountain Mesa Park, Kern Valley Healthcare District, Kern Valley Hospital, Squirrel Mountain Valley, California, a community in Kern County, California, |
| 54.0 86.9 2641 ft. |
Sierra Way |
Sierra Way, This Road traverses the eastern shore of Lake Isabella, Weldon, California, a community in Kern County, California, sits at the southwest tip of Lake Isabella. Community of Bella vISTA, California, |
| 55.1 88.7 2641 ft. |
Access: Kern River Preserve |
Access, Kern River Preserve, |
| 57.2 92.1 2684 ft. |
Kelso Creek Road |
Kelso Creek Road, Kelso Valley Road, Bright Star Wilderness, a wilderness area in Kern County California. The Wilderness lies within the BLM's Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern and protects much of the Kelso Mountain Range, |
| 60.6 97.6 2769 ft. |
Onyx, CA |
Onyx, California, a community in Kern County, California, located alongside State Route #178, Scodie Canyon Road, |
| 66.7 107.4 3025 ft. |
Los Pinos Road |
Los Pinos Road, Balley Avenue, Community of Canebrake, California, |
| 68.9 110.8 3297 ft. |
Chimney Peak Road |
Chimney Peak Road, to Chimney Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area located northwest of Ridgecrest, California, in southeastern Tulare County, California. |
| 76.9 123.8 4990 ft. |
Isabella Walker Pass Road |
Isabella Walker Pass Road, Walker Pass Campground, |
| 79.5 127.9 4780 ft. |
Walker Pass |
Walker Pass, a mountain pass by Lake Isabella in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains, located in northeastern Kern County. Walker Pass is a National Historic Landmark. |
| 85.6 137.8 3366 ft. |
Los Angeles Aquaduct Road |
Los Angeles Aquaduct Road, The Kiavah Wilderness, a wilderness area located northeast of Bakersfield, California, |
| 86.3 138.9 3196 ft. |
Junction |
Junction State Route #14/Midland Trail, Freeman Junction, California, a ghost town in Kern County, California, Father Crowley Monument, a historical monument located along State Route #14 south of here. Community of Armistead, California, |
| 89.2 143.5 2979 ft. |
Junction |
Junction State Route #14, St. Louis Lane, Los Angeles Aquaduct, Community of Indian Wells, California, On the northwest lies The Owens Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area on the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The mountainous terrain has deep, winding, open and expansive canyons, |
| 90.7 145.9 2612 ft. |
Sierra Vista Street |
Sierra Vista Street, connects with State Route #14 at Indian Wells, California. |
| 92.5 148.9 2441 ft. |
Airport Road |
Airport Road, Inyokern County Airport, a public airport located in Inyokern, California, serving the Indian Wells Valley area of Kern County. |
| 93.1 149.9 2434 ft. |
Broadway |
Broadway, Inyokern, California, a community in Kern County, California, located west of Ridgecrest, California, in Indian Wells Valley, on state Route #178, Old Kern County Jail Historic Mark, east of Inyokern Airport, Inyokern County Park, |
| 93.8 151.0 2431 ft. |
Intersection |
Intersection United States Highway #395/Three Flags Highway, |
| 96.4 155.1 2395 ft. |
N Calvert Boulevard |
N Calvert Boulevard, China Lake Acres, California, a community in Kern County, California, |
| 100.4 161.5 2290 ft. |
Downs Street |
Downs Street, Luna Park, Stauffer Park, Ridgecrest, California |
| 101.4 163.1 2264 ft. |
Sandquist Road |
Sandquist Road, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, an airborne weapons testing and training range of United States Navy and its contractors. E Inyokern Road, N. Knox Road, China Lake, |
| 102.3 164.7 2293 ft. |
Drummond Avenue: Hospital |
Drummond Avenue, Ridgecrest Regional Hospital, Heritage Square Shopping Center, Sierra Vista Shopping Center, |
| 103.5 166.5 2290 ft. |
Ridgecrest, CA |
Ridgecrest Boulevard, Ridgecrest, California, a city in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, Ridgecrest County Park, Ridgecrest Plaza Shopping Center, Kern County Regional Park, Leroy Jackson Park, |
| 104.7 168.5 2260 ft. |
Richmond Road |
Richmond Road, Desert Empire Fairgrounds Ridgecrest, |
| 112.8 181.6 2024 ft. |
Trona Road |
Trona Road, Searles Station Cutoff, Wagon wheel, California, |
| 120.2 193.5 1683 ft. |
Pinnacle Road |
Pinnacle Road, Trona Road, Community of Borosolvay, California, Trona, California, a city in San Bernardino County, California, lies on Trona Road, north of here, adjacent to Searles Lake, near Searles Valley, California, a community in San Bernardino County, California. This segment of the State Highway #178 ends here. |