Best places: Nature preserves in Shafter, United States

👍👍 Wind Wolves Preserve is a beautiful place in the mountains here in Kern County to spend with your family, kids pets or by yourself. The breathtaking scenery, the peaceful views and sounds, the walking trails, the cleanness of the air and the place. The people who take care of it has done an amazing...

Sprawling open space centered around a salt lake, surrounded by wildflowers, grasses & mountains.

Hikers & dog walkers are drawn to this natural area with trails though open spaces & woodlands.

👍👍 Very busy today, was lucky to find parking. Some Rangers were there, they had lots of info. Shout out to Ranger Merrick (sorry I didn't get spelling!). Beautiful, mountains reflected in the lake.

👍👍 Lucked out and times the visit perfectly and saw lots of elk. Small area with info on the elk, very clean restrooms. Well worth $8 per car.

😠 My husband has been into gems and paleontology in general for the past several months since our children are up and grown. He got so excited when he found out there was a shark tooth hill where he could dig for shark teeth. He learned all about the Ernst quarry and even read and watched videos about...

👍👍 A beautiful scenic view with life abundant. A childhood favorite for kite flying even though foxtails was the dominant plant thru the 70's into the 80's.

👍👍 Every geology nerd eventually makes a pilgrimage to the Carizzo Plain. This is one of the signature locations where you can observe deformation easily visible at the surface. This dry stream channel is displaced dramatically where it crosses the San Andreas fault. The effect is subtle if you don't k...

👍👍 I love the trail systems connected to the nature park. I visit these trails multiple times per week. I do photography as a hobby and I love to take pictures at the park. I post some of them on google maps.