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Oak Flat Lookout

US Forest Service · California

Oak Flat Lookout in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

The Oak Flat Lookout sits the Greenhorn Mountains in the Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia National Monument, about an hour from Bakersfield, California. Perched at an elevation of 4,900 feet, the tower overlooks the scenic Kern River and Kern River Valley and has panoramic views of the mountains, river and valley. Oak Flat Lookout was constructed in 1934 to provide fire detection views along the Kern River Canyon.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$75/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Phone
760-376-3781
Coordinates
35.53528, -118.70694

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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