Discover tranquility at the Central Park at Mill Creek in Bakersfield. Spend a day in the park, surrounded by trees and three million pounds of boulders from the Kern River. The park features stamp concrete walkways, lined with turn-of-the-century themed fixtures, and a covered pedestrian bridge crossing over a babbling brook.
Calm your wild interest at the California Living Museum, known by locals as CALM, the state's premier native zoo and garden. Discover a wild kingdom adventure teeming with animals, plants, fossils, artifacts, and attractions ready to capture a wild amount of respect for all living things through education, recreation, and conservation.
Word is, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center is the coolest attraction in town for hours of family fun. Skate on over to check out the public ice-skating rink, offering good ole' fashion skate sessions and lessons. If you're into sports, check into the rough and tumble ice hockey league, offering adult and youth hockey and power skating classes.