Highway 178 Bridge Boat Ramp
Highway 178 Bridge Boat Ramp
Located at Highway 178 bridge crossing over the Kern River, this access point allows boaters to split multi-day paddling trips into two sections, with legal parking available approximately 150 meters west (downstream) of the bridge.
The site serves as a convenient put-in or take-out for whitewater paddlers running the popular Class III-IV stretch of the Kern River below Isabella Reservoir.
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