The Park At River Walk

Huge park, just beautiful. My grandkids loved feeding the ducks and taking pictures near the water. A lot of bbq pits with tables that were well kept. We will definitely be back to bbq when it warms up this Summer

My kids and I think this is one of the best parks in town! The park is HUGE and offers lots of fun activities like fishing, duck watching, bike riding, and - of course - a play ground. They also have built in bbq's, gazebos, and plenty of shaded seating areas. The bathrooms are usually clean and well-stocked, but I have found that the condition deteriorates as the day goes on. I always bring my own flushable wipes, just in case. The bike path is laid out like a road with little painted lanes, which my kids really get a kick out of.This park hosts many events for the community to celebrate holidays, too. On the 4th of July, they have a huge, free firework show and on Memorial Day, they do a big event where they put out a TON of American flags. There is a shopping center just across the way with a Starbucks, Target, Subway, McDonalds, froyo, etc., which is super convenient if you are spending the day with littles!Knocking one star because the water is pretty icky, so you can't really swim or take out paddle boats or anything.

Just a lovely park in the area. It's the perfect place for walking, running, cycling, hanging out, having a picnic, etc. Even though there are unhoused folks around, there are many more families and people getting a workout in so it feels pretty safe, even in the evening. The bathrooms near the playground however, do need TLC, especially on weekends when long lines form and bath tissue runs out! Overall, I enjoy coming here to exercise a couple of times per week.

Too many people just let their dogs poo everywhere and don't pick it up. People also don't know how to park.

River Walk park has been a staple park back when I resided in Bakersfield. We went back for the Water Lantern Festival and glad to see that there was some EV charging for the car! So while we had fun, the car was also charging :) There were lots of parking and nearby stores like Sephora, Target, Crumbl Cookies, etc. Very lovely park!

The Park at River Walk is one of Bakersfield's largest and best parks for people of all ages.Located immediately behind a large shopping center full of popular department stores, the park seems to attract all kinds of visitors. Aside from the families with children playing on the play structures, there were lots of fishers, cyclists, stoners, etc.While there are two small "lakes" (by desert standards lol) in the park and a river behind the park, most of them were dry during the time of my most recent visit. There was enough water in the main "lake" for people to fish, and a little bit of water trickling under the bridges through the stream that connects the lakes.There are many, many lawns and picnic areas in the park, strewn across several small hills. I also noted an amphitheater, several cactus gardens, and a large baseball field, although I'm not entirely sure if that was part of this park, or an adjacent one.The Kern River Bike Trail is sandwiched between the back of the park and the Kern River, which, as I mentioned, was dry. The first time my cousin brought me here was actually specifically to show me the dry riverbed. There was a concrete bridge over it, connecting the park to the rest of the bike trail.On the concrete bridge, I noticed dozens, or maybe even a few hundred love locks, just like the ones at the UC Davis Arboretum. Also of interest were some olive trees planted on the bike trail along the back of the park. They were so small that I almost didn't even recognize them as olive trees, until I spotted some tiny purplish black fruits.My favorite thing I saw in the park were the Muscovy ducks. I had never seen or heard of one before, and thought that it was a deformed duck, or the descendant of a duck that had mated with a turkey, or something. After a few Google searches, I learned something new. Not gonna lie, I felt a little dumb when I read that they're Native to the Americas and are very common.Cool park. Plenty of space to walk around. Check it out.

This park is getting 5 stars, but it's certainly not because of the beautiful River. April 2021, zero water in the River.but this is a beautiful green space with some nice picnic tables and public bathrooms. There are some swings for the kids, and for adults. Great place to have a family get-together.

This place is a real treasure. I kind of hate to post this because more people will visit here. I would rather keep it to just us. Really amazing that this place is here. After you park your car and start walking it is surprising how big the park is following the river.

This Park is one of the best things about Bakersfield.It is a nice, comfortable park adjacent to the Kern River Paved Bike Trail which stretches for miles and miles. Park in any of the large park lots to ride your bike on the trail.There are many restaurants (and stores) adjacent to the park of all price levels for food before or after your ride. Also in the parking lot are vendors selling water and all kinds of other crap.The park is located in what seemed to me to be a safe area of the city that I would feel comfortable at.Lot's of people walk dogs and bring their kids to play in the park I saw.Lovers like to lay out a blanket and roll around on the grassy noels. Next door to the park is Spectrum Stadium for outdoor concerts.I would return here to park and ride my bike on the paved trail.

River walk is basically my backyard I love it so much you can walk, exercise, have romantic picnics, eat with family, have parties, bike trail,watch the sunset over the beautiful lake, walk your doggies, meet great people, host events, the amphitheater has concerts during the summer and watch movies!! It's truly the best park in all of bakersfield!!! I feel so blessed to have riverwalk as my backyardAlso so many restaurants and shops walking distance!