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This large community with a population nearing 400,000 is located in the southern horseshoe end of the San Joaquin valley. It relies primarily on agriculture, oil extraction and the oil refining industry. It has a very semi-arid and dry climate and receives only about 6 ½ inches of rain per year. Although it is one of the sunniest cities in the U. S. winter can be marked by tule fog trapped on the floor of the valley for days on end. State Highway 99, a north-south freeway runs through town and Highways 58 and 178 run east-west. The Santa Ana winds blow through every year bringing a heat wave in late October.

Country music had a big influence in Bakersfield with artists like Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart and of course Dwight Yokum inspiring the Bakersfield sound. NASCAR drivers Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears are from Bakersfield.

Night life in Bakersfield resembles but does not nearly match that of LA.

Popular Hotels in Bakersfield

  1. Ramada Limited Suites
  2. Best Western Hill House…
  3. Clarion Hotel
  4. La Quinta Inn and Suite…
  5. Hilton Garden Inn
  6. Motel 6 Airport
  7. Red Lion Hotel
  8. Sleep Inn and Suites
  9. Vagabond Inn South
  10. Wyndham Garden Hotel
  1. Quality Inn White Lane
  2. Garden Inn & Suites
  3. Doubletree Hotel
  4. Courtyard Hotel
  5. Four Points Hotel
  6. Motel 6 Convention Cent…
  7. Best Western Crystal Pa…
  8. Best Western Heritage I…
  9. Motel 6 East
  10. Howard Johnson Express …
  1. Econo Lodge Oak Street
  2. GuestHouse Internationa…
  3. Rodeway Inn & Suites
  4. Americas Best Value Inn…
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  7. Inn & Suites
  8. Days Inn
  9. Econo Lodge Olive Tree …
  10. Extended Stay America H…
  1. Extended Stay Deluxe Ho…
  2. Hampton Inn & Suites No…
  3. Hampton Inn
  4. Holiday Inn Express
  5. Holiday Inn Hotel & Sui…
  6. Homewood Suites
  7. Knights Inn and Suites
  8. La Quinta Inn
  9. Marriott Hotel Bakersfe…
  10. Motel 6 South

Bakersfield Travel Blogs

First planned stop
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Apr 10, 2008 – May 16, 2008
At the beginning of our trip you might remember we were looking for a shoe repair shop that looked like a big shoe. We while we were, we drove past an old Army/Navy Surplus Store. We didn’t stop at that point to take pictures of the unusual things in the lot but remembered to stop on the way back…
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This trip was featured on Wednesday April 16th, 2008
Central California
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Jul 04, 2008 – Aug 04, 2008
So it was starting to get hot, and  my next stop was Bakersfield, where I have a sister. But while in Gilroy my car got extremely hot inside, too hot for a long haired kitten. And unless my car is moving, the air conditioning doesn't pick up, and it was going to be a while before it …
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A free concert just for touring some model homes
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Jun 23, 2007
I don’t know how the housing market is in other areas but in central California new home builders are going to some pretty extreme measures to sell their homes.  Oh they all are offering discounts on upgrades or what looks like freebies thrown in.  We recently got a brochure offering a …
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