We stayed at Bakersfield KOA Journey in Bakersfield, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)
We do like the convenience of KOAs for one-night stops. This was another fairly fancy one, and we appreciated the on-site restaurant.
Dates:
- Check in: 2025-10-31
- Check out: 2025-11-01
- 1 night
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temp 78°F, low 52°F
- Negligible wind, gusts to 6 MPH
Noise:
- Nearby road noise and sirens
- Distant train horn noise
- Some neighbor noise
Site:
- #136, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
- Used air leveling, since only one night
- Gravel driveway about 105 feet long by 16 feet wide
- 12 feet to neighbors on both sides
- Picnic table
- Tall trees, too close to the couch
- Clean site
- Elevation 360 feet, front facing NE
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, a little inconveniently located near the front of the site
- Didn’t hook up water or sewer
Internet (in usage priority order):
- Starlink: 40-60 Mbps down, 15 Mbps up, 25 ms ping
- RoamLink: 7 Mbps down, 7 Mbps up, 120 ms ping (RoamLink uses whichever is best of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile)
- AT&T: 270-330 Mbps down, 8-16 Mbps up, 70-130 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpsters
- Pool
- Onsite restaurant
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
A tree is a little too friendly; really should be trimmed more:
We always enjoy when a RV park has an onsite restaurant; this one has the Crest Bar & Grill:
Menu:
Sites are a bit tight, and very few long enough for us to not have to untoad, but we’d be happy to stay here again.