Bakersfield – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

Bakersfield is a city in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Bakersfield is famous for being the home of country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast." Understand[edit]Bakersfield is one of the fastest growing larger cities in the United States. Bakersfield has a population of approximately 323,000 and a metropolitan area of approximately a half million. Bakersfield is also the birthplace of Korn, one of the best selling and most popular heavy metal bands of the last 25 years. Bakersfield has also produced its share of American football players such as Joey Porter, Frank Gifford, and David Carr. Bakersfield is a very conservative, religious city compared to most of the state.Climate[edit] Bakersfield Climate chart (explanation)JFMAMJJASOND1.256391.263421.269470.575500.284580.19164977196690.190640.379550.6664515739Average max. and min. temperatures in °FPrecipitation+Snow totals in inchesSee Bakers...