The Kern River Parkway is primarily a natural preserve in Bakersfield, California.

The parkway was created in 1976 when the city purchased all assets related to the Kern River from Tenneco West.

[1] In addition, there is a bike path (Kern River Parkway Trail) that runs from Alfred Harrell Highway in the Northeast to Enos Lane in the Southwest.

A series of call boxes are placed along the length of the bike path.

Also, some areas either next to, on inside the parkway have been developed into more formal parks.