Overview
Inyokern is a town in Kern County, California.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Apr–Oct. Summer highs reach about 87°F; winter lows dip to about 30°F. Wettest: Jan and Mar. (climate data from nearby Tehachapi)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- BFL Meadows Field, Bakersfield — 72 mi away. Directions
- BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport, Burbank — 104 mi away (major hub). Directions
Inyokern is served by U.S. Highway 395 and California State Routes 14 and 178.
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Food for you
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Understand
Inyokern gets 355 days of sunshine a year, the highest of any place in North America.
Get in
By car
Inyokern is served by U.S. Highway 395 and California State Routes 14 and 178.
By plane
By bus
- Eastern Sierra Transit 395 south runs once per day from Mammoth Lakes and Lancaster.
Nearby
Ridgecrest
City / town · 24 listings · 8 mi away
Kernville
City / town · 5 listings · 35 mi away
California City
City / town · 7 listings · 37 mi away
Olancha-Cartago
City / town · 2 listings · 45 mi away
Sequoia National Forest
Park · 11 listings · 47 mi away
Mojave
City / town · 12 listings · 48 mi away
Tehachapi
City / town · 9 listings · 50 mi away
Keene
City / town · 2 listings · 51 mi away
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