Tehachapi Mountain Park
County Park
Write a Review 17350 Water Canyon Rd. Tehachapi, CA 93561 661-868-7000 Official WebsiteGPS: 35.0715, -118.4841
Overview of Tehachapi Mountain Park
Although the 490 acre park is generally open year round, winter snows may force road closures. All winter visitors and campers should carry tire chains.
Last Price Paid: $18
Reported by Lisa on 5/31/2024
Longest RV Reported: 24 feet (Class B)
Reported by Casa Rocinante on 5/8/2018
Number of Sites 61
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 5,610 ft / 1,709 m
Max Stay 21
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Tehachapi Mountain Park 4 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 5/31/2024
“Escaped the Desert Heat In this Quiet Mountain Park”
Reviewed 5/31/2024
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 54 |
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Quiet hilly park with plenty of trees and birds. Nature trails to explore. Clean bathrooms and showers! No TP but clean flush toilets. We stayed one night on the way through the area and were happy to find an alternative to the heat of the desert. Alittle way off 58 but worth it for us.
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Lisa would stay here again
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“A quick overnight stop that we would have stayed at longer!”
Reviewed 10/19/2021
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 55 |
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We stopped here for a night on our way to our next destination. First-come, first-served -- but there were plenty of sites available. The roads through the campground are steep and a bit tight. We didn't familiarize ourselves with the map first, but it would have helped as we drove around looking for a site. We found a nice, secluded s... more
We stopped here for a night on our way to our next destination. First-come, first-served -- but there were plenty of sites available. The roads through the campground are steep and a bit tight. We didn't familiarize ourselves with the map first, but it would have helped as we drove around looking for a site. We found a nice, secluded site (#55). Our Class B fit fine; leveling required all of our blocks.
Many of the sites were closer together. Most sites didn't seem to offer a lot of privacy from your neighbor. On the other hand, there were a few, like #55, where you could forget other campers were nearby at all!
Campground was generally quiet. Lots of birds, especially near the water spigots. Saw foxes on the way in and another in our campground in the evening.
Walking around the campground definitely takes some energy. There's not a level road in the place. We walked to the entrance from our site, to pay the camping fee after we found our spot -- but we forgot a pen so had to hike back to the site and down again!
Cell service in the site itself was minimal and nothing inside the camper. Walking around the campground in the open got sometimes usable service.
Didn't use the bathrooms, but the campground overall was clean.
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adinardi would stay here again
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“Quiet, cool, great walking ~ good site for us!”
Reviewed 12/27/2020
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here several years ago after baking ourselves in Death Valley - just needed to get some altitude and cool off! The road up was narrow and windy, but we did ok. We have a long bed Dodge extended cab truck and a 19' Rpod trailer - we drove up and found a decent enough level site where we did not have to un-hook. For one or t... more
We stayed here several years ago after baking ourselves in Death Valley - just needed to get some altitude and cool off! The road up was narrow and windy, but we did ok. We have a long bed Dodge extended cab truck and a 19' Rpod trailer - we drove up and found a decent enough level site where we did not have to un-hook. For one or two nights, we prefer to stay hooked up. It was a hoof back down & up to pay, but exercise is good, right? The wildflowers were beautiful - nice walking, hiking trail. Can't remember the facilities much, but we would definitely go back. Would love to winter camp here!
Travel Small Live Big would stay here again
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“Beautiful park, campsites maybe fit for tents or vans”
Reviewed 5/8/2018
| Nightly rate: | $18 |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class B) |
Overall Rating
We’re camping nearby at Mountain Valley RV park, so we thought we’d stop by and check this place out! The good: this is a beautiful wooded county park above the town of Tehachapi. If you’re a tent camper, this might be a cool place to camp. If you’re a van or teardrop camper, youve got a shot at a good experience. The rest: If ... more
We’re camping nearby at Mountain Valley RV park, so we thought we’d stop by and check this place out!
The good: this is a beautiful wooded county park above the town of Tehachapi. If you’re a tent camper, this might be a cool place to camp. If you’re a van or teardrop camper, youve got a shot at a good experience.
The rest:
If you camp in anything bigger than a van or a teardrop, go elsewhere.
The road up to the park is steep, narrow and winding. Its clear that small rockfalls and slides are common along sections of this access road. Once you enter the park, it only gets worse. Steeper. Narrower. Tighter turns.
Campsites are clustered in small groups as you work your way through the park. I doubt that more than one site in the whole place could fit anything larger than a van or a teardrop trailer. None of the sites even approximate level.
Most toilets are composting, though above the Tehachapi Mountain trailhead we did find a couple of flush toilets inside what looks like a run-down shed and some old tired indoor showers in a nearby building that might work.
Water faucets are scattered about the campground in a fairly random way.
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“Road closed. ”
noted 3/7/2023
Seemed like a good spot, but road was closed at turn onto Water Canyon Rd.
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- cabins
- group sites
- horse corral
- restrooms: vault
- showers
- trash
- water available
Discount Clubs
- Senior Discounts
Pets
- pets
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