Joe Walker Town Ghost Town

Kern County, California35.4222, -118.4931

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
10 miBodfish, CA
Mild months
Feb–Nov8 of 12
Next ghost town
13 miDesert Spring
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Joe Walker Town. No free-licensed photo yet.

Joe Walker Town is a former settlement in Kern County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miEast NilesArvinTehachapiGolden HillsBear Valley SpringsLake IsabellaJoe Walker Town
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Joe Walker Town. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bodfish, CA, about 10 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bakersfield, CA, 31 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Desert Spring13 mi southwest
  2. Scovern Hot Springs14 mi north
  3. Petersburg14 mi northwest
  4. Isabella16 mi north
  5. Quartzburg18 mi north
  6. Kernville20 mi north
  7. Lavers' Crossing25 mi northwest
  8. Tehichipa28 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Bakersfield Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5532Jan5632Feb5835Mar6437Apr7243May8251Jun8857Jul8956Aug8451Sep7344Oct6338Nov5432DecJan: 2.5 inFeb: 3.1 inMar: 2.1 inApr: 0.9 inMay: 0.8 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.1 inAug: 0.3 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.5 inNov: 0.3 inDec: 2.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Loraine 5 Nne. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Loraine 5 Nne station (USC00045100), 5.3 miles away. About 12.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationKern County, California
Coordinates35.42222, -118.49306
Also known asJoe Walker Town, California
SourcesWikidata Q6212850 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Joe Walker Town ghost town?

In Kern County, California, at 35.4222, -118.4931. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bodfish, CA, about 10 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bakersfield, CA, 31 miles away.

Can you visit Joe Walker Town?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Bakersfield Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Joe Walker Town?

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Loraine 5 Nne. July to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Joe Walker Town?

Yes. Desert Spring (13 mi), Scovern Hot Springs (14 mi), Petersburg (14 mi), Isabella (16 mi).

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