Joyfull Ghost Town

Kern County, California35.2983, -119.0742

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
3.7 miOld Stine, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
1 miRio Bravo
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Joyfull. No free-licensed photo yet.

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

On the map

20 mi40 miBakersfieldLa CrestaBenton ParkGreenacresJoyfull
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Joyfull. 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 Old Stine, CA, about 3.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bakersfield, CA, 4.3 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rio Bravo1 mi east
  2. Kern River Slough6.6 mi southeast
  3. Martensdale15 mi north
  4. Desert Spring25 mi east
  5. Mountain House29 mi north
  6. Asphalto30 mi west
  7. Olig33 mi west
  8. Petersburg34 mi northeast

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.

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°5839Jan6441Feb6945Mar7449Apr8357May9164Jun9770Jul9669Aug9164Sep8054Oct6744Nov5938DecJan: 1.3 inFeb: 1.3 inMar: 1.2 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 0.3 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.0 inAug: 0.0 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.2 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 1.0 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Bakersfield 5 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Bakersfield 5 Nw station (USC00040444), 8.4 miles away. About 6.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationKern County, California
Coordinates35.29830, -119.07420
Also known asJoyfull, California
SourcesWikidata Q6297723 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Joyfull ghost town?

In Kern County, California, at 35.2983, -119.0742. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Old Stine, CA, about 3.7 miles northeast in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Bakersfield, CA, 4.3 miles away.

Can you visit Joyfull?

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.

When is the best time to visit Joyfull?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Bakersfield 5 Nw. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Joyfull?

Yes. Rio Bravo (1 mi), Kern River Slough (6.6 mi), Martensdale (15 mi), Desert Spring (25 mi).

More ghost towns in California

All 240 ghost towns in California · Ghost towns near Los Angeles · Ghost towns near Bakersfield