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Lake Isabella California Map

Explore Lake Isabella, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lake Isabella, California

How to Use This Lake Isabella, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Isabella, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lake Isabella.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lake Isabella
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.637098
Longitude	-118.48261
Population	3,573
Density	63.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93240, 93285
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Kern High School District

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About Lake Isabella, California

Lake Isabella is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,573. The population density is 63.5 people per km². Lake Isabella is located at 35.6371°N, 118.4826°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93240, 93285.

Lake Isabella occupies a rugged expanse of high desert terrain where the sun bleaches the dry grasses to a pale, brittle gold by mid-summer. It lies 30.8 miles east-northeast of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south of Wofford Heights. The topography of Lake Isabella is defined by the sharp, arid contours of the surrounding landscape, which sits deep inland, far removed from the cooling influence of any maritime breeze. Nearby, the Kern River carves a path through the earth, its currents providing a vital, kinetic pulse to the stillness of the high-altitude air. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, the light shifts across the basin, turning the rocky slopes into shades of bruised violet and copper, while the Hot Springs Valley Wetlands offer a lingering dampness that sustains a quiet, resilient ecosystem amidst the pervasive dust.

History here is written in the hard-won efforts of those who sought to harness the power of the Kern River, leading to the creation of the nearby Isabella Lake as a central reservoir for the region. The local economy persists through a delicate balance of resource management and the steady movement of visitors drawn to the Hot Spring Valley for its geothermal character. Life in Lake Isabella follows the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the climate dictates the rhythm of the day, demanding a certain stoicism from its inhabitants. While the distant Sierra Nevada creates a jagged, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the daily reality remains tethered to the sun-drenched earth and the seasonal ebb and flow of the water that sustains this dry, inland world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 116° SE · 1.1M acres
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 352° N
Hot Springs Valley Wetlands (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 171° S
Lake Isabella Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 180° S
Coso Mines (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 008° N
Erskine Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.7 mi, 145° SE
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.7 mi, 159° S · 5,111 acres
Piute Cypress Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.4 mi, 182° S
South Fork Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 081° E
Long Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.1 mi, 105° E
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 021° N
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.9 mi, 009° N · 25k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 11.6 mi, 330° NW · 353k acres
Domeland Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.7 mi, 071° E · 40k acres
Domeland Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.2 mi, 068° E · 94k acres
Woody Rd (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 282° W
Cabin 234 (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 352° N
Cabin 240 (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 352° N
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 086° E
California Living Museum (Museum) — 26.7 mi, 238° SW
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 189° S
The Cross on the Loop (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 186° S
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 31.6 mi, 240° SW
The Needles Peak Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 360° N
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 241° SW
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 241° SW
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 34.8 mi, 240° SW
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 177° S
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 177° S
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.0 mi, 239° SW

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