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art. The sculpture is part of the Palmdale Development Block Grant, to fund California City u
Public Art program and represents the additional improvement projects on site. Located in the middle of two state parks, a
Public Art Commission’s first formal Once completed, the revitalized Leroy Red Rock Canyon and Tomo-Kahni, the
unveiling. The City has made significant Jackson Sports Complex will serve as closest park is just 17 miles to the north l
investment through the Public Art fund a prime location for sporting and via Neuralia Road, Red Rock Canyon. Red i
to support projects that demonstrate recreation events. Rock has something to offer everyone.
the important contributions that public Drive up to or take a serious hike to the t
art makes to the economy and general amazing cliffs and rock formations that
welfare of the people living, working, and have been shaped by time. No matter y
visiting Palmdale. what time of year you visit, there is desert
life to discover.
Kern County o
Parks are an important part of the quality California City is the home of the Desert f
of life, and Kern County continues to invest Tortoise Natural Area. Desert Tortoises
in parks. find refuge in this reserve and emerge
Planned this year is a $3 million project Pearson Park, Ridgecrest from their burrows in spring and fall. While l
visiting, follow interpretive trails to learn
to improve Mojave East Park, replacing about the plants and animals that make i
restroom facilities, providing a new paved City of Tehachapi the desert home.
parking lot and more. The City of Tehachapi is the entertainment f
destination for the entire Tehachapi region e
and serves as a special event hub for much
of East Kern. Visitors flock to Tehachapi
by the thousands each year for festivals
including the Tehachapi Mountain Festival,
Tehachapi Apple Festival and the All-
American 4th of July Festival. Not only are
festivals popular, but special events such
as the En Plein Air paint-out and art show
hosted by the Tehachapi Arts Commission
bring world-renowned artists to Tehachapi
each summer to paint the natural
surroundings. The paintings are then sold
Mojave Park Upgrade at a show each summer to benefit local
parks and recreation programming.
Kern County Parks & Recreation manages
eight regional parks, 40 neighborhood
parks and 25 public buildings, supervises
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county buildings.
Parks in East Kern include the 490-
acre Tehachapi Mountain Park offering
hiking, nature awareness, camping and
equestrian trail riding. Neighborhood
parks in East Kern managed by the county
include Boron Park, Inyokern Park, Mojave Tehachapi Mountain Park
East and Mojave West parks, North Red Rock Canyon
Edwards Park, Randsburg Park, Rosamond
Park and two parks in Ridgecrest — Leroy
Jackson and Petroglyph Park.

Rosamond Park

City of Ridgecrest
In 2022, the city was awarded $1.8
million from the Caltrans Clean California
grant program to make substantial
improvements to the Leroy Jackson Sports
Complex. The city has used federal and
state programs including the American
Rescue Plan Act and the Community
Mustang Momma, painting by Annette Hammer at the 2022 En Plein Air Tehachapi Arts Commission art show.
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