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Nonprofit restores Camp Okeehee along Kern River with community volunteers

5920664 · October 9, 2025
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White Wolf Wellness Foundation began rehabilitating county-owned Camp Okeehee in 2021, restoring electricity, water and trails and relying on volunteers, interns and fundraising to reopen reservable camping and educational programs.

A local nonprofit is restoring Camp Okeehee, a county-owned property along the Kern River near downtown Bakersfield, after years of abandonment. The White Wolf Wellness Foundation began work with the county in 2021 and has since restored utilities and opened the site for community use, the nonprofit said.

White Wolf Wellness Foundation representatives described securing the property, restoring electricity, getting water flowing and starting irrigation. A representative said, "We secured…

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