I Tested 1 Star Camping | Paradise Cove Lake Isabella, CA

Join me as I test out 1-star camping at Paradise Cove Lake Isabella, CA! Watch to see if I survive the wilderness in this hilarious adventure.
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[@karrpoollane]

Thank you for watching. I hope you enjoy this new series testing 1-star campgrounds! Like and subscribe for more.

[@dom5107]

Yo was just checking out ur video.. and I think u caught a phenomenon or something on camera just wondering if you noticed. Look on the hill behind you at 11:20 to 11:30 it passes from right to left on the screen on the hill ... 😮😮😮🛸 let me know what you think that is ..

[@cooperchesterpot3099]

Don't show your license plate on youtube....

[@HermitLady]

I am so sorry to tell you this. I think you’re pretty funny. But you look and sound exactly like Stephen Sterns. 😔 I know you’re not him but I figured you’d want to know. 🤦‍♀️

[@xa9131]

@@dom5107I seen that!!! It’s silver!!!

[@dom5107]

@@xa9131 I don't think he noticed tho.. but what ever it is .its like reflecting off the Sun sort of like a magnifying glass would do I was thinking something passed under the sun that reflected like a magnifying glass on Earth surface

[@tsummz1073]

Who the hell complains about bugs spiders and dirt while camping… those people should stay in the city.

[@cranucci2188]

Well well well

[@rebeccawhittington1390]

Hahahaha. Right!!!

[@vanlifefishing]

exactly what I thought , buncha softies

[@having_fun_1]

I work at a camping RV park i get the stupid question every ant's spiders snakes not a nuff free stuff

[@normd5776]

The whole area of Lake Isabella is an arid high desert, and yes the ground is very dry and very rocky. Remember, the water in the lake comes from a river that moves boulders the size of trucks, beaches appear and disappear from year to year. Any camping area around Lake Isabella is again dry, this is a man made reservoir to hold water for Bakersfield and farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. Recreation seemed to be have been an after-thought. Trees are very sparse in most places around the lake. Critters big and small are a normal thing in The Kern River Valley, and oh, what you saw was a small spider. And the whole area has roaches, get used to it. Kern River Valley is either a place you love, or you hate, doesn't seem to be much in between.

[@juniyananajukyu]

Yes sir! All spot on! I live in Bakersfield and in the mid 2000s, I was a wine and liquor rep and would service the lake and surrounding areas. But yeah, it's a high desert area and the roaches, they come out when it's hotter so they're a given. It's always awesome to see the valley up there come to life with so much tourists starting in spring for the bird watchers, all the way to Labor Day for the last hoorah!

[@PreventiveCarnivore]

There are so many more beautiful, luscious places to experience in America. I personally don't settle. Lake Isabella is not appealing. Different strokes.

[@janicewilliams966]

I am loving your 1 star review series!

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you Janice 😊

[@pinkkoifan]

5 miles up the main road on the left is free camping and...SHADE! Oh... and cows.😛

[@karrpoollane]

Right. Amazing

[@Sarahn-y5v]

One if my favorite places to camp!

[@korridor7]

I camped here when I was in the Boy Scouts in 1977. My biggest disappointment was when I saw that there weren’t any Sequoias in Sequoia National Forest.

[@karrpoollane]

No Sequoias! 1 star! ⭐️

[@pacwest5153]

It's further up the Sierra mountains. There are tons of Sequoias

[@simonagree4070]

Pounding stakes, pitching a tent... all alone. 😂

[@karrpoollane]

It’s always alone 😂

[@TexaSteven]

I liked this vldeo, do more campsite reviews…

[@karrpoollane]

You got it! Thanks for watching.

[@Docculture_Media_Podcast]

I agree thank you for doing these type of videos 🎉❤

[@1ouncebird]

That "diner" as you called it is actually a rather decent steak restaurant. I've had dinner there several times over the years and for such a sparsely populated area it is quite nice.

[@teresaforsyth6185]

Subscribing because these "1-Star Review". Love it.

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks. I’ll have more soon!

[@larrywelch9738]

No trees, hard ground. It's almost like being in the desert.

[@karrpoollane]

It is

[@garychiang2568]

Love the 1 star campsite reviews. They are super entertaining. Liked and subscribed!

[@SuperAwesomeReviews-lw6ry]

Great review I'll probably never go to most of these places but videos make me laugh 😆

[@karrpoollane]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

[@SunKing333]

I randomly found your channel. Glad I did . 1 ⭐️

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks for the 1 ⭐️

[@andiiramii2775]

My guess is that little bass tracker had some motor trouble and with the wind blasting that little trolling motor couldn’t make it back to the ramp

[@markthompson7503]

True story, back in the 80's my cousin and I were in his boat on Isabella and the wind took over. We got off the lake and grabbed some lunch. We looked toward the lake and a small aluminum boat was fighting the white caps with the bow nearly vertical to the sky! How it never blew over front to back still amazes us today.

[@MeMe-cd1wy]

We camped there and was given a site about 5 bigs sites away from the nearest water source. Our site had a broken water faucet and there were no other campsites that were occupied in the entire campground. Place was empty. The host refused to move us closer to the water source. Will never go back.

[@Docculture_Media_Podcast]

I have camped here many times however I am normally in a trailer or RV but love the cold lake that we take our seadoo and boat on. We have had some late night party people but never to wild. We go here every year and love it.

[@karrpoollane]

Lemme use the boat! Thanks for watching.

[@melissalarochelle689]

😂lovin these 1 ⭐️ reviews! Very funny. Liked and subbed.😊

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you so much Melissa! 😊

[@1961Duane314]

Too complain about the ground being hard is foolish. It is a desert after all...

[@frankier613]

Everyplace I’ve been to I bend a stake or two kinda 😅. Great video!

[@karrpoollane]

Happens to the best of us 😂

[@michaelrodriguez9700]

I thought that would have been funny that the golf cart guy was just a random person saying you have to pay for the site to everyone and dosent work there haha great video 👍

[@karrpoollane]

He might have been 🤷🏽‍♂️ 😂

[@mrsocialpiranha]

I love your channel and all the camp content!

[@omegaagent661]

Stayed there during a fishing derby in 2023. Was just way to windy to do anything fun outside during my stay. really enjoyed the video!

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks for watching!

[@christianbowman8382]

Camped there last week. It was super windy and the highway was very loud.

[@midnightj1994]

Love your videos!

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you so much!

[@CourtneyMcFate]

I’ve stayed at that campground on a cross country road trip. I was almost nostalgic watching your video. I do remember that YES, it took me almost an hour to set up my tent but it was due to the wind that would NOT stop. It was horrible! But other than that, I did have a great stay there. Couldn’t swim due to algae - I remember that too. Great video!

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah the algae thing is horrible. Thanks for watching

[@KJGin213]

Love the campsite reviews, keep ‘em coming! Also maybe some 5 star sites

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks for watching. I’ll check some out.

[@RobChho]

I’ve camped many places but the sites around Lake Isabella hands down has the highest concentration of cockroaches and spiders especially in the wooded areas. Bugs and critters are expected when camping but it was overwhelming the times I camped at Lake Isabella camp sites. Pretty much one of the reasons I ended up getting a roof top tent.

[@karrpoollane]

Roof top tents unite 🤝🏽

[@connerallen642]

Lived here most my life. The locals don’t bother with the campsites around the lake at the moment cause they were setup when the lake was 2x its size (almost 30 years ago) So now the campsites are a little ways from the lake itself. Most locals just camp right next to the lake and are usually fishing. If you’re looking for a cooler, mountain type campsites, try going up river towards jonsondale. Some really really cool spots up there.

[@jonathonlong3401]

These are really funny! Great job.

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you 🙏

[@Nunyabiz34]

Your 1 star review video popped up in my feed so I gave it a watch and now I fell down the slippery slope and I’m subscribed and the bell is set to “all”. And I’m here for all these videos. You got me 😂.

[@karrpoollane]

Great! My plan is working! 😈 Welcome to the channel and thank you for subscribing and commenting

[@AlexRodri27]

Did you seriously tell him your name was Cardi B? 😂

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah! It’s my license plate 😂 Karrdi B

[@docholiday7072]

I thought I heard that 😂

[@darrinwi]

By the way the crappy stakes will usually never work in California. We used those like 10g nail stakes

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah I want the drill in ones. But I rarely ground camp now.

[@darrinwi]

@@karrpoollane yep, I wouldn’t if I had your roof top

[@JustinBradleyPhotographer]

If only you knew, actually you probably do, just up stream is a great area to camp. We have a blast staying along the Kern in Kernville. Spend the days floating down the river and the nights by the fire under the stars... For the record, it is a 4 hour drive to General Sherman from here...

[@jonnieadventure]

Can't blame your lady for staying at home.

[@deborahpratt8311]

Excited to see your review… my family lives in this area

[@LeanMyway]

Love these reviews you make it funny…and you’re of course easy on the eyes! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lowemountainadventures]

or you could idk use the right stake for the dirt your camping in haha. Cant blame the campgrounds for your lack of knowledge, those stakes are also NOTORIOUS for bending. Also the lake had been at its lowest capacity for the last few years, while they were doing work on the Dam. The Lake has very recently returned to full capacity. gotta give it some time to actually come back to life. But i love videos like this, keeps all the tourists out of our lake so the locals can actual enjoy it and not be crowded by people that are just going to complain about it.

[@Antzzz_Manzzz]

Very chill video 😂

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you 😊

[@titandoomshop]

god havnet been there since i lived in bakersfield so like a kid lol

[@austinbarrientos6432]

Really diggin your content. Keep up the great work.

[@karrpoollane]

You got it! Thanks for watching!

[@kimruffin8039]

You have a fun reviewing style and well-produced videos. Thanks for taking the review noting racism as something serious and celebrating the African parts of your DNA. Looking forward to more!!

[@karrpoollane]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much.

[@orngdozr]

Used to camp around that lake. More shade trees at the campsites around Woffard Heights, Tilly Creek, Boulder Gulch. Without a boat to play in I'd be camping at Limestone up the Kern.

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah exactly. I want to check out boulder gulch. I think they open the gate this week

[@motochris5459]

@@karrpoollane Boulder Gulch is probably the best campground around the lake.

[@DavidMcKinzie]

First time viewer, enjoying and subscribing. As far as the food goes, you're quite a snack yourself.

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you 😂

[@countrybackflip]

Haha, i stayed here. Yes, there were partiers until 2-3 AM, and it was windy as hell, and there is 0 shade, but waking up @ 2 in the morning you can see ALL the stars. The Kern River is nearby and it is gorgeous. No, it was not pleasant. But any county/state campground in the state is packed and annoying.

[@karrpoollane]

I agree

[@surf6009]

Miss you Kelly!!

[@RocketRay]

We took the kids camping at Headquarters CG near Kernville over spring break. We had rain, wind, clear skies, cloudy skies, and a great time. No mosquitoes either! (probably too early for them)

[@karrpoollane]

Awesome. There’s some good spots around there. Glad you had a great time. Let me know if you can think of a horrible camp spot you’d like me to review

[@abelandhisopinions888]

"I've officially peed" -Man, the dawn of time

[@BroncoGo]

My review of the review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks. Looks a lot different in my video than when we drove by it the other day

[@toddjohnston4788]

Nice scenery 👌

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks Todd

[@FX4_dirtster]

I'm convinced Lake Isabella had the best DMV ever, though. In and out in 5 mins.

[@karrpoollane]

DVM?

[@FX4_dirtster]

@@karrpoollane*DMV lol

[@tomahawk8754]

I drove through this campsite looking for a place to camp 2 years ago, because nearby Stine Cove was packed. Let's just say I preferred the packed dry boondocking area than "Paradise" Cove. It was eerily empty, it looked like some abandoned rundown forgotten campsite. In fact, if not for this video I would've still thought it was.

[@jeannie3147]

New subscriber here. I'm thinking most of the one star reviews are bogus from people who don't really like to camp. With camping comes imperfect conditions.

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah I agree. Thanks for watching and for subscribing

[@RuezgaDaniel]

Hey I just found your channel and I'm really enjoying it. You should also try out camping at Wind Wolves Preserve near Bakersfield and Mt. Pinos in Frazier Park. Also, the area north of Lake Isabella has a few nice campgrounds like Lower Peppermint Campground, Holey Meadow Campground, Dome Rock, Quaker Meadow Campground, and Balch Park. It would be awesome to see some of these places featured in a future video.

[@karrpoollane]

I didn’t know wind wolves had camping. I go hike there all the time. But I’ll be sure to write these down.

[@RuezgaDaniel]

@karrpoollane Wind Wolves has free camping near the visitor center. They don't allow trailers or RVs. They ask that you call ahead to let them know you'll be using a camping spot. I highly recommend camping at Dome Rock up near Ponderosa. It's not an official campsite, so there are no restrooms, but it is free to camp there. It's a popular camping spot for those who know about it. Rangers check in every once in a while to make sure nobody's burning campfires when it's not permitted. Sadly, the area suffered from really bad fires a couple of years ago, but it's still very beautiful, and you get a great view of The Needles. If you go to the area on a weekday, you will likely see the Naval pilots from China Lake practicing. It's pretty awesome!

[@isaac3777]

you deserve way more subs! liked and subscribed. entertaining vid :)

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks Isaaac! I appreciate it 😂

[@justchevrotainrating]

The triumphant "Let's Go..." horn blast for the 12% African hahahaha

[@karrpoollane]

Let’s gooooo 😎

[@morganswisher1937]

$34? Dang for a water only site? Robbery. Thanks to doing this.

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks for watching!

[@micsca]

You need to do more of these. :-)

[@karrpoollane]

You got it. I’m definitely doing a series of these. Thanks for watching.

[@tracydjenkins]

It's a California campground in the desert lol , complaining about bugs outside 😅 also all of California has rattle snakes lots and lots of them .

[@Moosekeys]

It's almost like people don't research the area they're camping in. None of this is surprising for the area, it's an arid desert. Likely lots of KOA campers and inexperienced campers who think they're getting some beautiful lakefront sites for cheap. I've stayed in the area and its likely people who want to save money staying here versus going to Kernville but it can still be enjoyable if you know what you're signing up for.

[@jeanine6328]

Honestly, the lake Isabella area is one you want to avoid. A lot of people that live up there are hiding from the law. There are great people too but, I don’t think it’s safe. I live in Bakersfield, not that far from there.

[@jayegroves5940]

I stayed there last year in our van, during the off season and it was great. The host was very nice. Again it was off season, but we liked it. My dog liked it too. I will say though, we are white, so I can’t speak on the racism.

[@mikaelcampbell5042]

I grew up going here as you can see from my profile pic lol it’s fun but only for like a day trip it always gets windy in the afternoon I recommend going to kernville it’s pretty cool up there

[@jabreck1934]

Thanks to advanced technology, They have different types of stakes that are designed for different types of terrain.🤓

[@karrpoollane]

I know. If I still ground camped all the time I’d buy the drill in ones.

[@anneliesevoelker2502]

There is also a paradise campground in Colorado between Ned and black hawk.

[@robbie5138]

Those aren't cockroaches those are water bugs. But yes this is the reddest county in California. Paradise cove is nice but it's hard when the lake level was struggling to stay up.

[@vincentalvarez559]

loved this video 😂, new subscriber! :)

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel!

[@Roxythe2.0Ruby]

I stayed here about 10 years ago... This video is damn accurate to my recollection ten years later. thx for the reminder as I think about places to head to again... Forgot all about this one. It was MEH. Nice view for a day though.

[@karrpoollane]

I agree

[@markthompson7503]

Portugal....I married into the Portuguese family. Linguisa and potatoes all day long!

[@karrpoollane]

Delicious

[@samuelsanderson9692]

People that one star review things are just people that love to be miserable. Never would of thought that someone taking an hour to set a tent up is the campgrounds fault.

[@wextremeart4399]

One stahl wow

[@celestialstarchild]

I went to lake Isabella for a birthday once. I hated it so much. Lots of people having parties, leaving so much garbage. I went into the water and saw a bag of tampons and diapers on the ground. Trash flaring down the river. We went up into the hills to try and get away from the clouds and saw so many wads of used toilet tissue. I would never go back.

[@vaglaladzogdod4189]

Informative but fresh with your non-serious semi-comedic approach !

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you! I like the term semi-comedic 😂

[@kbwolf8338]

There is a bunch of 4 wheeling trails up there. Check out Keyesville next time its free there and a couple off road trails. Just be mindful of there river it is dangerous. Great channel.

[@karrpoollane]

Right on. Thank you 🙏

[@adriancillo619]

What brand are those sunglasses they are dope I keep seeing them in ur video and now I need them ! Also keep up these review videos makin me a list of places to visit

[@karrpoollane]

I think they’re Columbia glasses. I believe I got them in Kohl’s originallly but they’re on Amazon I think. Don’t go to this campground 😂 but I’ll keep it up

[@giuntacore]

This channel rocks.

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you so much.

[@milesandhikes]

Never camped there, but have friends that have and the number one complaint I've hear was "rowdy neighbors". I guess you were lucky. Other than that, looks a bit rough, but hey! it's camping, not glamping :) Love these 1 star series!

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah, I agree. The neighbors can ruin it anywhere. Thanks for watching and loving it..

[@milesandhikes]

@@karrpoollane ;)

[@tankdawg5613]

just subbed looking forward to watching more videos from your channel

[@karrpoollane]

Thank you 🙏

[@charliecarter1878]

The busy highway doesn't bother me, the cell phone service doesn't bother me, the roaches don't bother me, the loud partying by neighbors dont bother me......What FKKN ANNOYS the living crap out of me is the toilet paper rolling system! It DOESN'T ROLL!! Because they use a super wide flat bar as an insertion fixture to hold the toilet paper, the toilet paper DOES NOT ROLL...WHY??????? To save toilet paper??? Gonna bring my own toilet paper next time.

[@karrpoollane]

Hahahaha that’s true! I remember that now 😂

[@charliecarter1878]

So sorry….had to vent for a split second:) lololol

[@charliecarter1878]

Great channel…Subbed :)

[@lilyLily1824]

I have crocs in all colors!

[@karrpoollane]

As you should! Love them!

[@darrinwi]

I’d love a big T storm right now

[@tonyfeuerhelm]

Staying at California campgrounds where you have to bring your own shade will be windswept and will lead to 'Day Drinking' and cause police contact. Also, go ahead and find an Army surplus store and invest in some tent stakes. Watched your Pismo Beach evaluation earlier nice work and I appreciate your humor, a little dry and spontaneous. As a subscriber, I'm going to your channel and see what there is to see. Thank you for posting.

[@karrpoollane]

Thanks for checking out the channel! And for the stake advice.

[@ryanjourney9607]

I would almost guarantee that the “roaches” they claim to have seen were actually just desert beetles. Also it’s the desert, of course the ground is hard and there will be a lack of trees. This is why anymore I take bad reviews with a grain of salt.

[@ashley.taylor174]

There was roach poop in the bathroom. I know, unfortunately.

[@maureencallahan1604]

The roaches were probably Japanese water bugs that everyone mistakes for roaches

[@Greysurfacewhalerado]

Yes, exactly

[@Paysoncougarfan.7885]

Go back the end of July or early August, hot, windy, kids out of school, you will have a different experience.

[@brigidanow]

Pass by there, often. Never had a desire to stay.

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it

[@vegeto088]

the dispersed camping is pretty good at lake isabella though! no one bothers anyone.

[@karrpoollane]

I bet. I’m used to dispersed camping.

[@RGRIMM1986]

I like how you came in with an optimistic point of view. But you did a night when no one was there basically. I can tell you for sure everything and more from those reviews is absolutely true. ESPECIALLY the racist locals, I’m white. I had two friends almost attacked by a mob because they were Hispanic. I was literally told “you should get your little Mexi friends out of here before they wind up missing”. The highlight for one of my long stays there was every restroom being out of service except the one at the very end of the whole lake from where I was. Only to go inside and see what I can only describe as a football team with Crohn’s disease visited the restroom after a visit to Taco Bell. And thought the floor in every stall as well as in front of each shower was where you handle that predicament. But yeah, be aware. Also the water is almost always choppy and weather can turn in a moment. Nothing to stop the wind from whipping your tent all night. All that said, I did wind up having fun there each time. I even met a really beautiful girl with red hair I hung out with who lives out there.

[@karrpoollane]

Oh my god 😂 that is probably the worst description of a bathroom I could imagine.

[@karrpoollane]

Sorry about the racist. Thats horrible

[@karenkelly1451]

Maybe the roaches were just passing through the night the reviewer was there 😂

[@karrpoollane]

Maybe. I’m not sure when roach season is. It does sound terrible if true though.

[@uterotourettes15]

I remember drunkenly swimming across that lake years ago like a moron. By the time I got to the other side of the lake I was way too exhausted to swim back so I started walking back barefoot and cut my feet all up. Luckily I found a jet ski rental spot where I begged them for a ride and explained my stupidness to them. Thankfully they gave me a ride back to to my campsite 😂

[@karrpoollane]

That’s wild! What a good story tho 😂

[@BenjaMin-ju4ji]

Looks okay of a campground

[@ajf5823]

What a shame such a beautiful place has a highway next to it

[@Rommer2258]

Crazy seeing how full Lake Isabella is. The last time I saw it was half empty.

[@karrpoollane]

Yeah it’s looking great after all the rain last year.

[@MariaGonzalez-Aguayo]

We just camped there last week, and we were approached by "Not Kevin." lol. We were not happy that he told us we had to pay for 2 campsites...since it was more than 6 of us....4 adults and 6 children. Anyways, we paid $138 for 2 nights and 2 campsites...Also you have to leave by 12 the last day or pay. Then a family came and took over our 2nd campsite. We didn't say anything since they were all set up and we were at the lake when they arrived....No biggy until around 10pm when more of there people arrived and set up there tent 3 feet from our tent...I kindly asked them to move further down since I have a baby and might wake up at night...Long story short...they didn't move. It depends on the neighbors you get if you have a good time camping...Some people are rude and don't care...

[@teabroncfan]

Will you please keep an eye out for a Black Rhino hub cap? Lol. We lost one in that area a few yrs ago.

[@gwillakerz]

there is a story that a camp host pulled a gun out on a campsite

[@karrpoollane]

Oh dang. Thats wild.

[@elchamber]

Maybe the one star is the fact that it isn't crowded. That should be 2 stars.

[@lakelvp]

$35?

[@newmexicosky6938]

Paying over $30 a night for a spot to pitch a tent and a restroom sucks. For that $$, the bathroom should be spotless. Here in AZ our Forest Service charges $30 a night for a tent spot and an outhouse (Mt. Lemmon).

[@karrpoollane]

I agree

[@grandpagrandmajustkeepgoin4560]

Years ago when my mom & step dad managed that camp ground those bathrooms were kept clean and painted, it’s a shame to see them in the condition they are 😞

[@karrpoollane]

Aw man. Thanks for keeping it clean during your time

[@chelseaholmes9596]

Why the murdery feelings for frogs? 😂 Came here from the Pismo video and can't help but wonder this

[@karrpoollane]

I had a traumatic experience with a frog when I was younger.

[@facts1752]

$34 and the bathroom and showers look like that!!, they should pay you to stay there!!!💯💯

[@karrpoollane]

They should 😂