Lake Ming is home to a national boat drag races attract thousands of visitors each year to the Bakersfield area. The lake offers boating, water skiing, sailing, wind-surfing and provides a great picnic and playground area.
Dedicated in 1959 to Kern County Supervisor Floyd Ming, this beautiful manmade lake lies 10 miles northeast of Bakersfield, off the Alfred Harrell Highway on the Lake Ming Road exit. Hills surround the lake, and the Greenhorn Mountains. stretch along the eastern horizon.