McKittrick Tar Pits
Coordinates: 35°17′42″N 119°37′37″W / 35.295°N 119.627°W
The McKittrick Tar Pits (also McKittrick Oil Seeps and McKittrick Brea Pits) are a series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern County in southern California. The pits are the most extensive asphalt lakes in the state.
The McKittrick Tar Pits are one of the five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, the others being Tierra de Brea in Trinidad and Tobago, Lake Guanoco in Venezuela and the La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles) and Carpinteria Tar Pits (Carpinteria) both also located in the US state of California.
The McKittrick Tar Pits are located in the southern part of the San Joaquin Valley about 50 km (31 mi) west of Bakersfield and 0.8 km (0.50 mi) south of the town of McKittrick.
Most of the tar pits are located along the south western part of the intersection of California State Route 58 and 33 and generate from the underlying McKittrick Oil Field. The pits stretch over a distance of about 6.5 km (4.0 mi).
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