The Crest Bar and Grill Drive-in Movie Theater in Bakersfield, California opened its gates in 1963. The Drive-in gave fans the opportunity to watch a movie in privacy but still have numerous people around enjoying one of the two features playing that night. The Crest was able to keep the gates open for thirty-five years before having to close them in 1998. If you ask someone who grew up here in town, they can still remember the smell of popcorn drifting through the balmy summer nights. In 2003 the Crest was dismantled after being closed for five years.

Fortunately for visitors and the community, the Bakersfield KOA Journey brought back part of the amazing Crest Drive-in with its restaurant, The Crest Bar and Grill. The Crest is a casual dining, full-service restaurant and bar for the local community and RV guests.