Robbers Roost, Historic rock formation in Kern County, California, US.

Robbers Roost is a jagged rock formation in the foothills of the Scodie Mountains, part of the southern Sierra Nevada, in unincorporated Kern County, California. It rises above the southern end of the Indian Wells Valley, west of Freeman Junction where highways 178 and 14 meet, with the Los Angeles Aqueduct a few hundred yards away. The Bureau of Land Management manages the site.

In the 1870s, outlaws used this formation as a lookout point to watch stagecoaches carrying gold through the region. Tiburcio Vasquez, one of California's most wanted bandits of that era, was among those known to have used this spot.

The name Robbers Roost, also written Robber's Roost and Bandit Rock, comes from the outlaws who watched stagecoaches from the rocks. The best-known was Tiburcio Vásquez, who led what the source calls Kern County's most notorious bandit gang and used the jagged rocks as a hideout.

Access to the site is restricted from February through July each year for wildlife protection, so plan your visit outside those months. The area sits in a remote mountain setting, so sturdy footwear and enough water are a good idea before heading out.

Robbers Roost was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, a listing that recognises its link to 19th-century outlaw activity rather than any building on the site. The formation is also called Bandit Rock. The Los Angeles Aqueduct runs within a few hundred yards of the rocks, and the Bureau of Land Management manages the surrounding land.