BLM 1218, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 1218, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
2.0 mi from Stallion Springs
Maps 3,721 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 0.4 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 20 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 45%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 miles off.
- Cummings Mountain stands 4,010 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles east.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 50–72°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.