BLM 1448, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 1448, Bakersfield in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

17 mi from Buttonwillow

Maps 2,244 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
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Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans all 0.7 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
  • Estimated climb: 30 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 20%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
  • McKittrick Summit stands 2,083 ft above the map pin, 3.5 miles southwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 52–75°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.