BLM 1640, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 1640, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
13 mi from Bakersfield Country Club
Maps 1,714 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.4 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
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: 200 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 23%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 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 2.1 miles off.
- Poso Canal runs 0.1 mi off.
- Pine Mountain stands 2,187 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles east.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 51–80°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.