BLM 253, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 253, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
12 mi from Buttonwillow
Maps 699 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Rough
- All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- McKittrick Summit stands 3,628 ft above the map pin, 8.4 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 53–81°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.