BLM 256, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 256, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
16 mi from Buttonwillow
Maps 1,031 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
- BLM plans all 0.3 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
- McKittrick Summit stands 3,296 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 50–78°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.