BLM 3580, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 3580, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
5.6 mi from Maricopa
Maps 1,771 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 0.8 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 180 ft over 0.8 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 22%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 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.
- Brush Mountain stands 5,245 ft above the map pin, 9.9 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 54–79°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.