BLM 5286, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 5286, Bakersfield in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

4.6 mi from Taft Heights

Maps 1,631 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

Rough
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 60 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 16%.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Midway Peak stands 2,030 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles west.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 53–79°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.