BLM 65, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 65, Bakersfield in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
11 mi from Buttonwillow
Maps 773 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
- BLM plans all 3.7 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- McKittrick Summit stands 3,554 ft above the map pin, 9.3 miles west.
Climate averages
October normals 50–79°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.