BLM 83, Bakersfield in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 83, Bakersfield in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

12 mi from Buttonwillow

Maps 687 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 0.4 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.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • McKittrick Summit stands 3,640 ft above the map pin, 8.6 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 53–81°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.