BLM 1215 — Indian John Spring in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 1215 — Indian John Spring in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
3.5 mi from Tehachapi
Maps 5,768 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 0.7 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 40 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 20%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
- Tehachapi Mountain stands 2,194 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southwest.
- Indian John Spring lies 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 44–67°F, 0.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.