BLM 160 — Brushy Hill in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 160 — Brushy Hill in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

3.9 mi from Oildale

Maps 802 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 4.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 4.3 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 52–81°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.