BLM 2161 — Valley View Mine in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 2161 — Valley View Mine in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
5.0 mi from Bodfish
Maps 5,973 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 1.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 1,000 ft over 1.5 miles, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 34%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~170 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 1.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 3.4 miles off.
- Brown Peak stands 2,082 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 43–65°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.