BLM 3067 — Nicoll Spring in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 3067 — Nicoll Spring in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

1.5 mi from Weldon

Maps 2,709 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
  • All 0.6 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 410 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 33%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Nicolls Peak stands 3,349 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles south.
  • Kelso Creek runs 1.0 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–80°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.