BLM 3269 — Gautche Springs in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 3269 — Gautche Springs in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
2.0 mi from Squirrel Mountain Valley
Maps 4,411 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 1.4 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 0 ft over 1.4 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 24%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Liebel Peak stands 3,617 ft above the map pin, 5.7 miles south.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 46–73°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.