BLM 4845 — Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 4845 — Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

0.3 mi from Taft

Maps 852 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–0.7 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–12.1 are inside the City of Taft, whose rules apply there.

BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 5.1 of this road’s 12.2 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, mostly graded dirt with 2.7 miles of dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 8 switchbacks.
  • Water crossings 2.6, 5.3, 5.4, 7.6, 11.1 and 12 miles along the road.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Twentyfive Hill stands 859 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southwest.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 53–80°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.