Chico Martinez Usgs Carneros Rocks (BLM 16060) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Chico Martinez Usgs Carneros Rocks (BLM 16060) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
16 mi from Lost Hills
Maps 1,377 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
Extreme
- 0.8 of this road’s 18 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, 12.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Gould Hill.
- Estimated climb: 2,000 ft over 18 miles through 14 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 25%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Temblor Range stands 2,491 ft above the map pin, 6.6 miles south.
Climate averages
October normals 54–78°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.