Hazelton Usgs Maricopa (BLM 16078) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Hazelton Usgs Maricopa (BLM 16078) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
2.4 mi from Maricopa
Maps 1,576 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.7–2.9 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 6.6 of this road’s 6.9 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 0.9 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Near Capitola Park.
- Estimated climb: 1,800 ft over 6.9 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 29%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
- Brush Mountain stands 5,440 ft above the map pin, 14 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 52–78°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.