Hungry Gulch RD (BLM 2279) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hungry Gulch RD (BLM 2279) in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

2.5 mi from Lake Isabella

Maps 2,900 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 0.4 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
  • Near Coso Mines.
  • Estimated climb: 0 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 21%.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Cooks Peak stands 4,023 ft above the map pin, 4.5 miles northwest.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 48–78°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.