Maricopa Usgs Pentland (BLM 16080) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Maricopa Usgs Pentland (BLM 16080) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
3.5 mi from Maricopa
Maps 542 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.3–0.6 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileSTRONG
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- 3.5 of this road’s 5.3 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, mostly graded dirt with 0.2 miles of dirt.
- Near Lakeview Gusher #1.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- California Aqueduct runs 0.2 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Brush Mountain stands 6,474 ft above the map pin, 16 miles southeast.
Climate averages
October normals 52–80°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.