Plater RD (BLM 2724) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Plater RD (BLM 2724) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
2.9 mi from Wofford Heights
Maps 2,895 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 0.8 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Near Kern Valley Museum.
- Estimated climb: 80 ft over 0.8 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Split Mountain stands 3,880 ft above the map pin, 2.9 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 48–79°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.