South Bitter Creek Usgs Pentland (BLM 16077) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
South Bitter Creek Usgs Pentland (BLM 16077) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
4.6 mi from Maricopa
Maps 1,119 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
Rough
- BLM plans all 0.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- A reservoir lies 1.2 mi off.
- Brush Mountain stands 5,897 ft above the map pin, 11 miles southeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 51–79°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.