Telesco Rd (BLM 2153) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Telesco Rd (BLM 2153) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
8.6 mi from Bodfish
Maps 4,339 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 0.6 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Near Yates Hot Springs.
- Estimated climb: 280 ft over 0.6 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Brown Peak stands 3,716 ft above the map pin, 3.3 miles northeast.
- Beartrap Creek runs 1.1 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 47–71°F, 0.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.