BLM 286 — Pipe Hill in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 286 — Pipe Hill in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
8.4 mi from Avenal
Maps 700 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 0.3 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 70 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- A reservoir lies 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 56–79°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.