BLM 318 — El Leon in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 318 — El Leon in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
4.0 mi from Avenal
Maps 1,189 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 4.7 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.6 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 660 ft over 4.7 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 28%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 55–78°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.