BLM 379 — El Taco in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 379 — El Taco in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
1.8 mi from Avenal
Maps 926 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans all 0.8 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 220 ft over 0.8 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 33%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Arroyo Murado runs 0.9 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 51–78°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.