Skyline Road (BLM 321) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Skyline Road (BLM 321) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
2.5 mi from Avenal
Maps 1,239 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 9.8 of this road’s 12.7 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 9.8 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Near El Loro.
- Estimated climb: 1,200 ft over 12.7 miles through 20 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 30%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 6.2 and 9.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.8 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.