BLM 1256 — Quartz Mountain in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 1256 — Quartz Mountain in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
3.2 mi from Coarsegold
Maps 2,551 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: 50 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 16%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.2 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 48–76°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.