BLM RD 8082 — Ward Mountain in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM RD 8082 — Ward Mountain in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
3.4 mi from Coarsegold
Maps 2,059 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 0.7 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 160 ft over 0.7 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.6 miles off.
- Thornberry Mountain stands 2,637 ft above the map pin, 4.1 miles northeast.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 50–78°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.