Palen To Ford Dry Lake (Palen Dunes) (BLM 66073) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Palen To Ford Dry Lake (Palen Dunes) (BLM 66073) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Palm Springs/S. Coast
25 mi from Blythe
Maps 373 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Bureau of Land Management default; a local order can restrict it.
BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 2.6 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- A water crossing 1.6 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Rules
- Dispersed camping is allowed on Public Lands in California for no more than a period of 14 days within any period of 28 consecutive days.…After the 14th day of occupation, the camper must move outside of a 25 mile radius of the previous location until the 29th day since the initial occupation.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 59–89°F, 0.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.