BLM LH0114 — Whale Mountain in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM LH0114 — Whale Mountain in CA

Road corridorBLM, Lake Havasu

8.4 mi from Needles

Maps 615 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–1 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

BLM Lake Havasu Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
VerizonSTRONG
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T-MobileSTRONG
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Road Access

Rough
  • BLM plans 1 of this road’s 1 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 0.9 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • A gate 1 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.
  • Whale Mountain stands 2,149 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles south.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping in undeveloped areas is authorized without permit for up to 14 days within any 28-day period. After the 14th day, campers must move beyond a 25-mile radius of their previous camp. This does not apply to concessions, public agency leases, and Long-Term Visitor Areas.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 62–90°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.