Old Route 66 in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Old Route 66 in CA
Road corridorBLM, Needles
8.4 mi from Needles
Maps 624 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
Local restrictions may apply; check the land manager’s camping rules.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Extreme
- All 4.5 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.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Whale Mountain stands 2,140 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles south.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
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. The 28-day period begins when a camper initially occupies a specific location on public lands. The 14 day limit may be reached either through a number of separate visits or through 14 days of continuous overnight occupation during the 28 day period. 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 62–90°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.