BLM 1779 — Chalk Hill in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM 1779 — Chalk Hill in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
9.2 mi from California Polytechnic State University
Maps 1,283 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
VerizonWEAK
AT&TSTRONG
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkEXCELLENT
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: 180 ft over 0.3 miles, with sustained grades near 22% and pitches to 27%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.6 miles off.
- Salinas River runs 0.7 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 43–80°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.