BLM T0309 — Midway Peak in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
BLM T0309 — Midway Peak in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
5.8 mi from Taft Heights
Maps 2,395 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 1.3 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, but the condition is unverified.
- Estimated climb: 850 ft over 1.3 miles through 3 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 30% and pitches to 45%.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
Setting
Secluded
- Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.5 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
- Midway Peak stands 1,266 ft above the map pin, 3.0 miles northwest.
Climate averages
October normals 52–76°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.