Calf Canyon Truck Trl (BLM 792) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Calf Canyon Truck Trl (BLM 792) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
8.8 mi from Atascadero
Maps 1,351 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 5.4–5.7 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
BLM Bakersfield Field Office ↗
Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- BLM plans 5.5 of this road’s 8.6 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 3.1 miles of it graded dirt, but the condition is unverified.
- Near Chalk Hill.
- Estimated climb: 2,100 ft over 8.6 miles through 19 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 28% and pitches to 66%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Terrain estimates suggest little level ground beside this road.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- A pond lies 0.4 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 43–80°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.