Mcleod Canyon Usgs Fellows (BLM 16066) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access
Mcleod Canyon Usgs Fellows (BLM 16066) in CA
Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield
5.2 mi from Taft Heights
Maps 1,788 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
Extreme
- All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained only for low-range 4WD, graded dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 280 ft over 1.1 miles, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 24%.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 2.0 miles off.
- Midway Peak stands 1,873 ft above the map pin, 3.4 miles west.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 53–79°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.