Temblor Ridge Usgs Fellows/Panorama Hills (BLM 16049) in CA -- Camping Rules & Access

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Temblor Ridge Usgs Fellows/Panorama Hills (BLM 16049) in CA

Road corridorBLM, Bakersfield

13 mi from Taft Heights

Maps 3,210 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
  • 11.7 of this road’s 32.7 miles are maintained only for low-range 4WD, mostly graded dirt with 3.6 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 8,500 ft over 32.7 miles through 5 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 45%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.9 miles off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 50–73°F, 0.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.