California BLM Land Map
The Bureau of Land Management is California's largest land manager, with 14,989,808 acres, 15% of the state. Dispersed camping is generally allowed on BLM land for up to 14 days, after which you must move at least 25 miles. Of the 12 BLM conservation areas and monuments below, 6 allow dispersed camping, 2 allow designated sites only, 4 are closed to camping.
BLM land map of California
- Unit color: camping rule:
- Dispersed camping allowed
- Designated sites only
- Camping closed
Land managed by (switch layers on or off)
Land ownership: USGS PAD-US 4.1, dissolved by manager and simplified (parcels under about 2 square km not shown). Unit boundaries simplified. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
| Alabama Hills National Scenic Area | Inyo County | Designated sites only |
| Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument | Lake County | Dispersed camping allowed |
| California Coastal National Monument | Mendocino County | Camping closed |
| Carrizo Plain National Monument | San Luis Obispo County | Designated sites only |
| Chuckwalla National Monument | Riverside County | Dispersed camping allowed |
| Fort Ord National Monument | Monterey County | Camping closed |
| Headwaters Forest Reserve | Humboldt County | Camping closed |
| King Range National Conservation Area | Humboldt County | Dispersed camping allowed |
| Mojave Trails National Monument | San Bernardino County | Dispersed camping allowed |
| Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area | San Luis Obispo County | Camping closed |
| Sand To Snow National Monument | San Bernardino County | Dispersed camping allowed |
| Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument | Riverside County | Dispersed camping allowed |