Bureau of Land Management · California

Chimney Creek Campground

Bureau of Land Management · California, United States

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Elevation
5,699 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Nearest town
Bakersfield
Address
Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield, CA, 93308
Phone
661-391-6000
Activities
Camping, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Photography, Wildlife Viewing

About

Chimney Creek Campground is located within Chimney Peak Recreation Area and is cherry stemmed out of Owens Peak Wilderness. The campground contains 36 sites and is nestled among beautiful pinyon pines, grey pines, and oaks along Chimney Creek at 5,700 feet in elevation. Each site in the campground has a picnic table and fire ring. Potable water is available during the summer months near the very end of the campground loop at site 36. During the summer, days can be warm and dry. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail crosses Canebrake Road just south of the campground. Chimney Creek Trail, a primitive route along Chimney Creek, starts at the cattle guard a half mile from the start of the campground road.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January48°29°12°65°10 of 11
February48°30°12°64°11 of 11
March52°33°15°79°9 of 11
April62°39°26°77°9 of 11
May73°47°34°84°0 of 11
June85°56°37°97°0 of 11
July91°64°53°101°0 of 11
August87°61°54°97°0 of 11
September79°54°42°89°0 of 11
October68°46°29°82°1 of 10
November58°39°23°71°4 of 10
December49°33°13°64°6 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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