Bureau of Land Management · California
Long Valley Campground
Bureau of Land Management · California, United States
- Elevation
- 5,230 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
- Auto Touring, Biking, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting, Photography, Wildlife Viewing
About
Overview
Long Valley Campground is a remote, primitive campground located within Chimney Peak Recreation Area and is cherry stemmed out of Domelands Wilderness. The campground contains 13 sites, picnic tables, fire rings, and primitive pit toilets. There is no potable water at the campground. The Volpe Trail, a 3-mile unmaintained route that provides access to the South Fork of the Kern River within Domelands Wilderness, starts at the end of the campground road near site 13.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 33° | 21° | 69° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 50° | 32° | 12° | 67° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 52° | 34° | 16° | 81° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 40° | 26° | 76° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 73° | 47° | 34° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 85° | 57° | 37° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 66° | 51° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 89° | 63° | 55° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 58° | 43° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 48° | 27° | 85° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 43° | 22° | 74° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 52° | 35° | 19° | 68° | 7 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Chimney Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
- Horse Meadow Campground · USDA Forest Service · 12 mi
- Walker Pass Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
- Kennedy Meadows Campground · USDA Forest Service · 15 mi
- Fish Creek Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
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