Bureau of Land Management · California
Selby Campground
Bureau of Land Management · California, United States · in Carrizo Plain National Monument
- Cost
- No fee
- Elevation
- 2,533 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
Camping is available on a first come-first serve basis. Thirteen campsites with picnic tables, fire pits, horse corrals and a wheelchair accessible vault toilet. Electricity and drinking water is not available. There is no garbage service, please act responsibly and pack out any refuse you have. This campground is more secluded and the camper is only steps away from unlimited hiking in the Wilderness Study Area that lies outside the campground.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 43° | 32° | 73° | 0 of 11 |
| February | 58° | 42° | 30° | 78° | 2 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 44° | 31° | 90° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 67° | 48° | 36° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 56° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 87° | 63° | 45° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 94° | 73° | 60° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 92° | 72° | 57° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 85° | 65° | 52° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 78° | 58° | 43° | 92° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 49° | 37° | 80° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 60° | 44° | 34° | 73° | 0 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
- KCL Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 7 mi
- Bates Canyon · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Miranda Pines · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi
- Buck Spring · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
- Aliso Park Campground · USDA Forest Service · 16 mi
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