First time camping and shooting on BLM land NORCAL

[walter]

[IVC]

No, you have to check whether there are any restrictions and whether shooting is allowed.

[MajorSideburns]

No, there are rules and laws to follow and not all BLM land has the same rules. Check the webpage for the land you are going to visit or call the field office to check first. Some universal rules are no shooting over water or roads, no shooting at trees, no shooting after dark. Some BLM land that used to allow shooting no longer does with the given reasons being fire risk or excessive trash. So make sure you clean up after yourself and don't be that guy who brings old water heaters or broken appliances to leave out in the forest for target practice.

[200Apples]

Gonna take my little cargo van and camp out...

Pics of cargo camper or ban.










This may be *mostly* true for some southern California Mojave desert BLM land, yes, but one must always check with any appropriate agencies for any current restrictions.

Have fun!

(I'm hacking away at a small cargo camper project, hence the request fer pix)

[BillSmith]

The shooting aspect is being addressed. Know the local laws.

Regarding the camping, many areas require a Wilderness Permit. In addition, with the threat of fire ravaging much of NorCal, there are rules to govern and outright bans on open fires.

G'luck!

[fnlrun]

Just an FYI, The bay area is NOT by any means "NorCal" That starts above Willows and goes to Oregon.

[Preston-CLB]

You could also look at National Forests. There are two withing a reasonable distance from the Bay area: El Dorado and Stanislaus.

El Dorado

Stanislaus

You did not mention when you plan go. But there may be some lower elevation spots where you can camp and shoot until the snow melts and things open up after winter.

Give them a call. They may be able to guide you.

There used to be a couple of places on BLM land near Sonora/Jamestown. Unsure if it's still available. The BLM office will likely know.
-P

[Jeepergeo]

Gonna take my little cargo van and camp out for a night to get away from my crazy *** kids. Currently living in east bay norcal. So just to get this straight, I can drive out anywhere and once I’m on BLM can camp out and shoot anywhere/anytime?

The kids no doubt will be happy their crazy ***father is out for the night. Sheesh.

[golfish]

Just an FYI, The bay area is NOT by any means "NorCal" That starts above Willows and goes to Oregon.

lol since when did we get a new state

[edgerly779]

Campfire permit may be required

[Dan_Eastvale]

Based on what I’ve heard on this forum the county sherriff can have a say about shooting even on BLM. Amazing.

[XDJYo]

There is a thread on here if you search. A cal gunner has private land that he rents out for camping shooting etc. Duck Killer is his name I believe.


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[NorCalBusa]

lol since when did we get a new state

And as the official ambassador, I'm with you...

[sanjoseskater]

How is the BLM in Tahoe/Reno area???

[WartHog]

OP - sent you a PM