Interactive BLM Maps

[Denver]

I just found out that the area behind Fort Ord is off limits for shooting, yes do your homework. I sent the field office an email to see what BLM is shootable nearest my area but I am probably going to have to drive far.

anyone know anything about the areas south of Hollister?

[nagorb]

check out Panoche http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=
109387489967449823564.0004747e0a4a7575764a8

Let us know if you plan on going out, its about time to get together for another shoot.

[damndave]

thanks!

[RedRocket]

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/iac/Northern_Map.html

use this link to buy a map in your area.. the map will tell you what "townships" are leagal for target shooting..

http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx

follow this link... click "view on google earth" to get the "township grid" on google earth

[goldleviathan]

http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/iac/Northern_Map.html
use this link to buy a map in your area.. the map will tell you what "townships" are leagal for target shooting..

http://www.earthpoint.us/Townships.aspx

follow this link... click "view on google earth" to get the "township grid" on google earth

That information is already available on the website I provided in the first post. No need to pay for anything. Use the check boxes on the right side of the screen.

[corrupt]

The first page of this thread is really very good.

[Brettdec]

Thanks!

1. Use this link to find BLM areas: http://www.geocommunicator.gov/blmMap/Map.jsp?MAP=LAND
2. Use this link to read rules about shooting on BLM land: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/rec...n/hunting.html
3. If you still have questions, use this link to find the phone number or website of your local field office: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/dir...addresses.html
4. Ignore the haters in this thread who don't want to share.[/QUOTE]

I searched online for days, consulted my paper atlases and called BLM looking for this information. None got me what I needed except for your link. Thanks for sharing!

[Cowjon]

BLM overlays for google earth

Here is a link to overlays for google earth

http://www.geocommunicator.gov/ArcGIS/rest/services

click on "view footprints in google earth"

then click on SMA, click on SMA again on the popup that appears and you should have BLM managed lands overlayed on google earth.

[Skidmark]

The first page of this thread is really very good.

Yes. I've always enjoyed myself when going out to BLM lands to practice, and make the effort to take out more trash than I bring in.

[Jason95357]

Gotta say thanks to Scott Coberly for the link to GeoCommunicator - very nice for quickly finding locations. I've got BLM paper maps, and I take these with me, but it's much nicer to be able to overlay it on GoogleMaps Satellite or Topo views to plan a trip.

Thanks for these coordinates as well. I went out there today with one of my boys. We plinked a bit and then hiked Williams Peak with our 22s. Lots of fun plinking from the sides of the closed road and working on shooting from standing positions and looking for vermin (none found, but it was still to walk armed).

My son got a big kick out of being trusted with our Glock 19 and being able to UCC on the way to our hunting expedition and then LCC while we were hunting there on the closed road. It was also our first trip out using his rifle sling that I got him for Christmas.

Here is a little Google Map for Hunter Valley Access Rd BLM land that I created and plan to add to as I discover more at this location.

BTW, the hike to Williams Peak lookout is pretty cool and only 1.32mi and 600ft up. The lookout building and outbuilds are all tore up, but the stairs and building itself is still stable. You can see Yosemite Valley and Half Dome from up there, Lake McClure (which you can actually access if you keep going along Hunter Valley Access Rd until it ends), and Don Pedro. Not many places that give you that sort of a view.

[CaliforniaLiberal]

1. Use this link to find BLM areas: http://www.geocommunicator.gov/blmMap/Map.jsp?MAP=LAND
2. Use this link to read rules about shooting on BLM land: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/rec...n/hunting.html
3. If you still have questions, use this link to find the phone number or website of your local field office: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/dir...addresses.html
4. Ignore the haters in this thread who don't want to share.

I searched online for days, consulted my paper atlases and called BLM looking for this information. None got me what I needed except for your link. Thanks for sharing![/QUOTE]


Welcome to CalGuns Brettdec!

Thanks for the post.

[juanl1999]

I'm not sure if this is what people are looking for. But I found it helpful. It is a KMZ file for Google Earth and it shows the Boundaries of BLM land in the Bakersfield area.

What I like about this is that in Google Earth you can zoom in and see if these the area is pretty clear before making the drive out to the location. This is pretty helpful to me because I have a sports car so I don't have much clearance. So I can see on Google Earth is there are semi decent dirt roads at the location. Here is the link to that file. This is pretty helpful since it shows me areas close to Bakersfield.

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medial...d%20Status.kmz

Oh and if you have the Google Earth app on your iPhone you can open this file there too. This is pretty helpful since your phone pinpoint where you are and you know for sure you are in the BLM boundaries.