Website:https://www.blm.gov/visit/panoche-hills (Website)
Description:Hilltops over 2,500 feet high offer scenic vistas of the lush San Joaquin Valley and spectacular Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Panoche Hills was once part of a vast inland sea. Fossils found include vertebrates such as mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and marine turtles. Visitor service improvements are now complete at the new day use facility, which features a parking area, a shade structure, picnic benches, a vault toilet, and a kiosk providing an interpretive panel, a map, and information about the area.
Site Condition:2,500 acres of land in the San Joaquin Valley. Wildflowers are plentiful in the spring. Fossils are commonly found in this area, but there are restrictions on their removal.
General Notes:updated 9.29.16 gb / 2.13.20 lb / 6.17.2020 lm
Usage Restriction:Vehicle Restrictions 1. Vehicles must remain on existing routes - no cross-country vehicle travel is allowed. 2. Vehicles must park within 15 feet of any existing roadway. 3. Do not litter. Pack out what you pack in including any target-shooting related material. 4. No shooting allowed upon or from roadways. 5. No motorcycle or ATV use allowed; closed to all vehicle use during fire season. 6. Hunters must comply with all California Department of Fish and Game regulations. 7. No camping is allowed within 200 yards of any developed wildlife water source. 8. No target shooting is allowed inside the California Department of Fish and Game Panoche Hills Ecological Reserve.
Jurisdictions::Central Coast Field Office - BLM, FRESNO COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS
Within 30-Mile Zone: N
State Property: No
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 36.6446744, y coordinate: -120.7318446
Contacts: Ormsby, Zachary *Field Manager, BLM Central Coast Field Office940 2nd Avenue, Marina, CA 93933 831.582.2210 Phone 1831.582.2200 Phone 2(831) 601-6242 Mobile831-582-2266 Fax[email protected][email protected]https://www.blm.gov/office/central-coast-field-office
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