Bureau of Land Management
Central California District Office
The Central California District Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages public lands spanning the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The district is divided into five field offices — Bakersfield, Bishop, Central Coast, Mother Lode and Ukiah — which together manage slightly more than two million acres of public lands.
Each BLM office authorizes filming on public lands within its jurisdiction, and each location is subject to different permitting conditions. Contact the BLM Field Office closest to your proposed filming site, or to your base of operation, to determine whether a permit is required.
Standard Requirements
Permit Requirement
Filming or video on public lands may require a permit when it uses motion picture, videotaping, sound recording or other recording equipment involving actors, models, sets or props. Short-term filming does not need a permit unless it would cause appreciable damage or disturbance to the public lands, their resources or existing improvements, or is prohibited by a closure of the lands. Still photography needs a permit when it uses models, sets or props that are not part of the site's natural or cultural resources, takes place where the public is generally not allowed, or requires onsite management for resource protection or to minimize conflict with other users. Filming will not be permitted where resource damage or public health and safety risks cannot be mitigated, or where it would unreasonably disrupt the public's use of the site.
District Office Contact
Central California District Office
Co-located with the Mother Lode Field Office
Phone:
Email:
5152 Hillsdale Circle El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Bakersfield Field Office
Field Office
Phone:
Fax: (661) 391-6041
Email:
35126 McMurtrey Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93308
Additional Resources
Locations in the Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction
No locations listed yet.