Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.
Where Bright Star Canyon and Kelso Creek leave Sequoia National Forest for the desert-facing southern Sierra, Bright Star Wilderness covers roughly 8,200 acres of BLM land in Kern County. Large cottonwoods and cliffs support nesting raptors; the unit has no designated trails and lies inside the Jawbone-Butterbredt ACEC. Recreation is primitive hiking and camping only.