When camping at Needles Spring or the dispersed areas along the Lloyd Meadow Road, you will need to have a campfire permit to have a campfire or charcoal barbeque. Also, in mid- to late- summer some years, campfire restrictions may be in place and you may not be allowed to have a campfire in these areas. Check with the Springville or Kernville Ranger Station before you go and pick up a permit there.
Stonemasher Rockclimbing Guide to the Kern River Canyon and Environs, by E.C. Joe & Dick Leversee, Copyright 1983 by E.C. Joe & Dick Leversee, All Rights Reserved, 1st edition. 141 pp, topos, is available on CD as an 'eBook' in .pdf format.