Driver’s Guide — Bay Area driving roads, scenic drives near San Francisco

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San Mateo Coast

Highway 1 — Pacifica to Half Moon Bay

14 mi25 min+650ʹModerate
2
Santa Cruz Mountains

Highway 84 — La Honda Road

12 mi25 min+1,700ʹSpirited
3
Santa Cruz Mountains

Highway 9 — Saratoga Gap to Boulder Creek

13 mi28 min+1,600ʹSpirited
4
Skyline Ridge

Skyline Boulevard (Hwy 35) — Sky Londa to Saratoga Gap

19 mi35 min+1,100ʹModerate
5
Santa Cruz Mountains

Page Mill Road

8.5 mi25 min+2,000ʹExpert
6
Santa Cruz Mountains

Old La Honda Road

3.4 mi15 min+1,290ʹExpert
7
Santa Cruz Mountains

Alpine Road

8.2 mi20 min+1,700ʹSpirited
8
Diablo Range

Mt. Hamilton Road (Hwy 130)

18 mi55 min+4,200ʹSpirited
9
Diablo Range

Mines Road (Livermore to The Junction)

50 mi1 hr 40 min+2,400ʹSpirited
10
East Bay

Mt. Diablo — South Gate Road to Summit

11 mi35 min+3,200ʹModerate
11
Santa Cruz Mountains

Kings Mountain Road

5.2 mi15 min+1,500ʹModerate
12
South Bay

Highway 152 — Hecker Pass

10 mi20 min+1,300ʹModerate
13
Marin Coast

Highway 1 — Point Reyes Station to Marshall

9.5 mi18 min+400ʹEasy
14
Sonoma County

Bohemian Highway — Occidental to Monte Rio

6.0 mi15 min+300ʹEasy
15
Marin County

Panoramic Highway — Mt Tamalpais

11 mi30 min+1,900ʹModerate
16
San Mateo Coast

Tunitas Creek Road

6.5 mi22 min+1,700ʹExpert
17
San Mateo Coast

Stage Road — Pescadero to San Gregorio

7.0 mi18 min+600ʹEasy
18
East Bay

Calaveras Road

23 mi50 min+1,400ʹModerate
19
East Bay

Three Bears — Wildcat / San Pablo Dam / Bear Creek

22 mi55 min+1,800ʹSpirited
20
Lake Tahoe

CA-89 — Emerald Bay (Tahoe west shore)

28 mi1 hr 5 min+2,100ʹModerate
21
Sierra Nevada

US-50 — Pollock Pines to South Lake Tahoe (Echo Summit)

50 mi1 hr 15 min+4,900ʹModerate
22
Sierra Nevada

CA-88 — Carson Pass

65 mi1 hr 50 min+6,800ʹSpirited
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Sierra Nevada

CA-4 — Ebbetts Pass

60 mi2 hr 10 min+6,900ʹExpert
24
Sierra Nevada

CA-108 — Sonora Pass

75 mi2 hr 20 min+8,800ʹExpert
25
Sierra Nevada

CA-120 — Tioga Pass (Yosemite)

60 mi1 hr 50 min+5,100ʹModerate
26
Northern California

CA-36 — Red Bluff to Fortuna

140 mi4 hr+8,200ʹSpirited
27
Northern California

CA-299 — Redding to Arcata (Trinity Alps)

130 mi3 hr 20 min+6,700ʹModerate
28
Mendocino Coast

Highway 1 — Bodega Bay to Mendocino

110 mi3 hr 30 min+5,400ʹSpirited
29
Anderson Valley

CA-128 — Cloverdale to the Pacific

60 mi1 hr 40 min+2,800ʹModerate
30
East Bay

Morgan Territory Road

30 mi1 hr 15 min+2,400ʹExpert
31
East Bay

Niles Canyon Road (CA-84)

11 mi18 min+400ʹModerate
32
East Bay

Pinehurst Road

5.5 mi18 min+1,200ʹSpirited
33
East Bay

Redwood Road — Castro Valley to Oakland Hills

14 mi30 min+1,500ʹModerate
34
East Bay

Palomares Road

9.0 mi22 min+1,100ʹSpirited
35
East Bay

Crow Canyon Road

11 mi20 min+1,000ʹModerate
36
East Bay

Mt. Diablo — North Gate Road to Summit

12 mi40 min+3,500ʹSpirited
37
East Bay

Patterson Pass Road

14 mi25 min+1,400ʹModerate
38
Marin County

Lucas Valley Road

10 mi22 min+800ʹModerate
39
Sonoma County

Skaggs Springs Road

35 mi1 hr 30 min+3,800ʹSpirited
40
Napa / Lake County

CA-29 — Calistoga to Clear Lake

36 mi1 hr 10 min+3,100ʹSpirited
41
East Bay

Marsh Creek Road

15 mi28 min+900ʹModerate
42
East Bay

Tesla Rd / Corral Hollow Rd

16 mi25 min+700ʹModerate
43
East Bay

Alhambra Valley Road

9.0 mi20 min+800ʹSpirited
44
East Bay

Skyline Boulevard — Oakland Hills

5.0 mi12 min+500ʹEasy
45
South Bay

Mt. Umunhum Road

11 mi35 min+2,200ʹSpirited
46
Santa Cruz Mountains

CA-236 — Big Basin Loop

17 mi45 min+1,700ʹSpirited
47
Big Sur

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road

24 mi1 hr 15 min+4,000ʹExpert