California Road Trips
California has 64 mapped road trip routes covering cities across the state. Major departure hubs include San Diego, CA, Anaheim, CA and Long Beach, CA. The average drive from a California city covers about 774 miles, with options ranging from quick day trips to multi-day cross-state adventures.
Routes
64
Avg Distance
774 mi
Longest Drive
2831.3 mi
Ukiah, CA → South Lebanon, PA
Quickest Drive
12h 2m
Cottonwood, CA → San Diego, CA
California Route Map
Featured California Trips
Hand-picked routes for the best California driving experiences.
Major Hubs in California
Browse city-level route pages with detailed trip planning for each hub.
Cross-State Routes
Longer drives heading out of California — fuel planning and overnight stops recommended.
All Routes from California
Ukiah, CA → South Lebanon, PA
Fallbrook, CA → Chesterton, IN
Los Angeles, CA → San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA → Kamiah, ID
McKinleyville, CA → San Diego, CA
Blue Lake, CA → San Diego, CA
Irvine, CA → Crescent City, CA
San Diego, CA → Bayside, CA
San Diego, CA → Eureka, CA
San Diego, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Yreka, CA → San Diego, CA
Fortuna, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Anaheim, CA → Crescent City, CA
San Diego, CA → Hydesville, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Bernardino, CA
McCloud, CA → San Diego, CA
McKinleyville, CA → Fontana, CA
Los Angeles, CA → Crescent City, CA
Alturas, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Hayfork, CA
Mount Shasta, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Weaverville, CA
Long Beach, CA → McKinleyville, CA
Blue Lake, CA → Anaheim, CA
Redway, CA → San Diego, CA
San Bernardino, CA → Murray Field, CA
San Diego, CA → Lewiston, CA
Fontana, CA → Arcata, CA
Irvine, CA → Arcata, CA
Riverside, CA → Cutten, CA
Murray Field, CA → Fontana, CA
Riverside, CA → Humboldt Hill, CA
Los Angeles, CA → McKinleyville, CA
Santa Ana, CA → Bayside, CA
San Bernardino, CA → Fortuna, CA
Myrtletown, CA → Santa Ana, CA
Redding, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Anaheim, CA → Myrtletown, CA
San Diego, CA → Central Valley (historical), CA
Irvine, CA → Fortuna, CA
Anaheim, CA → Eureka, CA
Anaheim, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Pine Hills, CA → Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Anaheim, CA → Yreka, CA
Long Beach, CA → Bayview, CA
Alturas, CA → Long Beach, CA
Palo Cedro, CA → San Diego, CA
Long Beach, CA → Montague, CA
Chula Vista, CA → Anderson, CA
Anaheim, CA → Ferndale, CA
Anaheim, CA → Alturas, CA
Chester, CA → San Diego, CA
Riverside, CA → Mount Shasta, CA
Laytonville, CA → San Diego, CA
Anaheim, CA → Hydesville, CA
Los Angeles, CA → Arcata, CA
Long Beach, CA → Fortuna, CA
San Diego, CA → East Quincy, CA
Cottonwood, CA → San Diego, CA
Routes to California
Washington, DC → Los Angeles, CA
Indianapolis, IN → Oakland, CA
Cincinnati, OH → Los Angeles, CA
Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Diego, CA
Blue Lake, CA → San Diego, CA
Irvine, CA → Crescent City, CA
San Diego, CA → Bayside, CA
San Diego, CA → Eureka, CA
San Diego, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Yreka, CA → San Diego, CA
Fortuna, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Anaheim, CA → Crescent City, CA
San Diego, CA → Hydesville, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Bernardino, CA
McCloud, CA → San Diego, CA
McKinleyville, CA → Fontana, CA
Los Angeles, CA → Crescent City, CA
Alturas, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Hayfork, CA
Mount Shasta, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Weaverville, CA
Long Beach, CA → McKinleyville, CA
Blue Lake, CA → Anaheim, CA
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Recent Seismic Activity in California
In the last 7 days, 3 earthquakes of M3.0+ were recorded. Largest was M3.4.
- M3.4 19 km W of Preston, Nevada
- M3.1 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA
- M3.0 12 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada
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