California Road Trips
California has 64 mapped road trip routes covering cities across the state. Major departure hubs include Los Angeles, CA, Anaheim, CA and Fontana, CA. The average drive from a California city covers about 657 miles, with options ranging from quick day trips to multi-day cross-state adventures.
Routes
64
Avg Distance
657 mi
Longest Drive
2672.4 mi
Washington, DC → Los Angeles, CA
Quickest Drive
10h 35m
Fontana, CA → Anderson, 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
Los Angeles, CA → San Antonio, TX
McKinleyville, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Crescent City, CA → Los Angeles, CA
Fortuna, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Hydesville, CA → San Diego, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Bernardino, CA
McCloud, CA → San Diego, CA
Alturas, CA → San Diego, CA
Mount Shasta, CA → San Diego, CA
Weaverville, CA → San Diego, CA
Redway, CA → San Diego, CA
Fontana, CA → Arcata, CA
Irvine, CA → Arcata, CA
Los Angeles, CA → McKinleyville, CA
Myrtletown, CA → Santa Ana, CA
Redding, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Eureka, CA → Anaheim, CA
Anaheim, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Willow Creek, CA → Anaheim, CA
Fortuna, CA → Irvine, CA
Long Beach, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Palo Cedro, CA → San Diego, CA
Anaheim, CA → Alturas, CA
Laytonville, CA → San Diego, CA
Chula Vista, CA → Susanville, CA
Cutten, CA → Los Angeles, CA
Eureka, CA → Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Los Angeles, CA → Humboldt Hill, CA
Yreka, CA → Los Angeles, CA
Anaheim, CA → McCloud, CA
Mount Shasta, CA → Anaheim, CA
Corning, CA → San Diego, CA
Irvine, CA → Susanville, CA
Big River, CA → Sacramento, CA
Orland, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Oakland, CA → Big River, CA
Truckee, CA → San Diego, CA
Blythe, CA → Sacramento, CA
Orland, CA → San Diego, CA
Calexico, CA → Sacramento, CA
Holtville, CA → Sacramento, CA
Heber, CA → Sacramento, CA
Anaheim, CA → Susanville, CA
Fontana, CA → Shasta Lake, CA
Long Beach, CA → Susanville, CA
Chula Vista, CA → Willows, CA
Chico, CA → San Diego, CA
Paradise, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Clear Lake Riviera, CA
Calipatria, CA → San Francisco, CA
Clearlake, CA → San Diego, CA
Cloverdale, CA → San Diego, CA
Fontana, CA → Anderson, CA
Lower Lake, CA → San Diego, CA
Fremont, CA → Blythe, CA
Calipatria, CA → Laguna, CA
Colusa, CA → San Diego, CA
Brawley, CA → Laguna, CA
Routes to California
Washington, DC → Los Angeles, CA
Cincinnati, OH → Los Angeles, CA
Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA
Kamiah, ID → San Diego, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Crescent City, CA → Los Angeles, CA
Fortuna, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Hydesville, CA → San Diego, CA
McKinleyville, CA → San Bernardino, CA
McCloud, CA → San Diego, CA
Alturas, CA → San Diego, CA
Mount Shasta, CA → San Diego, CA
Weaverville, CA → San Diego, CA
Redway, CA → San Diego, CA
Fontana, CA → Arcata, CA
Irvine, CA → Arcata, CA
Los Angeles, CA → McKinleyville, CA
Myrtletown, CA → Santa Ana, CA
Redding, CA → Chula Vista, CA
Eureka, CA → Anaheim, CA
Anaheim, CA → Willow Creek, CA
Willow Creek, CA → Anaheim, CA
Fortuna, CA → Irvine, CA
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In the last 7 days, 26 earthquakes of M3.0+ were recorded. Largest was M5.7.
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