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The best twisty roads around Placerville

58 twisty stretches · 483 km of twisty road within reach of Placerville — joined from OpenStreetMap geometry and scored by NavForge's map pipeline. Paved, unpaved and flowing stretches ranked separately.

Every twisty stretch of road within 60 km of Placerville, California — whole roads joined from OpenStreetMap geometry, walked a kilometre at a time and ranked by twisty kilometres. The best sealed one is Blacksmith Flat Road (FR 14N25) · Michigan Bluff → Goggins with 23.0 twisty km. Click a road to see it on the map above, or take the GPX.

58
Stretches within 60 km
484 km
Twisty kilometres
452
Tight corners
15 / 7
Sealed / unsealed shown
Blacksmith Flat Road (FR 14N25) · Michigan Bluff → Goggins

Paved twisty
Paved 100%
4WD track — check access

26.0 km · 23.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~15 tight corners
km 0–26 of 28.5

Score 9 · High

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · Big Oak Flat → Foresthill

Paved twisty
Paved 99%

20.8 km · 19.9 twisty km · best km 10
km 32–52.8 of 52.8

Score 9 · High

Ice House Road · Jones Place → Riverton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

22.9 km · 18.8 twisty km · best km 8 · ~10 tight corners
km 15.1–38 of 38.5

Score 7 · Moderate

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · near Greekstore

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 10.0 twisty km · best km 10
km 9.1–19 of 52.8

Score 8 · High

Darling Ridge Road (NFR 12N80) · Buckeye → Spanish Flat

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.6 km · 9.6 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–9.6 of 9.6

Score 9 · High

Salmon Falls Road · Pilot Hill → Manzanita Acres

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

12.0 km · 8.1 twisty km · best km 10 · ~7 tight corners
km 3–15 of 19.3

Score 7 · Moderate

Georgetown Road (CA 193) · near Placerville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~5 tight corners
km 1–9 of 42.9

Score 10 · High

Coloma Road (CA 49) · Placerville → Coloma

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~5 tight corners
km 3–13 of 40.9

Score 8 · High

Union Mine Road · El Dorado → Nashville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 8.0 twisty km · best km 10 · ~18 tight corners
km 0–9 of 11.2

Score 8 · High

White Meadow Road · Van Vleck → Riverton

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.6 km · 7.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–7.6 of 7.6

Score 10 · High

Sliger Mine Road · Auburn Lake Trails → Greenwood

Paved twisty
Paved 90%

8.4 km · 7.3 twisty km · best km 10 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–8.4 of 8.4

Score 8 · High

FSR 13 · near Westville

Paved twisty
Paved 100%
4WD track — check access

8.2 km · 7.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~3 tight corners
km 1–9.2 of 9.2

Score 9 · High

Bear River Road · near Meiss

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.1 km · 7.1 twisty km · best km 9 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–7.1 of 7.1

Score 8 · High

Bald Mountain Lookout Road (FR 12N72) · Quintette → Fairbanks

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~7 tight corners
km 0–7 of 7

Score 11 · High

Red Corral Road (CA 26) · Volcano → West Point

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

9.0 km · 7.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~2 tight corners
km 1–10 of 52

Score 7 · Moderate

Highway 26 (CA 26) · West Point → Mokelumne Hill

Flowing
Paved 100%

27.0 km · 7.3 twisty km · best km 10
km 14–41 of 52

Score 6 · Moderate

Sly Park Road (CR E16) · Pollock Pines → Somerset

Flowing
Paved 100%

23.0 km · 4.9 twisty km · best km 10 · ~2 tight corners
km 0–23 of 52.7

Score 6 · Moderate

Old State Highway (CA 193) · Virginiatown → Newcastle

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.1 km · 3.1 twisty km · best km 7 · ~1 tight corners
km 4–12.1 of 12.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Tonzi Road · Amador City → Ione

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.3 km · 3.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~11 tight corners
km 0–7.3 of 7.3

Score 6 · Moderate

Leoni Road · Gilberts → Caldor

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.9 km · 2.9 twisty km · best km 9 · ~3 tight corners
km 0–6.9 of 6.9

Score 7 · Moderate

Wolf Road · Willaura Estates → Lake of the Pines

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.6 km · 2.6 twisty km · best km 7 · ~6 tight corners
km 0–8.6 of 8.6

Score 5 · Moderate

Diamond Road / Pleasant Valley Road (CA 49) · El Dorado → Placerville

Flowing
Paved 100%

8.3 km · 2.4 twisty km · best km 9 · ~4 tight corners
km 23.1–31.4 of 31.4

Score 6 · Moderate

Oak Hill Road · Placerville → Diamond Springs

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.1 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 8 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–5.1 of 5.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Iowa Hill Road · Hughes Mill → Colfax

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 53%

27.1 km · 24.1 twisty km · best km 12 · ~21 tight corners
km 0–27.1 of 27.1

Score 9 · High

Lowell Hill Road · Nyack → Secret Town

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

24.0 km · 23.0 twisty km · best km 12 · ~24 tight corners
km 0–24 of 24

Score 9 · High

Mosquito Road · Placerville → Soapweed

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 56%

22.0 km · 22.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~21 tight corners
km 0–22 of 27.2

Score 10 · High

Carpenter Creek Road (FR 11N47) · Kyburz → Morrison

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

22.0 km · 22.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~47 tight corners
km 0–22 of 22

Score 10 · High

Salt Springs Reservoir Road · Ganns → Porter

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

21.4 km · 21.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~61 tight corners
km 0–21.4 of 21.4

Score 10 · High

Rock Creek Road · Balderson Station → Soapweed

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 5%

19.4 km · 19.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~127 tight corners
km 0–19.4 of 19.4

Score 11 · High

Yankee Jims Road · Foresthill → Colfax

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 39%

19.8 km · 17.8 twisty km · best km 12 · ~32 tight corners
km 0–19.8 of 19.8

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Auburn, Auburn Lake Trails, Balderson Station, Big Oak Flat, Caldor, Camino, Cherry Creek Acres, Colfax.

Twisty roads near here

Virginiatown 38 km
West Point 45 km
Mokelumne Hill 50 km
Oasis 53 km
Grass Valley 60 km
Spanish Flat 62 km
Nyack 64 km
Strawberry 69 km
Meyers 71 km
Serene Lakes 72 km

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