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The best twisty roads around Serene Lakes

50 twisty stretches · 521 km of twisty road within reach of Serene Lakes — 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 Serene Lakes, 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.

50
Stretches within 60 km
521 km
Twisty kilometres
436
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

Cal Ida-Scales Road (NF 35) · La Porte → Cal-Ida

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

13.8 km · 12.7 twisty km · best km 11 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–13.8 of 13.8

Score 9 · High

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

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

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

Volcanoville Road · Volcanoville → Balderson Station

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.6 km · 6.6 twisty km · best km 11 · ~2 tight corners
km 5–11.6 of 11.6

Score 9 · High

Norton Grade Road · Magra → Colfax

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.4 km · 6.4 twisty km · best km 12 · ~8 tight corners
km 0–6.4 of 6.4

Score 11 · High

Eleven Pines Road · Ramsey Crossing → McCulloh

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

8.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~25 tight corners
km 8–16 of 25.8

Score 8 · High

Mosquito Ridge Road (NFH 96) · near Foresthill

Paved twisty
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 0–6 of 7.2

Score 8 · High

Frazier Falls Road (CR 501) · near Graeagle

Paved twisty
Paved 97%

7.0 km · 6.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~5 tight corners
km 0–7 of 7

Score 9 · High

Unnamed road · Bassetts → Sattley

Flowing
Paved 100%

19.0 km · 7.9 twisty km · best km 8 · ~1 tight corners
km 95–114 of 162.1

Score 6 · Moderate

Mount Watson Boulevard (NF 73) · Kings Beach → Tahoe City

Flowing
Paved 100%

17.4 km · 7.4 twisty km · best km 10 · ~4 tight corners
km 0–17.4 of 17.4

Score 7 · Moderate

Barker Pass Road (NF 03) · Tahoe Pines → Tahoma

Flowing
Paved 92%

8.8 km · 4.0 twisty km · best km 9
km 3–11.8 of 11.8

Score 7 · Moderate

Mohawk-Chapman Road (22N98) · near Graeagle

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 9 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–6 of 6

Score 7 · Moderate

Placer Hills Road · Colfax → Meadow Vista

Flowing
Paved 100%

10.0 km · 2.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 0–10 of 15.9

Score 6 · Moderate

Route 50 · near Meyers

Flowing
Paved 100%

5.5 km · 1.5 twisty km · best km 11 · ~1 tight corners
km 80–85.5 of 85.5

Score 6 · Moderate

Emerald Bay Road (CA 89) · Meeks Bay → Rubicon Bay

Flowing
Paved 100%

7.0 km · 0.8 twisty km · best km 8
km 17–24 of 43.1

Score 5 · Moderate

Stampede Meadows Road (CR 894) · Russell Valley → Hirschdale

Flowing
Paved 100%

6.7 km · 0.7 twisty km · best km 7
km 2–8.7 of 8.7

Score 4 · Moderate

Meadow Lake Road · Baltimore Town → Graniteville

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

28.2 km · 26.2 twisty km · best km 11 · ~36 tight corners · 1 hairpins
km 0–28.2 of 28.2

Score 9 · High

Soda Springs Road · The Cedars → Serene Lakes

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 0%

27.0 km · 26.0 twisty km · best km 11 · ~27 tight corners
km 0–27 of 30.6

Score 9 · High

Tyler Foote Crossing Road · Alleghany → North Columbia

Unpaved & 4WD
Gravel/Dirt 7%

26.0 km · 25.0 twisty km · best km 13 · ~71 tight corners
km 0–26 of 39.4

Score 11 · High

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

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

Jouberts Road (NF 34) · Goodyears Bar → Oak Valley

Unpaved & 4WD
Mixed 22%
4WD track — check access

19.4 km · 19.4 twisty km · best km 11 · ~29 tight corners
km 0–19.4 of 19.4

Score 10 · High

The same roads serve Meeks Bay, Rubicon Bay.

Twisty roads near here

Baltimore Town 17 km
Tahoe City 22 km
Kings Beach 27 km
Hirschdale 27 km
Nyack 29 km
Russell Valley 30 km
Bassetts 40 km
Meyers 59 km
Grass Valley 60 km
North San Juan 62 km

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