Ebbetts Pass

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: no motorcycle crashes were reported within a mile of Ebbetts Pass from 2021–2025. The riding roads that lead there: Highway 4, Ebbetts Pass (19 crashes along 89.9 mapped miles). What to watch for on Highway 4, Ebbetts Pass: Single-lane sections with no centre line, steep grades, cattle and cyclists near the summit, and closed in winter.

• Highway 4, Ebbetts PassNarrow high-country road past Lake Alpine and over 8,730 ft Ebbetts Pass.Passes right by it · 89.9 mi of road · 19 motorcycle crashes (1 fatal)

No spot within a mile of Ebbetts Pass has 3 or more reported motorcycle crashes.

Where is Ebbetts Pass?

SR-4 at about 8,730 ft, a narrow road with stretches that have no centre line. Closed in winter. Its location is 38.54431, -119.81191.

Which riding roads go to Ebbetts Pass?

Riding roads within 5 miles of Ebbetts Pass: Highway 4, Ebbetts Pass (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.

Is Ebbetts Pass open?

Mountain roads here close for snow, and sometimes for fire, rockslides or roadwork. Check Caltrans QuickMap (quickmap.dot.ca.gov) or call 1-800-427-7623 for current closures and chain controls before you go.

How long does it take to ride to Ebbetts Pass?

It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.