Wheeler Gorge

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: 4 motorcycle crashes were reported within a mile of Wheeler Gorge from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. The most were at SR-33 (Maricopa Hwy) & Mpm 21 (3). The riding roads that lead there: Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama) (43 crashes along 54.8 mapped miles). What to watch for on Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama): Long distances between fuel and help, rockfall, and sections that close after storms.

• Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama)Long, remote mountain highway through Los Padres National Forest.Passes right by it · 54.8 mi of road · 43 motorcycle crashes (5 fatal)

1. 3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal

   SR-33 (Maricopa Hwy) & Mpm 21

   Falls and fixed objects

   3 of 3 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved. Traffic is posted at about 55 mph.

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Where is Wheeler Gorge?

The gorge on Highway 33 north of Ojai, where the road climbs into the Los Padres National Forest. Its location is 34.5083, -119.275.

Which riding roads go to Wheeler Gorge?

Riding roads within 5 miles of Wheeler Gorge: Highway 33 (Ojai to Cuyama) (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.

How long does it take to ride to Wheeler Gorge?

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.